Day: 28 February 2023
Longborough Festival Opera announces 2023 programme, including final part of Ring Cycle
Wagner Götterdämmerung29 May – 6 June 2023 Götterdämmerung marks the epic conclusion to Longborough’s new Ring cycle. All productions in the cycle are created especially for Longborough by Amy Lane, Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Longborough Music Director and eminent Wagnerian Anthony Negus. The Götterdammerung cast includes the talents of Lee Bisset (Brünnhilde),…
Carmélites to premiere in Glyndebourne Festival’s 2023 season
Barrie Kosky’s highly anticipated new production of Poulenc’s devastatingly powerful operaDialogues des Carmélites will premiere at the 2023 Glyndebourne Festival. It wasoriginally scheduled to appear at the event in 2020 before the season was cancelled due tothe COVID-19 pandemic. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Dialogues des Carmélites tells acompelling true story of…
WNO Blaze of Glory! mines a deep musical seam
I have to confess to not really looking forward to an opera about Welsh choirs and coal mines. What next, a contemporary dance about rugby? Oh, we’ve had that. I was very pleasantly surprised by Blaze of Glory!, although I think the name and the supporting artwork really does not do this entertaining musical justice….
Opera North appoints new executive director
Leeds-based opera company Opera North has appointed Henry Filloux-Bennett Executive Director. Henry is currently Executive Director and Deputy CEO of HOME in Manchester. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and previously the Head of Marketing at The Lowry and Head of Marketing &…