Month: May 2020

The Chorus of the Sicilian Opera (Coro Lirico Siciliano) might be a relatively young ensemble, but it’s most certainly making its mark on the musical, theatrical, operatic and symphonic output of the island of Sicily, whilst devoting itself to the research, development and promotion of Sicilian art, both nationally and internationally. Since the founding of…

This week’s presentation in English National Ballet’s Wednesday Watch Parties features Derek Deane’s version of Swan Lake – and marks the first time that audiences around the world have an opportunity to watch this free-to-view full-length production online. Filmed during a live performance at the Liverpool Empire in 2018 – during ENB’s annual Autumn tour…

The Royal Ballet is providing audiences with a wonderfully wide range of works in its current selection of online performances, and this next production – Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia – demonstrates just how diverse the Company’s repertoire is. Anastasia brings to the stage of the Royal Opera House the story of Anna Anderson, a psychiatric patient…

In September 2013, San Francisco Opera staged a remarkable production of Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele. Regarded as one of the most impressive productions ever staged at the War Memorial Opera House, Mefistofele – from the Company’s archives – is being streamed online on May 9, in the first production of Opera is ON, the Company’s online…

San Francisco Ballet is currently presenting a free weekly stream to audiences the world over, featuring commissioned works from the 2018 Unbound festival, and well as performances from the Company’s extensive repertoire. For its first full-length online presentation, the Company has selected Romeo and Juliet – Helgi Tomasson’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragic story of the…

Continuing its Wednesday Watch Parties on ENB at Home, English National Ballet this week presents Leading Principal Dancers Alina Cojocaru and Isaac Hernández in Rudolf Nureyev’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragic tale of young love – Romeo and Juliet. The work was created for the Company (then known as Festival Ballet) to celebrate the Queen’s Silver…

Christopher Wheeldon’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s play The Winter’s Tale, for The Royal Ballet, will be shared with audiences the world over as it streams online this evening, 1st May. Created as a co-production between The Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, The Winter’s Tale – scored by Joby Talbot, with designs by Bob…