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Musikdirektor @Volksoper_Wien | Music Director @OperaDeRouen | Represented by @intermusicaltd | Proverbs 3:5
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Most people don’t know that the only public money Glyndebourne gets is for tour and education department. This 50% cut means less access to world-class opera to people from underrepresented backgrounds and will reinforce the inequalities we are trying to fight in this industry.
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It is the hugest privilege to be able to share the news that, from January, I’ll be the new Music Director of Vienna
@Volksoper_Wien
I fell completely in love with this company last season and cannot wait to build our family life around this incredible house and city.
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There is a lot of bad news at present, so here's some good stuff! Introducing Jasper Levi Glassberg-Frost, who was born yesterday morning. His mum is extraordinary and he has captured both of our hearts. Looking forward to self-isolating as a trio!
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Lateral flow negative so looks like I can make my
@LondonColiseum
debut with
@E_N_O
and the most spectacular cast and orchestra this evening. Let’s do this!
#ENOBoheme
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I mean,
@edballs
can actually conduct. That rit at the end is cracking.
Sweet Caroline, the perfect choice -
@edballs
gets the chance to conduct
@BandKnottingley
at the
@NPCLabour
summer garden party
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Cinemas but not concert halls? Because it's hard to socially distance performers? WRONG! Please can we keep shouting until they listen.
@OliverDowden
we socially distanced a full symphony orchestra in Rouen this week. Some players even preferred it and I didnt need deodorant!
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I'm just a little bit excited about this...!
We're delighted to announce that Ben Glassberg has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Glyndebourne Tour:
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Absolutely over the moon to have been appointed Music Director of L'Opéra de Rouen Normandie. Such a great house, with a really wonderful ethos. Also, a total joy to kick things off with Mozart's Clemenza and lots of camembert!
L'Opéra est heureux de vous annoncer la nomination du chef d'orchestre Ben Glassberg au poste de Directeur Musical à partir de la saison 20-21. Figure marquante de la nouvelle génération cette arrivée constitue une nouvelle étape dans le développement de cette maison.
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There's a lot to make you rage right now. BUT! Bayreuth, which has existed for 145 years, FINALLY has a woman conducting a production this summer. If that isn't worth celebrating, I don't know what is.
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Delighted that outdoor venues can open from Saturday. Not sure we can quite pull together a fully-staged ring cycle in 48 hours, but anyone fancy trying?
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Last night I had a dream that Bill Bailey was cast in the new
@E_N_O
Ring Cycle. That's the state of my lockdown brain.
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I'm becoming increasingly infuriated by the acceptance of referring to female conductors by their first name (male always by surname). It's patronising and sexist and will hold us back in ever approaching gender equality in this industry. Can we please get angry about this?
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Welcome to the world Aaron Jonah Glassberg-Frost. He has exploded our hearts open 🥰🥰
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This was only a small gesture, but we mean it with all our hearts
#StandWithUkriane
Tonight, before the final performance of La bohème, the ENO Orchestra performed the Ukrainian national anthem in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
#Ukraine
#StandWithUkraine
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A little festive treat for us, baby no. 2 on the way and due in June next year. Looking forward to sleeping even less again!
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This is sickening. Under the guise of ‘levelling up’ ACE has just cut opera from Liverpool, Canterbury, Norwich, Milton Keynes and Woking for 2023. I’m devastated for all my friends at Glyndebourne, especially everyone who plays in the supreme tour orchestra.
Glyndebourne regrets to announce that it will no longer be able to tour as planned in 2023, following a reduction to its Arts Council England (ACE) funding for touring and its learning and engagement work.
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Please don’t vote these awful people in again. Sewage in our rivers, immigrants shipped off to Rwanda, parties while we couldn’t see our kids in hospital. Get them out.
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Big day for me today: after 30 years in the UK, I’m officially moving to Vienna. Thanks to the
@Volksoper_Wien
family for this new chapter. 🇦🇹
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I am currently in awe of our UK opera festivals announcing their revised plans for this Summer. I'm sure they've all worked through plans A-E to make this work and I am inspired. What an amazing achievement
@glyndebourne
@NevillHoltOpera
@operahollandpk
@GarsingtonOpera
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No champagne for this one. She is making a baby! Small Person Glassberg-Frost due to enter the world in March. Better learn how to adult quickly...!
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My grandparents took me to see the first iteration of the Miller
@E_N_O
production in 2008. They were in the audience this afternoon for our performance of that same production and that gives me all the feels.
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Oh, just little old me with the living legend Cecilia Bartoli after Carmen last night
#fangirl
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New French lockdown permits essential work. We have confirmation that recordings, rehearsals and filming is considered essential. That's why I love this country
#ViveLaFrance
#TheShowMustGoOn
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Some quite exciting news: from September this year, I’ll be Principal Guest Conductor at the
@Volksoper_Wien
. Conducting The Merry Wives of Windsor and Flying Dutchman next season (plus The Wizard of Oz!!).
