Three percussion players playing over 40 percussion instruments in The Adventures of Pinocchio. Along with my colleagues on piano/celesta, harp, mandolin & accordions we form a unique sound that is at the heart of the orchestration. It is both fun and challenging to...
Read the full postIt’s been nearly 3 years since I played Pinocchio, so I was slightly anxious before we started rehearsals, wondering if I could remember any of the ‘moves’, and if I would still have the energy at the end of the show to do the cartwheel! Of course I needn’t have worried – we’...
Read the full postSitting in the first Stage & Orchestra rehearsal for The Adventures of Pinocchio on Saturday night I couldn’t help reflecting that although we haven’t even opened the season yet, the last couple of weeks have already shown the Company to be in good artistic form. Our C...
Read the full postStage rehearsals begin today. Arriving at the theatre for the half hour call I do my usual check around the stage to make sure that all my tools are in the right places and all the doors are working smoothly. Make a mental note: the cupboard door up stage op is a bit stiff...
Read the full postLindsey Porter PR Manager, Opera North Only the rapid tap tapping of computer keys are breaking the silence of the office this week, that and our attempt at ‘Name That Tune’ for the Michael Jackson ‘Man in the Mirror’ show we can hear in the Grand Theatre next door. ...
Read the full postAnish Miyangar New Media Placement, Opera North The New Media Placement is a recent role at Opera North, with the Company’s focus to reach a wider digital audience and create more interactive content for the website. It’s an Arts Council Funded part-time placeme...
Read the full postThe last date of the 2009/10 season has just passed in Nottingham and signals the end of the full year’s repertoire. It has been an exciting year for the Company, we had a wonderful season earlier in the year with the revival of La Bohème and the new production of Gilbert ...
Read the full postWe’ve just done a photoshoot for our new production, The Gypsy Bible, which is a piece that Opera North has commissioned and created with the librettist who wrote The Adventures of Pinocchio, Alasdair Middleton. The photo has inspired so many conversations around it as...
Read the full postWalk around the corridors of Opera North on the 22nd May and you would be forgiven for thinking you have been transported to Siberia. In Winter. It may be summer outside, but here you will find a world of ice, swathes of lush red and white velvet, hats, woolly scarves and gl...
Read the full post[caption id="attachment_397" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Coming soon...Mary Stuart"][/caption] Italian Soprano Antonia Cifrone talks about bringing her powerful voice to the role of one of the most powerful women in the history of Britain, Queen Elizabeth....
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