The chelsea opera groups
List the chelsea opera groups
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The singing by the royal opera chorus was superb along with the orchestal playing by orchestra of the early opera companysolomon royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the oratoriothis performance of george frideric handel's famous oratorio received some good reviews
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The orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operafalstaff royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasona real horse was also used in one of the scenes, although only the head was visiblethe sets were noted for their 's oak panelled room and the antlers during the final scenethis performance received some good reviews
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the current david mcvicar production and the music and history of the operadeath in venice royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by richard farnes, was excellent, along with the singing with mark padmore as gustav von aschenbach, elizabeth mcgorian as the lady of the pearls, gerald finley as the other parts, and superb dancing by leo dixon as tadzio and olly bell as jaschiuthere was also an interesting scene when on aschenbach travelled in a gondolathe sets were interesting, especially the way that the columns moved on and off stage for the various scenes, which was extremely innovativethe beach scene was also interesting with the sea in the distance and the floor of the scene was covered in a wet like covering to give the impression of wet sandthis enabled the various hotel scenes to be interspersed with the rest of the production
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Alice's adventures under ground, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for winter seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and the creation of this new and ground making operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by thomas ades, was excellent, along with the singing with claudia boyle as alice, clare presland as the red queen, queen of hearts, hilary summers as the white queen, sam furness as the white king, and peter tantsits, mark stone, joshua bloom, lukas hunt, bianca hopkins and eloise hyman in the other supporting rolesthe sets consisted for the most part of a theatre proscenium giving a card like appearance, with various interesting backdrops throughout the 57 minutes of this performanceeach stage of the performance went through the story beginning with alice falling through the holepostage extra or collection in person freethe props were the most interesting part of this performance with large blue bottles entitled "drink me", a cheshire cat, toy soldiers, knights on horses and a cake entitled "eat me"
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Otello royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current keith warner production and the music and history of this iconic late verdi operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonia pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with gregory kunde as otello, ermonela jaho as desdemona, carlos alvarez as iago, freddie de tommaso as cassio, michael mofidian as montano, andres presno as roderigo and david soar as lodovicothe costumes were 16th century and were notable for iago's outfit, otello's clothes and also desdemona's dressesthere was also an interesting imperial styled lion winged statue that passed through the stage that was the winged lion of veniceact iii with the arrival of lodovico from venice also had a red backdrop what was effective for this pivotal part of the performancethe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe sets were dynamic, begining with the storm scene with a galleon shown in the background for the landing, with lightening and effective sound effectspostage extra will send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe main sets had john piper geometric square like designs at each sides with a black base background, with reminisences of coventry cathedralthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the current david mcvicar production and the music and history of the operadeath in venice royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by richard farnes, was excellent, along with the singing with mark padmore as gustav von aschenbach, elizabeth mcgorian as the lady of the pearls, gerald finley as the other parts, and superb dancing by leo dixon as tadzio and olly bell as jaschiupostage extra or collect in person freethere was also an interesting scene when on aschenbach travelled in a gondolathe sets were interesting, especially the way that the columns moved on and off stage for the various scenes, which was extremely innovativethe beach scene was also interesting with the sea in the distance and the floor of the scene was covered in a wet like covering to give the impression of wet sandthis enabled the various hotel scenes to be interspersed with the rest of the production