Neue Künstler:innen, neue Werke, aber auch Geliebtes und Vertrautes: Lotte de Beer baut gemeinsam mit ihrem Musikdirektor Omer Meir Wellber in ihrer ersten Saison Brücken zwischen Bekanntem und Unbekanntem, Tradition und Erneuerung, Nostalgie und Utopie.
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Conducted a dress rehearsal at
@glyndebourne
today, but the UK government career quiz thinks I should retrain as an army officer...thanks
@RishiSunak
.
#LetTheMusicPlay
#TheShowMustGoOn
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First day back at school for the
@glyndebourne
Tour Orchestra today. All of us in the room are freelancers, who have never felt more precarious than these past 6 months. Such an enormous joy to make music with these wonderful colleagues again.
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I remember so clearly, as a student, setting a reminder to follow the
@E_N_O
season announcement every year. This house gave me the opera bug. It is genuinely a dream come true to be waiting for a production I'm conducting to be announced today. 1/2
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While these bastards were drinking suitcases of wine, I wasn’t allowed to stay with my newborn son in NICU. Pure bile is all I can feel towards them.
#ToriesOut
#BorisJohnsonResign
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Okay an actual childhood dream is coming true on 16th August:
@bbcproms
debut at Royal Albert Hall and on BBC TV with some outrageously wonderful friends
@nickythespence
@natalyaromaniw
@NardusWilliams
@FreddieRoccoDT
Sally Matthews and Christine Rice +
@BBCPhilharmonic
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Earnest post: my last opera performance as MD of
@glyndebourne
Tour this evening. A rollercoaster but joyful 3 years with the most sensational colleagues. Thanks especially to the orchestra and chorus for such inspiring commitment and humanity. Will miss this lark!
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I know it's not the most important thing in the world, but I find it completely infuriating that Johnson is late for every single press conference. It just reeks of disrespect.
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Will be ranting about
@ace_national
cuts, particularly their effect on
@glyndebourne
audiences, artists and access, on ITV Meridian around 6pm this evening.
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@OliverDowden
I am a UK citizen currently working with an orchestra in France. EU countries are ALREADY putting measures in place to get things running again. Please can you and your government colleagues stop being so anti-EU that you can't bear to follow their example and take their advice.
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So it turns out my 24th birthday present is conducting Madama Butterfly with my wonderful colleagues at
@glyndebourne
this evening. Looking forward very much to my
@LPOrchestra
debut tonight.
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And we’re off
@E_N_O
!! First day of production for
#ENOBoheme
today. Amazing cast and stunning production. Cannot wait.
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License fee worth it for
@CBeebiesHQ
alone. Not to mention the plethora of news, culture and radio. Oh and one of the biggest classical music festivals in the world…
@bbcproms
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Vlad is a legend.
🤝Vladimir Jurowski zum Publikum des
@kklluzern
: "Hört auf! Lasst sie doch reden! Bitte. Und dann spielen wir unsere Symphonie, sonst gehe ich jetzt von der Bühne." Danke für Ihre Unterstützung, Vladimir Jurowski!
#ActNow
#A22
@PilatusToday
@key_SDA_news
@SRFnews
@watson_news
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I cannot put into words the experience of watching the Rattle/LSO Mahler 2 on iPlayer. Most staggering performance of the piece I’ve ever seen, made even better by the sensational singing from
@louisealdersop
+
@spconnolly
#Overwhelmed
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An absolute disgrace and beyond sad. This country has gone to the dogs and beyond. So sorry for these brilliant musicians who are out of a job.
Horrendous & shocking news that the
@BBCSingers
will be closing, just days ago being celebrated as one of the best ensembles in the UK
@RoyalPhilSoc
awards - solidarity to them all✊🏻
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Anyone else think it’s slightly poor form to tag someone in a bad review? By all means write whatever you want, but maybe not ideal to push it into the artist’s face…
@ResMusica
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Had the utter privilege of watching the Handmaid’s Tale dress reh
@E_N_O
today. It is simultaneously one of the greatest and most horrific things I have ever seen. Beg, borrow or steal (or just buy) a ticket. The cast and production are beyond sensational.
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This has put the biggest smile on my face!
Nothing like a bit of Vivaldi played by The Goede Hoop Marimba Band to bring joy to any day
#WednesdayMotivation
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My tenure as Principal Conductor of
@glyndebourne
Tour starts next week! Here's a little video, just released, introducing our revival of L'Elisir D'Amore. Cannot wait to get cracking on this amazing piece in such a special place.
