Sunday, November 27, 2011

Covent Garden's Opera Shots



By Robert H.
The November 27, 2011


Abstract : Royal Opera House are presenting OperaShots from 8th to 15th April, an evening of two short operas by composers new to the genre.

Extract : "Both composers are well established in other fields.
Anne Dudley is an award winning film composer and has been composer in association with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Her first opera, The Doctor's Taleis written to a libretto by Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame). Terry Jones will also direct the piece, which is a Gogol-esque tale of a successful Doctor who is a dog and is put in the dog pound.
Stuart Copeland is a founder member of The Police. He is writing both words and music for The Tell-Tale Heart based on Edgar Allen Poe's story. He has written a number of ballets and has previous operas under his belt."

Index terms : London, operas, Royal opera house, OperaShots.

Found with : Netvibes : Blog "Planet Hugill"

URL :http://hugill.blogspot.com/2011/03/covent-gardens-opera-shots.html

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