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Royal Opera House announces its first live performances since lockdown

4 June 2020 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Royal Opera House, new exterior ©2018 ROH. Photograph by Luke Hayes (1)
Royal Opera House, new exterior © 2018 ROH. Photograph by Luke Hayes

The Royal Opera House has announced its ‘Live from Covent Garden' project: a series of three unique performances to be broadcast live via YouTube and Facebook from Covent Garden.

The first concert, on 13 June at 7.30 pm, will be hosted by the BBC's Anita Rani and the Royal Opera House's Director of Music, Antonio Pappano. A select group of musicians, artists and performers will be part of the first live concerts since the theatre closed its doors to the public on 17 March.

The concerts will be a celebration of ballet and opera, ‘from our house to your house', as social distancing and lockdown measures mean the Royal Opera House's building will remain closed to live audiences.

The first concert is free and will include work from Britten, Handel, George Butterworth and Turnage, performed by singers including Louise Alder, Toby Spence and Gerald Finley.

Gerald Finley as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, The Royal Opera © ROH Mark Douet 2014 (1)
Gerald Finley as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, The Royal Opera © ROH Mark Douet 2014 (1)
Louise Alder in Orpheus © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Stephen Cummiskey
Louise Alder in Orpheus © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Stephen Cummiskey
Toby Spence as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte © ROH. Mark Douet 2015
Toby Spence as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte © ROH. Mark Douet 2015
Antonio Pappano ©Musacchio & Ianniello licensed to EMI Classics

There will also be an intimate world premiere by Wayne McGregor, Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. Further details of this new work will be announced shortly.

Wayne McGregor © Nick Mead ROH 2012
Wayne McGregor © Nick Mead ROH 2012

The following two performances on Saturday 20 June and Saturday 27 June will be available to view live and on-demand for £4.99 and will include ballet and opera direct from The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. All broadcast live ‘and direct to living rooms across the globe'.

As more details, as they are released, can be found by following the hashtag #OurHouseToYourHouse on the Royal Opera House's social media channels or by visiting its website.

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano') about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.

His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia' column for Dancing Times magazine.

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Filed Under: dance, music & opera, news Tagged With: Antonio Pappano, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Wayne McGregor

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  1. Avatar of noelle greenawaynoelle greenaway says

    9 June 2020 at 22:43

    So, we begin….

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