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The London Coliseum, home of The English National Opera Detail of the interior of the London Coliseum, 2011. English National Opera (ENO) is a British opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with The Royal Opera. ENO's productions are ...
The London Coliseum, home of English National Opera. English National Opera (ENO) is an opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. ENO's productions are sung in English.
Two Boys is an opera in two acts by American composer Nico Muhly, with an English-language libretto by American playwright Craig Lucas.The opera's story is based on real events in Manchester, England, in 2001 as described in a 2005 Vanity Fair article titled "You Want Me 2 Kill Him?"
In 1974, he also started directing and producing operas for Kent Opera and Glyndebourne, followed by a new production of The Marriage of Figaro for English National Opera in 1978. Miller's other turns as an opera director included productions of Rigoletto (in 1975 and 1982) and the operetta The Mikado (in 1987).
Reg, Wilf and Cissy were in the cast of a very highly rated recording of the opera Rigoletto, which includes a famous quartet for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone ("Bella figlia dell'amore"). This version is very prominent among opera buffs as the definitive Rigoletto of the post-war era.
Gloriana, Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History. [1] The first performance was presented at the Royal Opera House , London, in 1953 during the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II .
The English National Opera, an English opera company founded by Lilian Baylis, originally based at Sadler's Wells Theatre; The Lyceum Theatre, London, commonly known as "The English Opera" or "The English Opera House" until the 1840s; The English Opera Company, managed by Louisa Pyne and William Harrison which set up residence in Covent Garden ...
Connolly after a recital at Clayton State University's Spivey Hall in 2017. Dame Sarah Patricia Connolly DBE (born 13 June 1963) [1] is an English mezzo-soprano.Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th-century composers.