Opera Meets Film, Reviews, Video Productions

Opera Meets Film: Review for Robin Norton-Hale’s ‘La Bohème’

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(Photo: La Boheme movie still press image) There’s no denying it. Italian opera, or ANY opera in another language for that matter, loses something, intrinsically, when it’s sung in English. Additionally, operas performed as a motion picture for cinema lose something more, by necessity, the artists having to mime to a pre-recorded rendition, negating the true passion and emotion of {…}

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Robin Norton-Hale’s ‘La Bohème’ Film to Hit Cinemas on March 3

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Puccini’s “La Bohème” will hit UK cinemas on March 3, 2026, in a striking new film adaptation set in present-day East London. The work was reimagined by writer and director Robin Norton-Hale, who is also Artistic Director and CEO of English Touring Opera and the founder of OperaUpClose, and stars Scottish tenor Matthew in his breakout feature film debut as {…}

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Major Singing Competition Renamed the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest

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New Zealand’s The Song Quest has announced that the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation will become its Principal Naming Rights Partner. As such, beginning in 2026, the competition will be known as the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest. Formerly known as the Mobil Song Quest and later the Lexus Song Quest, the competition was founded in 1956 and has provided opportunities {…}

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New Zealand Opera Unveils 2025 Season

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New Zealand Opera has unveiled its 2025 season. First up is “Summer of Opera,” two concerts in the park starring Joanna Foote, Sarah Mileham, Taylor Wallbank, Joel Amosa, and Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono. David Kelly accompanies at the piano. Performance Date: Jan. 25 & Feb. 1, 2025 (Auckland) There will be special performances of “L’Elisir d’Amore” at the Hamilton Arts Festival starring {…}

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Opera Holland Park 2022 Review: Little Women

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The UK Premiere of Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” was a tad late getting underway. The almost capacity audience at Opera Park Holland needing to be reminded three times to take their seats in order for the performance to commence. Not that Mr. Adamo himself, present at the event in the 5th row back, would have minded much; given that he {…}

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UPDATED: Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2022 Season

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***This article has been updated from its original version to include the casts for each opera. The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2022 season featuring four productions. The season opens with Wagner’s “Siegfried” in a production created especially for Longborough by Amy Lane, Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Longborough Music Director and eminent Wagnerian Anthony Negus. “Siegfried” will {…}

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Longborough Festival Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Tote Stadt’

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(Credit: David Shoukry) The Longborough Festival Opera has announced a cast change for Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt.” The company noted that soprano Noa Danon withdrew from the production due to illness. As a result, soprano Rachel Nicholls will make her role debut as Marie / Marietta in the festival’s forthcoming production. Nicholls returns to the festival after having performed the role {…}

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Adam Smith, Danielle de Niese, John Relyea & Sean Panikkar Lead English National Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The English National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring eight productions and seven operas. Leo Hussain conducts Puccini’s “Tosca” in a new production by Christof Loy. The cast will include Sinéad Campbell-Wallace, Adam Smith, and Noel Bouley. Performance Dates: Sept. 30–Nov. 4 2022 Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Yeomen of the Guard” will include Anthony Gregory, Neal Davies, Alexandra Oomens, Heather {…}

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Regula Mühlemann, Diana Damrau, Karita Mattila, & Christian Gerhaher Lead Wigmore Hall’s 2022-23 Autumn Season

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Wigmore Hall has announced details for its Autumn 2022 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Regula Mühlemann soprano and La Folia Barockorchester open the season with Cleopatra featuring music by Hasse, Vivaldi, Legrenzi, Graun, and Händel. Performance Date: Sept. 8, 2022 Elizabeth Llewellyn and Simon Lepper perform a program of music by Coleridge-Taylor, G Mahler and Strauss. {…}

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Opera Meets Film: Review for Robin Norton-Hale’s ‘La Bohème’

Robin Norton-Hale’s ‘La Bohème’ Film to Hit Cinemas on March 3

Major Singing Competition Renamed the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest

New Zealand Opera Unveils 2025 Season

Opera Holland Park 2022 Review: Little Women

UPDATED: Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2022 Season

Longborough Festival Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Tote Stadt’

Adam Smith, Danielle de Niese, John Relyea & Sean Panikkar Lead English National Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Regula Mühlemann, Diana Damrau, Karita Mattila, & Christian Gerhaher Lead Wigmore Hall’s 2022-23 Autumn Season