The Olivier Awards have announced their annual nominations. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the opera categories. In the category of Best New Opera Production the Royal Opera House received two nominations for its productions of “Kat’ya Kabanova” and “Lessons of Love and Violence.” Also nominated in the category was “The Turn of the Screw” {…}
The English National Opera has announce that it will offer under-18s free Saturday night tickets. The new move is a “Seismic” initiative to attract a new generation and encourage younger audiences to attend the opera. In a press statement Stuart Murphy, the former channel controller of the youth channel BBC Three who joined ENO as CEO in March, said the initiative {…}
The English National Opera has announced its 2018-19 season with five new Productions including a World Premiere, four revivals, and two collaborations. The season will include contemporary pieces and bold new takes on seminal works to audience-favorite classic stagings. The season kicks off with a new production of Strauss’ “Salome” by Adena Jacobs. Conductor Martyn Brabbins leads the production with Allison {…}
Tonight’s performance of “La Traviata” at the English National Opera was canceled an hour before curtain. According to the Independent, the performance was canceled due to a gas leak. As a result, audience members were evacuated from nearby locations after emergency services attended a leak in St. Martin’s Lane shortly after 6 p.m. local time. The production, which opened last month, {…}
Sasha Cooke is one the great exponents of modern music, creating some of the most memorable interpretations of 21st-century music in operas like “As One,” “Doctor Atomic,” “Everest,” and “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.” This week she creates another role as the iconic Marnie in Nico Muhly’s new work based on the acclaimed novel by Winston Graham at the English National {…}
One of the more interesting developments in the opera world is the convergence of the theatrical experience with the audiovisual arts. At the Metropolitan Opera, this has been particularly noticeable in such works as “Satyagraha” and “The Enchanted Island,” where video projections are an essential part of the operatic experience, not only creating the environment, but also commenting on it. {…}
As the 2017-18 season continues two major cast changes have been announced from Munich and London. At the Bayerische Staatsoper Margarita Gritskova will fill in for pregnant Anett Fritsch as Cherubino in the company’s new production of “Le Nozze Di Figaro.” The role will mark Gritskova’s debut with the company. This season will also see Gritskova make her role debut in {…}
Brindley Sherratt has cancelled performances of the English National Opera’s new production of “Aida.” the company announced via twitter that Sherratt is indisposed & will not perform the dress rehearsal or performances on Sept. 28, Oct 3 and 6. As a result, ENO Chorister Robert Winslade Anderson will perform the role of Ramfis for those performances. The English National Opera’s {…}
Time to say goodbye at the English National Opera. Cressida Pollock, the Chief Executive of ENO has announced that she is leaving her job after three years. Pollock, 35, took over in 2015 as a controversial figure to help the company out of an economic crisis. Many saw the then 32-year-old as too young and inexperienced to run an arts {…}
Tenor Emile Belcourt has died after a brief illness. The tenor, born in Laflèche, Saskatchewan passed away on August 3, 2017, after a lengthy career at the English National Opera. Born on June 27, 1926, Belcourt started learning the violin and singing at music festivals at an early age. He would later go on to the University to study pharmacy but {…}
There is some good news for the English National Opera on Tuesday as the organization has learned that has re-entered the Arts Council England’s portfolio at its current funding level of 12.38 million euros. The organization had been dropped from the portfolio in 2015 after the ACE had “concerns” over the company’s future and stability. But with the new commitment, {…}