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by our RBG Correspondent | Woolwich
Grab a blanket and bring a picnic, the BP Big Screens are back. Showing three world-class opera and ballet in the General Gordon Square there is no better way to enjoy the British Summer.
First up on Wednesday 18 May is The Royal Ballet’s brand new ballet, Frankenstein. Choreographed by one of the Royal Ballet’s young choreographers, Liam Scarlett, the ballet draws out the themes of compassion and friendship from Mary Shelley’s iconic gothic novel.
On Thursday 9 June Plácido Domingo reprises the role of Nabucco, King of Babylon, in The Royal Opera’s production of Verdi’s Nabucco. An opera of epic proportions, Nabucco is about the consequences of power when the King of Babylon takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites. Most famously the opera includes the stirring “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”.
Finally, on Thursday 14 July Verdi’s searing opera Il Trovatore will be beamed live across the UK. The new production of civil war and revenge is one of the great works of the Romantic era, featuring several of Verdi’s best-known arias and choruses.
Councillor Denise Scott-McDonald (top), Cabinet Member for Culture, Creative Industries & Community Wellbeing, said: “This is a great opportunity for residents of Greenwich to enjoy three world-class opera and ballet performances from the Royal Opera House live in General Gordon Square this summer. We’re working hard to put Woolwich and the borough firmly on the map as a leading cultural destination and these screenings should draw people from a wide area allowing them to appreciate the open air performances.”
First up on Wednesday 18 May is The Royal Ballet’s brand new ballet, Frankenstein. Choreographed by one of the Royal Ballet’s young choreographers, Liam Scarlett, the ballet draws out the themes of compassion and friendship from Mary Shelley’s iconic gothic novel.
On Thursday 9 June Plácido Domingo reprises the role of Nabucco, King of Babylon, in The Royal Opera’s production of Verdi’s Nabucco. An opera of epic proportions, Nabucco is about the consequences of power when the King of Babylon takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites. Most famously the opera includes the stirring “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”.
Finally, on Thursday 14 July Verdi’s searing opera Il Trovatore will be beamed live across the UK. The new production of civil war and revenge is one of the great works of the Romantic era, featuring several of Verdi’s best-known arias and choruses.
Councillor Denise Scott-McDonald (top), Cabinet Member for Culture, Creative Industries & Community Wellbeing, said: “This is a great opportunity for residents of Greenwich to enjoy three world-class opera and ballet performances from the Royal Opera House live in General Gordon Square this summer. We’re working hard to put Woolwich and the borough firmly on the map as a leading cultural destination and these screenings should draw people from a wide area allowing them to appreciate the open air performances.”
Alex Beard (right), Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, said: “Since 2000 the BP Big Screens have been a must-see in many people’s summer diaries and this year is no different. Thanks to the invaluable support of BP we are able to screen two world-premieres and showcase some of the world’s foremost talents in opera and ballet, including the great Plácido Domingo, to towns up and down the UK for free.”
Des Violaris, BP’s UK Director for Arts and Culture, said: “BP is delighted to continue its backing for the BP Big Screens. Over 40,000 people enjoyed a live performance last summer enabling the Royal Opera House to show high quality opera and ballet to new and returning audiences. With good weather already forecast we hope that the blue skies encourage even more people to come and be inspired by the BP Big Screens.”
To find out more on what’s on the big screen visit: www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/bigscreen.
To find out more about the Royal Opera House visit: www.roh.org.uk/BPbigscreens,
Des Violaris, BP’s UK Director for Arts and Culture, said: “BP is delighted to continue its backing for the BP Big Screens. Over 40,000 people enjoyed a live performance last summer enabling the Royal Opera House to show high quality opera and ballet to new and returning audiences. With good weather already forecast we hope that the blue skies encourage even more people to come and be inspired by the BP Big Screens.”
To find out more on what’s on the big screen visit: www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/bigscreen.
To find out more about the Royal Opera House visit: www.roh.org.uk/BPbigscreens,
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