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operadie zauberflote royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by leo hussaiin, was excellent, along with the singing with bejamin hulett as tamino, vito priante as papageno, yaritza veliz as papagena, tuuli takala and christina poulitsi as the queen of the night, andreas bauer kanabas as sarastro and rodell rosell as monostatosthe costumes were exotic, although it was rather spoilt by having papagena dressed as in contemporary dresspostage extra or collect in person freethe snake at the beginning was moved around and looked fiercethe tests had a carmin red for the fire and light blue for the waterthe sets were exotic with a large crescent moon and galaxy for the queen of the night famous aria
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Carmen royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by keri-lynn wilson, was excellent, along with the singing with tanya ariane baumgarten as carmen and aigul akhmetshina as mercedesthe costumes were interesting along with the stepped set which was a minimalist approach
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this donizetti operala fille du regiment, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with konu kim as a young tyrolean, saine devielhe as marie, javier camerane as tonio, pietro spagnoli as the sergeant in the 21st regiment, donald maxwell as hortentius, and miranda richardson as la duchesse de crakentorpwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthere was a large undulating map form the military sets and map backdropsthis performance received excellent reviewsthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourkonu kim as a young tyrolean, also received an encore during his famous ariathere was also a large cockeral in the final scene set in the home of la duchesse de crakentorpthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this famous mozart operala nozze di figaro programme royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by john elliot gardner, was excellent, along with the singing with christian gerhaher as figaro, kangmin justin kim as cheribino, julia kleiter as countess almaviva, alisdair elliott as don curzio, diana montague as marcellinathe elegant sets were notable for their french chateaux interior style with noticeable large pained french windowsthe garden scene was also notable for the use of plants and small trees with effective lightingthe production was set in the early 19th century with early 19th century costumes
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The queen of spades royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with aleksandrs antonenko as gherman, alexander kravets as chekalinsky, vladimir stoyanov as tchaikovsky/prince yeletskyin addition, as with alfred hitchock, in this stefan herheim co-production with dutch national opera, tchaikovsky makes an appearance as prince yeletskythe sets were very period style with heavy oak doors and pannelling and a swinging chandelior that starts to smoke in the last actthis performance received excellent reviewshas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this second of tchaikovsky's operas and the most serious in content
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The orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operapdf copy of lohengrin royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthere was criticism of the stylised swan, the storm troopers and the bannerslohengrin's white suit was criticised as a 's pop singer, along with the singing of klaus florian vogt, although there was also equal praise by other critics for this bayreuth singer who specialises in this particular rolewill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedjennifer davis came in for particular praise as else, although she was a stand inthis performance received some excellent reviews, whilst some others were critical of parts of the sets and costumesshe made a fantastic debut in the role howeverthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe swan was suggested by projected wing images, and there were slanting buildings in the first actthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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Queen of spades royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with aleksandrs antonenko as gherman, alexander kravets as chekalinsky, vladimir stoyanov as tchaikovsky/prince yeletskyin addition, as with alfred hitchock, in this stefan herheim co-production with dutch national opera, tchaikovsky makes an appearance as prince yeletskythe sets were very period style with heavy oak doors and pannelling and a swinging chandelior that starts to smoke in the last actthis performance received excellent reviewshas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this second of tchaikovsky's operas and the most serious in content
