OPERETTA IN FIVE EASY STEPS

OPERETTA IN FIVE EASY STEPS

JUST LEGALLY LIGHT-HEARTED Operetta emerged in the 1850s as a kind of “opera light” with a focus on silly comedy plots and naughty staging that appealed to a wide audience. Light, popular entertainment with high spirits and fast pace, which serious opera aficionados...
THE FIVE BIGGEST TEARJERKERS IN OPERA

THE FIVE BIGGEST TEARJERKERS IN OPERA

LA BOHÈME The greatest tearjerker in opera history. Only the most hardened can resist when the poor bohemian artist Rodolfo realises that his beloved Mimi has succumbed to tuberculosis, and the death knell sounds in Puccini’s poignant finale. SISTER ANGELICA For...
FIVE TIPS IF YOU WANT TO BE AN OPERA DIRECTOR

FIVE TIPS IF YOU WANT TO BE AN OPERA DIRECTOR

ARE YOU PATIENT ENOUGH? It takes forever to produce an opera production. Several years pass from the moment your idea is conceived to the moment the champagne is popped at the premiere. In your first years as an opera director, you will inherit your...
FIVE HALLELUJAHS FOR HÄNDEL

FIVE HALLELUJAHS FOR HÄNDEL

AN ENTERPRISING GENTLEMAN Handel was an enterprising gentleman from Germany who became one of the kings of the Baroque era. He enjoyed huge success in London in the 1700s with his Italian-inspired operas, magnificent oratorios and captivating orchestral pieces. Handel...