Tuesday 1 May 2018, 10.30am
Opera at the Mariinsky, 1890-1917
In this morning’s lecture, Dr Rosamund Bartlett and pianist Maria Levandovskaya take us back to the glory days of imperial St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre, highlighting the...
Tuesday 8 May 2018, 10.30am
The mishaps, mayhem and misfortune of productions, singers and theatres
Opera: the most complete art form, and (most of the time) a stunning blend of music, stagecraft, lighting and passion – but what happens when it all goes wrong? Ask any singer...
Tuesday 15 May 2018, 10.30am
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Tuesday 22 May 2018, 10.30am
Why are we so drawn to operatic tragedy?
Tosca, plummeting to her doom from the roof of the Castel Sant’Angelo; Juliette, stabbing herself to be reunited with her dying lover Romeo; Rodrigo, shot in front of his...