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operadie zauberflote pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by leo hussaiin, was excellent, along with the singing with bejamin hulett as tamino, vito priante as papageno, yaritza veliz as papagena, tuuli takala and christina poulitsi as the queen of the night, andreas bauer kanabas as sarastro and rodell rosell as monostatosthe costumes were exotic, although it was rather spoilt by having papagena dressed as in contemporary dresspostage extra or collect in person freethe tests had a carmin red for the fire and light blue for the waterthe snake at the beginning was moved around and looked fiercethe sets were exotic with a large crescent moon and galaxy for the queen of the night famous ariawill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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This colourful lithograph illustrates perfectly chagall’s joyful vision of the operamarc chagall () (after) ‘l'opéra garnier’ lithograph on vellum paper set on stone by sorlier after a gouache by chagall signed on the stone printed by atelier mourlot size: 47 x 60 cm this lithograph was made for the portfolio celebrating the creation of the ceiling of the paris opera by marc chagall in ; on the back of the lithograph is the first sketch made by chagall, also a lithograph printplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery good condition, small defect in right edge of sheet (see last photo) carefully packed tracked, international shipment with track & trace read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Description: throughout the world there are opera housesthe first coin in the series is the paris opera "le garnier"the first coin in a new series about famous opera houses limited mintage - only 999 pieces released comes with capsule and coa (certificate of authenticity) country \tpalau year \t face value \t10 dollars metal \tsilver fineness \t weight \t2 oz 62,2g diameter \t50 mm quality proof mintage \t999 certificate coa \tyes presentation case \tno read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetheatres are cultural heritage, pride of the country and peoplein the middle of a chandelier - crystalone side of the coin - this view from the sage, and the other is a view of the auditoriumcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewe hope that this series will find its admirers and will be remembered by all lovers of beautyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeas a rule they were built in the heyday with the latest achievements of science, technology and artare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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This boxed set of 66 porcelain miniature chinese opera masks are in excellent conditionused to aid the chinese facial make up artist's of the beijing opera house with each mask depicting a certain role and figure i do not know if these are the actual ones used by the artists or just a presentation boxpresented in their original printed silk felt lined case measuring 350mm x 130mm x 35mm in the closed position and weighing approximately 820g this intricately crafted set comes with an information sheet in chinese and english detailing the meaning of the colours on each face (as can be seen in the picture) the art of facial makeup in beijing opera facial makeup, a special art in chinese operas, distinctly shows the image of certain roles by means of artistic exaggeration combining truthful portrayal and symbolismeach of the masks is in perfect condition and measures around 30mm x 25mmyellow represents a fierce,smbitious,but cool-headed dispositionred stand for logicalfaithful,straighfoward and uprightnessoil-white is symbolic of a solem,arrogant and domineering characterwater-white suggests a sinister and treacherous,suspicious and cheating characterthe appearance of the role reveals disposition and moral quality, age and distinguishing featuresgreen is a representation of headstrong and impetuous natureopen to sensible offers the photographs are of the actual item for sale all details are given in good faith and without guarantee more photos are available please contact me with your email address postage is possible please contact me for cost read morefacial makeup is rich in colorspurple stands for uprightness,coolheadedness and sophistication blue is a portray a staunch,fierce,calculating character
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operacarmen, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by keri-lynn wilson, was excellent, along with the singing with tanya ariane baumgarten as carmen and aigul akhmetshina as mercedeswill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe costumes were interesting along with the stepped set which was a minimalist approachthis performance received excellent reviewsthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this famous mozart operale nozze di figaro programme royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by john elliot gardner, was excellent, along with the singing with christian gerhaher as figaro, kangmin justin kim as cheribino, julia kleiter as countess almaviva, alisdair elliott as don curzio, diana montague as marcellinathe elegant sets were notable for their french chateaux interior style with noticeable large pained french windowsthe garden scene was also notable for the use of plants and small trees with effective lightingthe production was set in the early 19th century with early 19th century costumes
