The choice of mainly English songs was his, in agreement with the performers, his collaborators. His role was to be co-presenter with enthusiastic Anita Rani, as well as to accompany the four singers. On stage, facing away from the absent audience, was Antonio Pappano, music director of the ROH, seated at his Steinway grand piano.
For the first live (and partially recorded) performance since lockdown on 17 March, the lamps along the three upper levels of the auditorium were dimly lit. The lights are back on at the Royal Opera House, admittedly at a low wattage. Including Wayne McGregor’s new Morgen duet
Live from Covent Garden: First Streamed Concert © Lara Cappelli, courtesy the Royal Opera House. More productions are set to join the schedule, with further announcements due to be posted on ROH’s social media channels.Francesca Hayward and Cesar Corrales in Morgen. The free broadcasts will be available to stream on both The Royal Opera House’s Facebook and Youtube channels, with a schedule running from March to April including classic performances such as Peter and the Wolf and The Metamorphosis. The programme will offer a unique look behind-the-scenes of the prestigious establishment, allowing those who had tickets to cancelled events (and those looking for a bit of entertainment while stuck at home) a taste of the arts in the comfort of their own four walls.
Bringing the drama to your home, the theatre will offer a free schedule of both opera and ballet broadcasts so audiences can access world-class performances right at their fingertips. The theatres may have closed the curtains and taken their final bow for the time being, but that isn’t stopping The Royal Opera House during the Coronavirus outbreak. Get your culture fix while you self-isolate.
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