The Stage (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Royal Opera House, London: From the moment Tamara Rojo emerges from under the waterfall as water sprite Ondine it is not just Edward Watson, as Palemon, but also the audience who are entranced. Read the full review
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Royal Ballet is looking beyond just ticket sales for revenue by teaming up with Italian dance and fitness clothes maker Freddy.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Frederick Ashton's Ondine has always been tricky. This 1958 ballet, the tale of a water sprite and her human lover, is a weird mixture of invention and fussy nostalgia. Created for Margot Fonteyn, the lovely ballerina role is full of floating, rippling movement. But the heroine is surrounded by creaking plot development and padded-out divertissement dances.
The Stage (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
BBC2 is to record the Royal Opera House's new production of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel and will broadcast it as part of its Christmas highlights.
New Statesman (Free subscription) | yesterday
Edgy yet emotional, this is a vindication of the Royal Ballet's new appointment Infra Royal Opera House, London WC2 When the brainy experimental choreographer Wayne McGregor was appointed choreographer- in-residence for the Royal Ballet in 2006 there were gasps all round - of hope, of horror, mostly of surprise. The first post-holder in 14 years, McGregor did not even have...
The Stage (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Royal Opera House and Italian dance and fitness wear company Freddy have joined forces to launch a new range of clothing for performers, which will go on sale in autumn 2009.
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... landmark structure for the City Gate as well as a new Parliament building on the site of the old Royal Opera House....
The Globe and Mail - Music News (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... economic times."The production made its debut in Banff in 2004 and has been performed at the Royal Opera House Convent Garden in London, as well as various Canadian cities. Instead of Constantinople, the Gryphon Trio will stage an all-Beethoven benefit concert for the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival on Feb. 5.Print Edition - Section Front More Arts Stories
wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Brecht & Weill’s dramatic ballet returns to the Royal Opera House Great news if you missed Martha Wainwright’s original turn in Will Tuckett’s interpretation of Kurt Weill’s ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ back in April/May 2007, the Canadian singer will reprise her role as Anna in a revival of the Royal Ballet performance that won her huge [...]
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... years; and Dame Vivien Duffield, of the Clore Duffield Foundation, who raised huge sums for the Royal Opera House and the Royal Festival Hall.In a bitter public row, Hogel, who works through her Dunard Fund, said this April she was leaving Scotland for America in protest over a new levy on "non doms", who do not pay tax on earnings overseas. Two weeks after this and other protests...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... years; and Dame Vivien Duffield, of the Clore Duffield Foundation, who raised huge sums for the Royal Opera House and the Royal Festival Hall.In a bitter public row, Hogel, who works through her Dunard Fund, said this April she was leaving Scotland for America in protest over a new levy on "non doms", who do not pay tax on earnings overseas. Two weeks after this and other protests...
Answer English Blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Christmas mood in London! These shows will defiantly help you to remember what Christmas was like when you were a child. Feel the fascination! 1) Hansel and Gretel The famous fairytale from Brothers Grimm linked with great music from the German composer Wagner will be an experience you’ll never forget! Where: Royal Opera House When: 10/12/2008 – 3/1/2009 2) Oliver! This fabulous [...]...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... love and the Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon brings much pathos to the role in which he made his Royal Opera House debut in 2004. This eyecatching Russian soprano has a silvery, bell-like quality to her voice which she combines with a smoothly controlled range. Both his phrasing and tone are joys to the ear – and he definitely makes one of the best "drunks" seen on the ROH stage. These...
