Head of Opera Press at Royal Ballet & Opera @rbo_org. Trying to live so others see Jesus. Big fan of chocolate 🍫 & prosecco 🥂. Wife to a vicar-to-be

Joined May 2015
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The Royal Opera Chorus stopped everyone in their tracks at Covent Garden today with an unannounced performance of Nessun Dorma to mark the start of the World Cup 2026 #london #londonmusic #football #worldcup #soccer
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Rosalía, Royal Ballet and Opera style... We've reimagined Berghain by Rosalía, taking it right back to its opera-inspired roots. Soprano: Jacquelyn Stucker Violinist: Stefano Montanari Pianist: Hannah Quinn #Rosalía #Berghain #Opera #RoyalBalletAndOpera
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A myth remade… Handel’s Semele returns to its Covent Garden home as a bold new production by The Royal Opera opens on our Main Stage tonight. Set in the decadent world of the wealthy and powerful, Oliver Mears’ darkly satirical retelling strips away the divine to reveal something far more human — a story of longing and dangerous ambition. 🎟️ See Semele on our Main Stage until 18 July: bit.ly/4lS0wh5 📸 Pretty Yende as Semele 📸 Pretty Yende as Semele and Ben Bliss as Jupiter 📸 Pretty Yende as Semele and Brindley Sherratt as Cadmus/ Somnus 📸 Pretty Yende as Semele
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Lovely news for Jakub!
Internationally acclaimed Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša will become Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic from Sept 2028. "I am overjoyed and deeply honoured that the Czech Philharmonic has chosen to align its path with mine from 2028."
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We're excited to announce that @AngelaHartnett is launching a brand-new restaurant and bar at the Royal Opera House. Opening in September 2025, the spaces will bring sophisticated yet simple, Italian-inspired cooking to our Covent Garden home: bit.ly/4e8onGz
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What a great evening!
What a night! ⭐️ We were delighted to accept the Tait Award for Best New Opera Production for Festen at the @OlivierAwards last night. Sir Bryn Terfel presented the award to Mark-Anthony Turnage, Lee Hall, and Natalya Romaniw: bit.ly/4chJTaI 📸 © Joanne Davidson
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🚨Top Secret! 🚨 A very special announcement is arriving on 02.04.25... As we prepare to stage a new Season of ballet and opera, all our teams have been working busily behind the scenes to get everything ready. Here are some clues of what you can look forward to...
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This is all I will be interested in for the next 60 hours
18 Mar 2025
After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.
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12 Feb 2025
A gigantic leap from Mark-Anthony Turnage in the premiere of his caustic, sometimes horribly disturbing Festen. My five-star review. thetimes.com/article/724aa5a…

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Having read the libretto for "Festen," Mark-Anthony Turnage's new opera, it's both funnier and darker than the film nytimes.com/2025/02/10/arts/… Fingers crossed it lives up to that when it opens tomorrow. Below's some titbits that didn't make the edit:
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Super interesting piece on the art of libretto writing! Festen, with libretto by Lee Hall and music by Mark-Anthony Turnage opens on Tuesday! 🎟️rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-event…
That’s the librettist’s pay-off: a moment of creative communion in a profession – writing – that’s defined by solitude. And, above all, the understanding that two arts working together can say things that neither could express unaided. ✍️ Richard Bratby spectator.co.uk/article/the-…
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Last work day before having the Christmas week off, easy questions or festive greetings only in my inbox please everyone🙏
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What makes Puccini's much-loved masterpieces tick? 🤔 Join us as we mark the centenary of Puccini’s death with productions of Tosca and La bohème, and explore the legacy of the ever-popular composer. ▶️ Watch live tonight from 7.45pm GMT: bit.ly/3Zeks40

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Lovely article that Lily arranged, can't wait to see Eun Sun Kim make her Covent Garden debut in Tosca next week!
19 Nov 2024
Conductor Eun Sun Kim: ‘Live performance is not like Netflix or YouTube’ on.ft.com/4fEujqD
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Lovely podcast, organised by Olivia, all about the Jette Parker Programme and a little bit about our upcoming performance of Fidelio too with JPA alumna Jennifer Davis 💫
Soprano @JenniferDSop joins the current @RBO_Org Jette Parker Artist Programme cohort for a candid #podcast conversation about rehearsal and stagecraft skills, and building authentic professional identities. lnk.to/r41xAS
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Ruth Haines retweeted
🗣 Contribute to The Sound Voice Project The Sound Voice Project explores the intrinsic value of the human voice and how it affects our identity and self-perception. 🗨 Take part and record yourself saying 'this is my voice' - submissions close 1 October: bit.ly/3XD7YC8
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It was a lovely service!
Last Sunday, we as the National Musicians' Church had the privilege of rounding up BBC Proms 2024 with an End of Proms Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration. If you didn't get a chance to listen, please catchup on bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022s…. #BBCProms2024
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