Francesca Hayward, Principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, has joined the cast of the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, which will be directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet Principal Francesca Hayward to appear in film adaptation of Cats
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Sir Thomas Allen receives the Queen’s Medal for Music
Sir Thomas Allen has been awarded this year’s Queen’s Medal for Music for the major influence he has had on the musical life of the nation. The Queen presented him with his medal at Buckingham … [Read more...] about Sir Thomas Allen receives the Queen’s Medal for Music
Opera North’s Beached goes on: “The good news is that it happened at all”
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…
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
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
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
