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English National Ballet promotions and joiners for the 2023/2024 season

27 June 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

10 - Emma Hawes and Aitor Arrieta in Swan Lake, photo by Laurent Liotardo

Aaron S Watkin, Artistic Director Designate of English National Ballet today announced promotions within the Company together with joiners for the 2023/2024 season. Promotions The following … [Read more...] about English National Ballet promotions and joiners for the 2023/2024 season

[Review] Cinderella in-the-round – English National Ballet’s heightened storytelling

25 June 2023 by Matthew Paluch Leave a Comment

21 - Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella in-the-round with Aitor Arrieta and Ivana Bueno, photo by Laurent Liotardo, ENB 2023

Matthew Paluch sees English National Ballet's Cinderella in-the-round TitleCinderella in-the-roundCompanyEnglish National BalletVenueRoyal Albert Hall, LondonDate24 June 2023ReviewerMatthew … [Read more...] about [Review] Cinderella in-the-round – English National Ballet’s heightened storytelling

[Review] English National Ballet’s Cinderella-in-the-round – a lack of fairy tale logic

18 June 2023 by Jonathan Gray 1 Comment

23. Precious Adams in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella in-the-round (c) Laurent Liotardo

Jonathan Gray sees English National Ballet’s Cinderella-in-the-round with Precious Adams and Daniel McCormick TitleCinderella-in-the-roundCompanyEnglish National BalletVenueRoyal Albert Hall, … [Read more...] about [Review] English National Ballet’s Cinderella-in-the-round – a lack of fairy tale logic

Critics round-up and photo album of English National Ballet’s Swan Lake

29 January 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Swan Lake - English National Ballet, photo by Dasa Wharton - 11

Derek Deane created his version of Swan Lake in 1997 to be seen at the Royal Albert Hall and other in-the-round spaces, but later adapted later it for traditional theatres. Here are the London critics … [Read more...] about Critics round-up and photo album of English National Ballet’s Swan Lake

[Photo Album] Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at the Royal Albert Hall

3 July 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man, photo by Dasa Wharton - 22

Matthew Bourne’s revisited version of his The Car Man, first seen in 2000, has just completed 14 performances at the Royal Albert Hall – a new staging for the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at the Royal Albert Hall

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man to open at the Royal Albert Hall

4 December 2020 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man, New Adventures 2015-01

New Adventures will bring Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man back to the stage as part of the Royal Albert Hall 150th anniversary celebrations. The Car Man will play for … [Read more...] about Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man to open at the Royal Albert Hall

UK government’s £250 million for arts organisations

12 October 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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A £250 million ‘bailout’ fund will save “1,385 theatres, galleries, performance groups, arts organisations, museums and local venues facing the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and ensure they … [Read more...] about UK government’s £250 million for arts organisations

Mezzo-soprano swaps the stage for the supermarket as the coronavirus shuts theatres

13 April 2020 by Gramilano 7 Comments

Lara Rebekah Harvey © Tom Gradwell photography

Lara Rebekah Harvey graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2015 with a BMus first-class honours and recently completed her postgraduate studies there. Between terms, she has sung in … [Read more...] about Mezzo-soprano swaps the stage for the supermarket as the coronavirus shuts theatres

Photo Album: Wheeldon’s Cinderella – English National Ballet

27 June 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

23 Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella with English National Ballet © Dasa Wharton

This Cinderella combines intimacy and spectacle. In a space as vast as the Albert Hall it would be easy to lose focus, and for the action and visuals to wax muddy or arid. That rarely happens. The … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Wheeldon’s Cinderella – English National Ballet

English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season

15 March 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Crystal Costa, Alison McWhinney and Isabelle Brouwers in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo

70th Anniversary celebrations 2020 marks English National Ballet’s 70th Anniversary with celebrations taking place throughout the 2019-2020 Season that give opportunities for the Company to say, … [Read more...] about English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season

English National Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella in-the-round

7 March 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Emma Hawes and Francesco Gabriele Frola in ENB's Cinderella, photo © Jason Bell, with Art Direction and Design by Charlotte Wilkinson Studio

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 … [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

27 May 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Thea Musgrave

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 … [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