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The orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the operala boheme, pdf royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for summer seasonthe production was revived for the winter and spring seasonin particular, there was criticism of the garret, and the cafe sceneswill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthis performance received some good reviews but there was criticism of some aspects of the setsthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthat programme had exactly the same articles as the production, and the only changes were some of the photos and of course the advertsthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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50 ea all 44 for £25 most items are £2 each, except for used chelsea knives at £250 ea 27 x dinner forks 196mm long 13 x dessert forks 186mm long 6 x dessert spoons 189mm long 13 x soup spoons188mm long 0 x teaspoon 124mm long 8 x fruit spoons 145mm long 6 x cake forks 148mm long 0 x sundae spoons 179mm as new chelsea items in original boxes etc - 6 x side/butter cutters, 177mm long £3these vintage items by viners international, are mostly in lovely conditioni also have some non-viners copies of this pattern, of identical appearance but not quite such good quality, at 75p each: - 5 x table knives 216 mm long 9 x dessert knives 210mm long 6 x table forks 200 mm long 4 x dessert forks 180mm long 10 x desert spoons 187 mm long 2 x soup spoons 180 mm long 4 teaspoons 140mm long 4 x serving spoons 205mm long £150 ea 6 x dessert knives 197mm long £2new items are a little more50 ea, 3 x dessert spoons 189mm £3 ea 2 x fruit spoons as new 143mm long £3 ea 12 x coffee spoons 102mm, 2 sets of 6, new in boxes, £15 per set 1 x small cake slice/lift, photos mm long, as new, £9 1 x fruit serving spoon as new £4 the 'unknown (name) 3' items, sometimes known as the 'swirl', are in photos 11 to 14, all £2 each except serving spoons at £3: - 1 x table knives 215 mm long 5 x smaller knives 210 mm long 9 x table forks 200 mm long 2 x desert fork 181 mm long 7 x desert spoons 187 mm long 2 x tea spoons 140 mm long 1 x fruit spoon 146mm long 2 x serving spoons 205 mm long £3 ea £46 for all 29 itemsi have other designs not advertised, please ask the 'chelsea' items are in photos 1 to x dinner knives 221mm long £250 or serving items which are £3the 'unkown 3' name comes from cutlerysearch, the handle pattern is shown in the photos50 ea 6 x side/butter knives, as new,177mm long £3buyer collects, or i can send it by parcel2go at cost50 ea 10 x side/butter knives 177mm long £2
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50 each, except for used chelsea knives at £3 or serving items which are £350 ea 27 x dinner forks 196mm long 13 x dessert forks 186mm long 6 x dessert spoons 189mm long 13 x soup spoons188mm long 0 x teaspoon 124mm long 8 x fruit spoons 145mm long 6 x cake forks 148mm long 0 x sundae spoons 179mm as new chelsea items in original boxes etc - 6 x side/butter cutters, 177mm long £350 each except serving spoons at £ x table knives 215 mm long 5 x smaller knives 210 mm long 9 x table forks 200 mm long 2 x desert fork 181 mm long 7 x desert spoons 187 mm long 2 x tea spoons 140 mm long 1 x fruit spoon 146mm long 2 x serving spoons 205 mm long £3 ea £65 for all 29 itemsthese vintage items by viners international, are mostly in lovely conditioni also have some non-viners copies of this pattern, of identical appearance but not quite such good quality, at 75p each: - 5 x table knives 216 mm long 9 x dessert knives 210mm long 6 x table forks 200 mm long 4 x dessert forks 180mm long 10 x desert spoons 187 mm long 2 x soup spoons 180 mm long 4 teaspoons 140mm long 4 x serving spoons 205mm long £1new items are a little morei have other designs not advertised, please ask the 'chelsea' items are in photos 1 to x dinner knives 221mm long £3 ea 6 x dessert knives 197mm long £3 ea 10 x side/butter knives 177mm long £3 ea 6 x side/butter knives, as new,177mm long £3the 'unkown 3' name comes from cutlerysearch, the handle pattern is shown in the photos50 ea, 3 x dessert spoons 189mm £3 ea 2 x fruit spoons as new 143mm long £3 ea 12 x coffee spoons 102mm, 2 sets of 6, new in boxes, £15 per set 1 x small cake slice/lift, photos mm long, as new, £9 1 x fruit serving spoon as new £4 the 'unknown (name) 3' items, sometimes known as the 'swirl', are in photos 11 to 14, all £2buyer collects, or i can send it by parcel2go at cost50 ea all 44 for £25 most items are £2
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50 each, except for used chelsea knives at £3 etc50 ea 33 x dinner forks 196mm 29 x dessert forks 186mm 18 x dessert spoons 189mm 24 x soup spoons188mm 6 x teaspoon 124mm 12 x fruit spoons 145mm 6 x cake forks 148mm 0 x sundae spoons 179mm 2 x serve spoons 222mm £4 ea 1 pr of salad servers, £12 pr as new chelsea items in original boxes etc - 6 x side/butter cutters, 177mm £350 each except serving spoons at £ x table knives 215 mm 5 x smaller knives 210 mm 9 x table forks 200 mm 2 x desert fork 181 mm 7 x desert spoons 187 mm 2 x tea spoons 140 mm 1 x fruit spoon 146mm 2 x serving spoons 205 mm £3 ea £65 for all 29 itemsthese vintage items by viners international, are mostly in lovely condition50 ea, 3 x dessert spoons 189mm £3 ea 2 x fruit spoons as new 143mm £3 ea 12 x coffee spoons 102mm, 2 sets of 6, new in boxes, £15 per set 1 x small cake slice/lift, photos mm, as new, £9 1 x fruit serving spoon as new £4 the 'unknown (name) 3' items, sometimes known as the 'swirl', are in photos 11 to 14, all £2new items are a little morei have other designs not advertised, please ask the 'chelsea' items are in photos 1 to x dinner knives 221mm £3 ea 6 x dinner knives 224mm £3 ea 26 x dessert knives 197mm £3 ea 10 x side/butter knives 177mm £3 ea 6 x side/butter knives, as new,177mm £3the 'unkown 3' name comes from cutlerysearch, the handle pattern is shown in the photosbuyer collects, or i can send it by parcel2go at cost50 ea all 44 for £25 most items are £2i also have some non-viners copies of this pattern, of identical appearance but not quite such good quality, at 75p each: - 5 x table knives 216 mm 9 x dessert knives 210mm 6 x table forks 200 mm 4 x dessert forks 180mm 10 x desert spoons 187 mm 2 x soup spoons 180 mm 4 teaspoons 140mm 4 x serving spoons 205mm £1
