The Royal Opera House Production Park... Is Coming!
Hello, my name is Stephen Spencer and I'm the Director of the new Royal Opera House Production Park, that will open in Purfleet, Thurrock, Essex, at the end of 2010. I will have lots to tell, ask and...
View ArticleInspiring Youth
I experienced some great entertainment and behind-the-scenes rehearsal atmosphere at the celebration launch event for the National Skills Academy's first founder college in Southend last night. South...
View ArticleA Donkey, Some Chickens and a Horse
Ask most people what comes to mind when they think of opera and odds are 'donkey' won’t be the first thing they say. Nor would 'horse' or 'chickens' be tripping off their tongues. So it may come as a...
View ArticleWork in Progress
Currently working on a timeline showing all the things (big & small) I have to do to open the Park in less than 18 months' time! Currently using 2 large pieces of flipchart paper to try and fit it...
View ArticleOpening Night: Mayerling
Edward Watson as Crown Prince Rudolf and Iohna Loots as Princess Stephanie in Mayerling © ROH / Bill Cooper 2009 Mayerling is a complex, forceful and uncompromising ballet. It deals with big themes of...
View ArticleNetworking
I attended the East of England Tourism (EET) Conference last Thursday, at Newmarket Racecourse. The Chief Executive of EET reported on a positive year with the so-called 'staycation' market...
View ArticleThe Art of Self-Improvement
L’Heure espagnole / Gianni Schicchi © ROH 2011 Comedy comes in many flavours and the current double bill of L'Heure espagnole / Gianni Schicchi is delicious confirmation of this notion. Ravel's...
View ArticleBeauty and the Tutus
The Sleeping Beauty © ROH 2011 The Sleeping Beauty has a special place in The Royal Ballet's repertory. It was the "statement ballet" chosen to inaugurate the Company's new headquarters at the Royal...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes at rehearsals for Agon
Agon © ROH 2011 The Royal Ballet’s Masterclasses raise the curtain on the rehearsal process, allowing you to see ‘behind-the-scenes’ action. The dancers rehearse a work under the guidance of their...
View ArticleFor the first time
Blogging for the first time is a strange feeling: a bit like joining rehearsals for a show halfway through. Everyone else has settled in and knows what they’re doing, you feel like the new boy, with a...
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