29 May 2017 by Gramilano 1 Comment

ALBERT MEMORIAL AND THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL © Marcus Ginns

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 … [Read more...] about A box in the Royal Albert Hall goes for £2.76m

Virginia Woolf: Major London exhibition opens 10 July

9 July 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...] about Virginia Woolf: Major London exhibition opens 10 July

Joyce DiDonato dedicates Last Night of the Proms performance to Russian gays

7 September 2013 by Gramilano 4 Comments

Joyce DiDonato has always been fearlessly honest, or at least, has the courage to be honest, though it may cost her a great deal emotionally to get over her fear. I don't know, but I do know that her … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato dedicates Last Night of the Proms performance to Russian gays

Dionne Warwick & (what!) friends celebrate World Hunger Day in the Royal Albert Hall

24 May 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Music icon Dionne Warwick returns to the Royal Albert Hall to lead an all-star lineup including Cliff Richard, Alexandra Burke, Boy George, Caro Emerald, Tony Hadley, Joe McElderry, Katie Melua, Mica … [Read more...] about Dionne Warwick & (what!) friends celebrate World Hunger Day in the Royal Albert Hall

Dionne Warwick, Cliff Richard, Alexandra Burke and Katie Melua among those singing for World Hunger Day 2012

17 April 2012 by Gramilano 2 Comments

At the end of May, London's Royal Albert Hall will host a gala concert for World Hunger Day 2012. The first World Hunger Day took place 15 months ago at the Apollo Victoria theatre with Dionne … [Read more...] about Dionne Warwick, Cliff Richard, Alexandra Burke and Katie Melua among those singing for World Hunger Day 2012

Victor Hochhauser goes to the High Court over Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker

17 March 2012 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Birmingham Royal Ballet's Nutcracker at London's O2 arena in London has led to a High Court battle, says The Telegraph. The 89 year-old promoterVictor Hochhauser is suing the owners of the O2 … [Read more...] about Victor Hochhauser goes to the High Court over Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker

Alberto Pretto answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

23 December 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Q&A When did you start dancing? At the age of 14. It had been hard to convince my dad to take me to my first ballet class! Why did you start dancing? I always wanted to dance since I was … [Read more...] about Alberto Pretto answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Kaufmann, Netrebko and Schrott at the Royal Albert Hall

26 September 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Opera singers Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott are to perform together for a special concert performance at the Royal Albert Hall in June 2012. The trio ("Opera's Greatest Stars") … [Read more...] about Kaufmann, Netrebko and Schrott at the Royal Albert Hall

Italian protests against the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta

11 September 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Following in the footsteps of the protesters at the Royal Albert Hall on the 1st of this month, the Italian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel have announced their intention to … [Read more...] about Italian protests against the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta

Latest on Phantom’s 25th anniversary spectacular

8 September 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

To mark its 25th Anniversary year, “The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall” will be screened live in around 250 cinemas nationwide across the UK at 7pm on October 2nd. The event will be … [Read more...] about Latest on Phantom’s 25th anniversary spectacular

Private video surfaces of the anti-Israel protest at the BBC Proms concert

3 September 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

A member of the audience filmed the disturbances at Zubin Mehta's 75th Birthday Prom with the Israel Philharmonic, which led the BBC to take its live radio broadcast off the air. The anti-Israel … [Read more...] about Private video surfaces of the anti-Israel protest at the BBC Proms concert

At the Proms: The secret alchemy of Stephen Hough’s playing

3 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Stephen Hough is one of my faves: a 'real person' who can talk about politics and perfume, yet possesses a knock-out technique. Now those pianists who can squeeze more notes into a nanosecond than … [Read more...] about At the Proms: The secret alchemy of Stephen Hough’s playing

Critics round-up: Strictly Gershwin with the English National Ballet at London’s Royal Albert Hall

16 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Difficult-to-please Clement Crisp gives a four-star crit for the English National Ballet's dance show "Strictly Gershwin": For this show is jolly, welcoming, coasting along on tunes that everyone … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Strictly Gershwin with the English National Ballet at London’s Royal Albert Hall

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

Since 2022, Gramilano is pleased to welcome guest authors: Alisa Alekseeva, Paul Arrowsmith, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Graham Watts, and Deborah Weiss.

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