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Opera North’s Beached goes on: “The good news is that it happened at all”

19 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Lee Hall/Opera North community opera has finally had its showing. The Guardian, commented on the viral storm that surrounded it:  Though there are traces of Britten in the score, it's not the … [Read more...] about Opera North’s Beached goes on: “The good news is that it happened at all”

What it means to be in Opera North’s community opera…

13 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

After all the controversy the Opera North community project "Beached" is finally coming together. Participants aged from 4 to 73 talk about their experience so far: Reception, Bay Primary … [Read more...] about What it means to be in Opera North’s community opera…

A fresh wind from the north: Lee Hall and Opera North’s Bridlington community opera will go ahead as planned

7 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Opera North today announces that the community opera, Beached, by Harvey Brough to a text by Lee Hall, is continuing as planned. Here is the statement from their blog:   We have been at pains … [Read more...] about A fresh wind from the north: Lee Hall and Opera North’s Bridlington community opera will go ahead as planned

A gay painter, an outraged headmistress, and Billy Elliott’s literary dad: opera and homophobia up north

5 July 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Lee Hall, the creator of Billy Elliott, has caused a Twitter storm accusing Opera North of being homophobic. He is the librettist of 'Bleached', an exciting project based in Bridlington, East … [Read more...] about A gay painter, an outraged headmistress, and Billy Elliott’s literary dad: opera and homophobia up north

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GRAHAM SPICER

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. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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