70th Anniversary celebrations2020 marks English National Ballet’s 70th Anniversary with celebrations taking place throughout the 2019-2020 Season that give opportunities for the Company to say, ‘Thank You’ to its audiences, fans, friends and partners.The 70th Anniversary will be celebrated with three special Gala performances at the London Coliseum featuring extracts from a … [Read more...] about English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season
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English National Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella in-the-round
English National Ballet will perform a new in-the-round version of Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella at the Royal Albert Hall from 6-16 June 2019.Working from the dark Brothers Grimm version of the story, Wheeldon created Cinderella for Dutch National Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Now he and his creative team reunite for the in-the-round re-staging. The production includes … [Read more...] about English National Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella in-the-round
Interview with composer Thea Musgrave at 90: I am happy and fulfilled to be the composer and person I am now
The Scottish composer Thea Musgrave is 90 today, 27 May 2018. She is one of Britain’s most distinguished composers of classical music and opera; The Times said that she is “... the most gifted operatic composer [the United Kingdom] has produced since Britten”.She has written more than 160 works, including 13 operas, 11 choral works, and 21 orchestral works. The Financial … [Read more...] about Interview with composer Thea Musgrave at 90: I am happy and fulfilled to be the composer and person I am now
A box in the Royal Albert Hall goes for £2.76m
Jim Ratcliffe, the 64-year-old 'British chemical engineer turned financier and industrialist' - and, according to Forbes, is worth around 10 billion dollars - has bought a box in the Royal Albert Hall for £2.76m. There are 849 years remaining on the lease.That investment doesn't give him exclusive use however: he will be able to attend about two-thirds of the Hall's … [Read more...] about A box in the Royal Albert Hall goes for £2.76m
Virginia Woolf: Major London exhibition opens 10 July
A major exhibition exploring the life and achievements of Virginia Woolf opens at the National Portrait Gallery tomorrow, 10 July 2014. Virginia Woolf: Art, Life and Vision, which is on display until 26 October, will feature painted portraits, photographs, drawings and rare archival material.The exhibition looks at Woolf as a novelist, intellectual, campaigner and public … [Read more...] about Virginia Woolf: Major London exhibition opens 10 July