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The chelsea veil is a traditional single layer tiered veiladd a traditional and romantic touch to your big day with the chelsea veiloffered in bridal cream and oyster, the chelsea veil in bridal cream will work best with our cream gowns and dressesthe super-fine tulle will bring a subtle yet opulent addition to your bridal look
75 €
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The royal opera chorus and the orchestra of the royal opera house are conducted by antonio pappanooxfam shop devizes angela gheorghiu, jonas kaufmann and bryn terfel star in jonathan kent's royal opera house production of puccini's toscasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Contains a booklet,with a descriptive and synopsis of the recording, opera and the actors, excellent conditionaida is an opera in four acts by giuseppe verdi to an italian libretto by antonio ghislanzoniset in the old kingdom of egypt, it was commissioned by cairo's khedivial opera house and had its première there on 24 decembersleeves in excellent conditionalbum box in very good condition, small tear on the backoxfam shop darlington records in excellent condition,spindle markstracklist aïda side 1 act 1, scene 1 side 2 act 1, scene 2 act 2, part 1 side 3 act 2, concluded side 4 act 3, part 1 side 5 act 3, concluded act 4, scene 1, part 1 side 6 act 4, scene 1, concluded act 4, scene 2 see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pdf copy of la traviata royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by antonello manacorda, was excellent, along with the singing with ermonela jaho as violetta, charles castronovo as alfredo and igor golovatenko as gorgio germont, alfredo's fatherthe production is being revived forwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe sets were extremely rich with vibrant colours, and the production was set in the 's and violetta wore a fabulous white crinoline dress for the party scene in act ithis performance received excellent reviewsthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this most famous and popular of all of the verdi operasthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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Manon, pdf copy of royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, conducted by koen kessels along with the dancing, including laura morera as manon, frederick bonelli as des grieux, and luca acri as lescauthas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the ballet by kenneth mcmillan with music by massenetthe military uniforms were of particular interest with the use of the bicorn hatsthe costumes were also very rich and exuberant, and were period 18th century ancien regimethis revival production has received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourfulthe final louisiana swamp scene was most effective with dropping vines to give the impression of the swamp everglades where sadly manon dies in the arms of des grieuxwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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Pdf copy of der ring des nibelungen royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for autumn seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonio pappano was excellent, although the "donner" anvil in the finale of rhinegold was replaced by a loud thud and thunder flashes, and on the first performance on 1st october, what may be some additional tubas and horns appear to have been added among other changes to the score to the gotterdammerung finale, with no special effects for the collapse of valhalla, which does not appear to have been picked up by the criticsthese performances received some good but mixed reviewsthe futuristic and symbolist sets and props were lavish in this keith warner production of the four operas, rhinegold, die valkure, siegfried and gotterdammerung of richard wagner's famous ring cycle and there appear to have been changes from the original previous and productionsthe finale appeared not to be quite the same as the recordings of say solti, von karajen, and othersthere were also other flat horns in both siegried and gotterdammerungwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the four operas in this cyclethe singing was excellent by john lundgren as wotan the wanderer, sarah connolly as fricka, gunter groissock as fasolt, johannes kranzle as albericht, gerhard siegal as mime, stevan vinke as siegfried, nina stemme as brunnhilde, heather engebretson as the woodbirdthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc
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Oxfam bookshop skipton joyce didonato and juan diego flórez star in this royal opera house production of rossini's operaantonio pappano conducts the royal opera house orchestra and chorussee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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