Sarah Angliss’ ‘Giant’ to Open at the Royal Opera House

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(Photo credit: Marc Brenner) “Giant,” a new opera by composer Sarah Angliss, poet Ross Sutherland and director Sarah Fahie will open at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre in spring 2024. The opera tells the tale of surgeon John Hunter and his obsession with Charles Byrne – a man he would ultimately betray in one of the most disturbing acts {…}

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Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Puccini’s most beloved masterpiece is a feast at any time of the year, but as a Christmas treat, promises to deliver many gifts. Alas, like ALL gifts, some are more desirable than others; some special, some expected and some unwanted. As is the case with this fifth revival of Richard Jones’s classic 2017 production, where some presents are more {…}

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Royal Opera House Unveils International Women’s Day Events

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The Royal Opera House has announced its International Women’s Day celebrations. The company will present the “Women in Technical Theatre” panel discussion starting at 12:30 p.m. The discussion will be led by ROH Director of Technical, Production & Costume, Emma Wilson MBE. Then comes “The Diva and the Hag,” a panel discussion curated by the Engender network. “This event explores how we challenge {…}

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Aldeburgh Festival Unveils 2023 Edition

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England’s Aldeburgh Festival has announced its 2023 edition. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. On the opera front, audiences will get a chance to experience Sarah Angliss’ “Giant,” which tells the story of Charles Byrne, “a man whose corpse was stolen to order and put on public display.” The work {…}

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Royal Opera House 2022 Review: Alcina

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(Credit: © Marc Brenner/Royal Opera House) In “Alcina” seeing isn’t believing. Handel’s tale of an enchanted island, which sees the titular sorceress’ captives transfigured into birds, beasts, and shrubbery, speaks of the pleasures and dangers of illusion. First premiered on the current site of the Royal Opera House back in 1735, the opera speaks to a host of 18th-century preoccupations {…}

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English National Opera Announces New Ring Cycle; Metropolitan Opera Co-Producing

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The English National Opera has announced a new Ring Cycle. The company announced that Richard Jones will direct the production and will be conducted by Martyn Brabbins. It was also confirmed that the Metropolitan Opera will coproduce the production. The production will mark the first time the ENO stages the tetralogy in 15 years. The ENO will present the complete {…}

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Royal Opera House 2018-19 Review: Káťa Kabanová

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Set in a provincial Russian town close by the Volga River, the basis for Janáček’s “Káťa Kabanová” – Alexander Ostrovsky’s play “The Storm” – invites the color palette of a murky staging; a cerulean hue or olive green to mirror the portentous themes that percolate the sometimes dissonant, sometimes harmonious and sinuously changing score. Unlike many opera settings, the visual {…}

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Royal Opera House 2017-18 Review – La Bohème: Matthew Polenzani, Maria Agresta & Company Trapped In Camp Direction

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The word “Bohemian” – much like the popular terms “retro,” “Goth,” or “vintage” – is yet another label that has offered countless inferences over a plethora of different times. The “Bohème” clique of Puccini, undercut by the whimsy and exuberance of Italian verismo, would contrast with a play rendition of its source, Henri Murger’s “Scènes de la Vie de Bohème.” {…}

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Sarah Angliss’ ‘Giant’ to Open at the Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: La Bohème

Royal Opera House Unveils International Women’s Day Events

Aldeburgh Festival Unveils 2023 Edition

Royal Opera House 2022 Review: Alcina

English National Opera Announces New Ring Cycle; Metropolitan Opera Co-Producing

Royal Opera House 2018-19 Review: Káťa Kabanová

Royal Opera House 2017-18 Review – La Bohème: Matthew Polenzani, Maria Agresta & Company Trapped In Camp Direction