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At the end of yesterday’s Fidelio Stage/Orchestra I had the combined forces of full orchestra, chorus and principals blasting my chops off for the first time in 2 years. 😭😭😭😭
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I opened my Tristan score for the first time yesterday and have been screaming consistently for the last 24 hours. First time I’ve been genuinely terrified by the prospect of a piece of music. Slowly but surely…
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The legendary Jonathan Miller production, one of the first opera productions I saw as a kid, conducted by yours truly with a sensational cast.
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Pfwoar, just rehearsed Beethoven 9 for the first time. That was rather thrilling.
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One thing I'm grateful to this year for is a new morning routine- sitting at the kitchen table with a coffee and breakfast with my son every day, listening to fabulous
@PetrocTrelawny
on
@BBCRadio3
. Thanks for such a wonderful start to the day Petroc!
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Had the privilege of watching the livestream of Peter Grimes from Madrid last night. Perfect cast, exquisite production and
@fatboyclayton
is the Grimes of the generation. I could watch him all day.
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One thing I've learnt this year is that, in the UK, fish are more important than the arts
#BrexitReality
#2020
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Outrageously excited to be opening our Don Pasquale on *period instruments* this eve with amazing
@theoae
and stunning Mariame Clement production. Sensational cast and the magnificent
@glyndebourne
team on top form!
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You can't programme Beim Schlafengehn and not expect every human to weep embarrassingly into their wine glass
#CardiffSinger
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Can someone please explain to me why Janacek is not performed everywhere, all the time?
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I have just watched this 30 times and I still can't grasp it.
Why does Matt Hancock sit down like Woody in Toy Story when a human enters the room
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So the cat is finally out of the bag on this one. I absolutely adore working with
@Auditorium_ONL
, so am truly over the moon to be their Associate Guest Conductor from next season. Fauré Requiem and Beethoven 9 already on the cards for 19-20.
Ben Glassberg est nommé chef invité associé de l’Orchestre national de Lyon. C’est la 1ère fois que ce titre est créé dans l’histoire de l’orchestre. Cette nomination intervient à la veille de la venue de
@glassyben
pour diriger les concerts "So British !"
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I have absolutely LOVED watching this unusual series of the
@bbcproms
. Every morning, first thing, Jasper and I have sat and watched some of the world's finest orchestras, conductors and soloists perform inspirational concerts on iPlayer. Bravo to everyone involved and thank you!
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Thank you
@E_N_O
for the most wonderful few months. This orchestra and cast are truly sensational.
#ENOBoheme
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See you soon
@Volksoper_Wien
! On my way to Vienna to start my first project as Principal Guest Conductor of the Vienna Volksoper. Bis bald!
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Please settle this dispute for me: is cheese on toast an odd thing to have for breakfast or completely okay?
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Today is
#GTOElisir
Opening Night. My first production as Principal Conductor of
@glyndebourne
Tour. I am VERY excited to perform this glorious piece with such wonderful colleagues this afternoon!
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First stage and orchestra in 8 months for me today. I may have gotten a little bit emotional...
#LetTheMusicPlay
#BackToWork
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Sorry to state the obvious, but based on what I’ve heard today: conductors shouldn’t be allowed to punch colleagues…obviously.
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Pfwoar, it’s amazing the side of twitter that comes out when you talk about being against arts cuts and in favour of equal marriage on the same day. Proper cesspit of humanity. Going to have a wee break for a few days. Bye.
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About last night:
#ENOBoheme
premiere. Exhausted and elated. 12 more chances to see this spectacular cast and production
@E_N_O
. Under 21s are free!
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Oh it was so good to be back with the
@E_N_O
orchestra today. Just over a week until opening night of
#ENOBoheme
!
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Jasper's first trip to
@glyndebourne
might well be virtual, but he's loving it nonetheless. He still prefers Giovanni to Cosi, but is enjoying hearing the OAE for the first time. He can't wait to visit in person for Madama Butterfly in the autumn.
#OperaBaby
#Brainwashing
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Somehow this has happened and I'm feeling a little grateful...! Thank you so much
@TheOperaAwards
for this nomination, in such esteemed company.
NEWCOMER
-Julia Burbach (director)
-Maxime Emelyanychev (conductor)
-Ben Glassberg (
@glassyben
) (conductor)
-Thomas Guggeis (conductor)
-Joana Mallwitz (conductor)
-Zou Shuang (director)
#OperaAwards2019
#finalists
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This place is very special. Bravo Glyndebourne for working so hard to make SOMETHING happen in these crazy times. So many of us lost our entire autumn when the Tour was cancelled, so this is such a blessing for singers, orchestra, conductors, creatives and technicians.
We are very pleased to announce our first indoor performances since lockdown - a series of socially distanced productions will start on 10 October.
