Ivor Bolton on Tamerlano - 10 February
In a new series of blog entries, conductor Ivor Bolton shares his experiences of preparing for The Royal Opera's forthcoming production of Tamerlano. Today I start rehearsals for Tamerlano, one of the...
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We start with the famous scene towards the end of Act II where Tamerlano sadistically humiliates Bajazet in front of his own daughter. This is one of the longest recitatives in all Handel and is...
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Detailed work with Sara Mingardo on Andronico's beautiful Act I and Act II arias. Both in E flat major. Senesino must have been vocally impressive in this key! I coach Christianne Stotijn and Christine...
View ArticleIvor Bolton on Tamerlano – 13 February
Christianne and I come in early to continue our coaching. She has a passion for her work. Afterwards we join Graham's rehearsal and work on until lunchtime. I go to see the excellent ROH physio as my...
View ArticleIvor Bolton on Tamerlano – 16 February
The day starts with an interview followed by a long production call covering a lot of the elaborate recitatives in preparation for the evening's continuo call. For this call we are joined for the first...
View ArticleIvor Bolton on Tamerlano – 17 February
The day is spent working through a lot of Asteria's scenes with Christine Schäfer. The end of the opera is becoming more fluent and I organise some decorations for the Duets in Act 2 and 3. Then I head...
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Robin Leggate's last role: retiring after 35 years at the ROH
Robin Leggate, one of the most seasoned and much-loved tenors in the Company, is shortly to retire, after some 35 years treading the boards. Robin joined Covent Garden in 1976 and was Company Principal...
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Plácido Domingo Celebration pictures
Plácido Domingo Celebration © Catherine Ashmore/ROH 2012 Last week Plácido Domingo took to the stage of the Royal Opera House for two celebratory concerts. Plácido performed extracts from Rigoletto...
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Operalia 2012 winners announced
Plácido Domingo Celebration © Catherine Ashmore/ROH 2012 Prize winners of this year's Operalia competition have been announced, held in Beijing. They include American counter-tenor Anthony Roth...
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Operalia performance to bring together cream of operatic talent
Plácido Domingo as Boccanegra in Simon Boccanegra © Catherine Ashmore/ROH 2009 Some of the world’s finest opera singers come together on the main stage tonight to perform in Plácido Domingo's Operalia...
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Your reaction: Operalia Winners performance
Plácido Domingo Celebration © Catherine Ashmore/ROH 2012 Following the finale of the opera season with a concert from former Operalia winners, we've rounded up a selection of your tweets. For those...
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Plácido Domingo and Juan Diego Flórez appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
Juan Diego Flórez and Plácido Domingo - UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors of Plácido Domingo and Juan Diego Flórez have been appointed Goodwill Ambassadors for UNESCO, the cultural agency of the United...
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Plácido Domingo receives the Freedom of the City of London
Vitalij Kowaljow, Plácido Domingo and Renato Balsadonna at the Nabucco curtain call © ROH/Tristram Kenton, 2013 Plácido Domingo was honoured by the City of London Corporation today, in a ceremony held...
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Your reaction: Nabucco in cinemas
Plácido Domingo and Nabucco in The Royal Opera's Nabucco © ROH/Catherine Ashmore [View the story "Your reaction: Nabucco in cinemas" on Storify] Your reaction: Nabucco in cinemas Your tweets from our...
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Recommended opera recordings: October 2013
Jonas Kaufmann as Carlo in Don Carlo © ROH/Catherine Ashmore 2009 As part of our monthly series of recommended recordings from the Royal Opera House Shop, this month we take a look at releases from...
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Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez and Plácido Domingo nominated for Olivier...
Juan Diego Flórez in La fille du régiment © Bill Cooper The nominations for this year's Olivier Awards have been announced. Joyce Di Donato, Juan Diego Flórez and Plácido Domingo have been nominated...
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The Royal Opera Chorus and Plácido Domingo to make their West End LIVE debut...
Vitalij Kowaljow, Plácido Domingo and Renato Balsadonna and The Royal Opera Chorus at the Nabucco curtain call © ROH/Tristram Kenton, 2013 This is the 10th year of West End LIVE, a weekend of free...
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BBC Radio 3 broadcasts of Royal Opera performances announced for Autumn...
Behind the scenes at the production gallery during Royal Opera Live © ROH / Sim Canetty-Clarke 2013 Details of the first three BBC Radio 3 broadcasts of Royal Opera productions for Autumn 2014/15 have...
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Watch: Plácido Domingo In Conversation event streamed live by ROH on 12...
Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo's upcoming In Conversation event will be live-streamed on YouTube and here on the ROH website at 6pm BST on 12 October. The event will be available to watch online...
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I due Foscari Musical highlight: The Act I finale
Guanqun Yu as Lucrezia Contarini and Plácido Domingo as Francesco Foscari in I due Foscari © Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía - Tato Baeza 2013 The two Foscari of the title in Verdi’s opera I due Foscari...
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