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Arnold Schoenberg: The most important composer of the 20th century?
Arnold Schoenberg by Man Ray, 1927 © Arnold Schönberg Center Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) is a strong candidate for the title of most significant composer of the 20th century. In 1908 he shook the...
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Welsh National Opera announces new commission for summer 2016 residency at ROH
David Pountney, Artistic Director of Welsh National Opera © Nick Treharne Welsh National Opera has announced its new 2015/16 season, including a world premiere of In Parenthesis (An Artist’s Vision of...
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Nominations for Olivier Awards 2015 announced
Jonas Kaufmann as Andrea Chénier in Andrea Chénier © ROH. Bill Cooper 2015 The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2015 have been announced. The ceremony will take place at the Royal Opera House on...
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Olivier Awards 2015 winners announced
Olivier Awards © Society of London Theatre, 2012 Last night (12 April) saw the Royal Opera House red carpet rolled out for the Olivier Awards 2015. Winners included King Charles III, which won in the...
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Semyon Bychkov, Richard Jones and Aleksandra Kurzak among the winners at the...
Aleksandra Kurzak as Fiorilla and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as Selim in Il turco in Italia © ROH/Clive Barda, 2010 A number of Royal Opera artists have won prizes at the Opera Awards 2015. The awards, now...
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Childlike and wise, fantastical and truthful: Introducing the music of...
Production Photo of Keith Warner’s production of Peter Pan © WNO. Photograph by Clive Barda, 2015 A horn soloist plays a distorted call. Then he pegs it to the other side of the stage and plays a soft,...
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Opera Essentials: Peter Pan
Ashley Holland in Keith Warner’s production of Peter Pan © WNO. Photograph by Clive Barda, 2015 The Story Begins… Peter Pan is a boy who refuses to grow up. When he loses his shadow, Wendy Darling...
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Tour-watch Autumn 2015: What's on outside the M25
Orpheus by Little Light Bulb Theatre The opera and dance scenes across the UK are thriving, with opportunities to see live performances wherever you are in the UK. To give a taster of the breadth of...
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Listen: Actor Michael Sheen reads the warrior’s boast from In Parenthesis
Donald Maxwell (Dai Greatcoat) in In Parenthesis © WNO 2016. Photograph by Bill Cooper On 1 July 1916, British and French forces commenced an offensive against the German Empire by the River Somme, a...
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Opera Essentials: Iain Bell’s In Parenthesis
Alexandra Deshorties (Queen of the Woods) and Andrew Bidlack (Private John Ball) in In Parenthesis © WNO 2016. Photograph by Bill Cooper The story begins… Private John Ball and his platoon of Royal...
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