Find out more:
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It’s now officially squeaky bum time: baby due and opening night of Magic Flute both within the next few days. Praying for some miraculous timing!! 🙏
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A tough couple of days, for various reasons, but now sitting on a plane bound for Stockholm to make my Scandinavian debut. Have been excited about this for a long time- cannot wait to play Farrenc, Salonen and Ravel with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
#Onwards
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Is there an emoji for outrageously excited and simultaneously bricking it?
✨ Tonight is our final
@BBCProms
concert of 2021!
📻 A Night at the Opera will be live
@BBCRadio3
, 7.30pm
📺 You can also watch it on
#BBCFour
Thursday 19th August, 7pm
#BBCProms
#opera
@glassyben
@RoyalAlbertHall
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My final season as GT Music Director. Cannot wait to conduct a new production of Fidelio and a mini-tour of Messiah this autumn.
We’re pleased to announce that the Glyndebourne Tour will return this autumn. Tour 2021 will include performances of The Rake’s Progress, Don Pasquale, Fidelio, Messiah, the Glyndebourne Christmas Concert and screenings of Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights.
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First day with orchestra, soloists and chorus all together. It was quite fun...!
Quel bonheur de voir
@glassyben
diriger l'orchestre de l'Opéra et le choeur
@accentus
!
À partir de demain, c'est le marathon
#Titus
sur nos réseaux ! Une vidéo par jour jusqu'au concert en live le 20 novembre ! Prêts ?! :D
#Opera
#Mozart
#OperaAtHome
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Conducting my first Wagner opera this evening and couldn’t ask for a better set of colleagues. Let’s go!
Toi toi toi to Principal Guest Conductor
@glassyben
who leads the
@Volksoper_Wien
orchestra in Wagner's 'Der fliegende Holländer' this evening.
🎟 Book tickets:
#Intermusica
#ClassicalMusic
#Performance
#Conductor
#Vienna
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First rehearsal with the full
@glyndebourne
Tour Orchestra in 2 years this morning. It was quite something.
#GTFidelio
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Over 10 different documents printed and ready for the border officials. Negative PCR tests back this morning. Looks like we can go to Brussels tomorrow to start quarantine. Holding out hope we can start Turn of the Screw rehearsals as planned
@LaMonnaieDeMunt
#CoronaOpera
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I have not particularly enjoyed being locked down, but my word am I grateful to it for being introduced to the West Wing. Some of the greatest TV ever made.
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Full scores of the Ring Cycle
Kate Middleton only carries four items in her handbag - this is what they are
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There are only 3 words which I think are appropriate right now:
Gin
And
Tonic
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I made it back to Vienna with some extra baggage this time…
#FamilyTrip
Can’t wait for our Holländer sitzprobe tomorrow morning
@Volksoper_Wien
!
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Having so much fun with this top team and the
@glyndebourne
Tour Orchestra on blisteringly good form. Fidelio is one of the most rewarding challenges I’ve worked on so far. What a piece. 3 down, 7 to go!
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Managed a small amount of score study for the first time in 6 weeks today. This is what's been distracting me so far...
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Genuine thank you
@OliverDowden
for publishing this roadmap for getting the arts back to work. Now, could you possibly clarify when this will be possible and when the additional funding will be announced to stop theatres closing and 100s of redundancies happening please?
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Supreme Rhinegold
@E_N_O
tonight: a total company triumph. World-class performances from
@leigh_melrose
Christine Rice
@Maudalicious
@julianhubtenor
John Relyea et al. Was so engrossed, the 2h45 flew by and I didn’t even need a wee.
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This is bloody good from JEG
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, on the BBC, is not afraid to tell it how it is. Bravo!
@thoroughlygood
@nfmusic
@mrjamesob
@nicholascollon
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Shameless plug, but our new recording of La Clemenza di Tito
@operaderouen
releases tomorrow on
@alpha_classics
. Featuring a stellar cast, including
@nickythespence
in the title role and
@StephanyMezzo
as Sesto!
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Tomorrow morning,
@ofclarke31
is conducting the Fidelio school’s matinee
@glyndebourne
while I’m on childcare duty. She is blooming brilliant and you must all remember this name!
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Once again we have been excluded from a government announcement. We are due to start rehearsals
@glyndebourne
in less than a week. Can we go ahead
@OliverDowden
please?
Any news on concerts, performances and other cultural events,
@DCMS
@OliverDowden
? Not mentioned in
@BorisJohnson
’s statement - a case of no change or no care?
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Well we made it! Bravo everyone
@glyndebourne
for keeping us and audiences safe. Final show today and what a joyous ride it's been. Who knows when the next time we can be in an orchestra pit will be, but for now feeling incredible grateful.
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Whilst I am totally unqualified, I've written a short blog post for Spaces International's 'Women' month about some of the gender barriers that concern me in Classical Music. Hope it may be of some interest.
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