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William Spaulding @SmilingLuigi

Chorus Director of the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. Same formerly at Deutsche Oper Berlin and Liceu Barcelona. Frequent cooker of Bratkartoffeln.

Joined June 2009
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Paradise Lost as a solo stage performance! Book now! @miltons_paradise_lost instagram.com/reel/DKd391aC7…
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Hi all, come to my solo stage performance of Milton's magnum opus! actorschurch.org/whatson/par… @miltons_paradise_lost instagram.com/reel/DKq_PA_MF…

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St Alban the Martyr, Holborn@stalbansholborn
11 Oct 2024
Our festival of Nine Lessons and Carols this year will be on Tuesday 17th December, at 6:30pm, followed by mince pies and mulled wine. All very welcome.
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I concur wholeheartedly! And he’s an extremely supportive and wonderful colleague as well. Very sad to see him go. Thanks for posting.
Michael Papadopoulos@michaelpapopera
13 Apr 2023
The ROH orch making sure Paul Wynne Griffiths got some well-deserved recognition before Act 3 of #ROHTurandot in his last scheduled performance with the company before his retirement at the end of this season. An unbelievably experienced, kind & knowledgable conductor & mentor.
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Royal Ballet and Opera
@rbo_org
17 Mar 2023
A touching look back at yesterday's performance of Songs for Ukraine Watch the Royal Opera Chorus and more than 130 London-based Ukrainians, including individuals displaced by the war, as they perform a range of works from their collaborative project. #RoyalOperaHouse
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London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
13 Jan 2023
Loved loved loved being a (tiny) part of this. And special thanks to @SmilingLuigi for his mime interpretation of Act 3 as we waited offstage for our cue 😃
London Symphony Orchestra@londonsymphony
13 Jan 2023
Our first concert of 2023 was Janáček’s opera of loneliness, love and passion – Katya Kabanova – in a concert performance with a star-studded cast. The second performance is tonight, 7pm @BarbicanCentre. 🎟️ ow.ly/AeIn50MpZo8 @guardian review: bit.ly/KKGuardianReview
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Deborah Staunton@DebStaunton
13 Jan 2023
Replying to @LSChorus
Such a pleasure always to sing with @SmilingLuigi
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An exciting piece to do with an exciting group!
London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
3 Jan 2023
Starting our first project of 2023, and practising our mystery vowels for @SmilingLuigi. Looking forward to the concerts with @londonsymphony and @SirSimonRattle on January 11th and 13th!
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Cheers, dear singers: you’re gonna be great!
London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
5 Jan 2023
"If all goes well we won't be singing the piece backwards." Always reassuring to get that possibility ruled out. And looking forward to the piano rehearsal for Katya Kabanova with @SirSimonRattle tomorrow 😃
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RNCM Alumni@rncmalumni
15 Oct 2022
📢 Job Opportunity 📢 Assistant to the Chorus Manager (Opera) at The Royal Opera House ⏰ Deadline: 8am, Friday 28th October 2022 Interviews will take place early November 2022 For more info sign up to rncmconnect.com and check out our jobs board 💼
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Sunday, 16 October! Check out AIDA from the Royal Opera House in a cinema near you. Stars @ROHchorus, and Elle Osili-Wood interviews me in the interval! Pappano works his usual magic, great soloists. roh.org.uk/cinemas/productio…
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Linda Farrell@LindaFarrell11
9 Oct 2022
I was @RoyalOperaHouse tonight for #ROHAida, it was fantastic. Great performances from #ElenaStikhina, @FMeli_tenor, #AgnieszkaRehlis and #SolomanHoward. The ROH orchestra and @ROHchorus were on fire under the amazing direction of Maestro Pappano and @SmilingLuigi. 👏👏👏
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London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
5 Jun 2022
What a huge pleasure to perform Dallapiccola's Il prigioniero tonight with @londonsymphony, our fab soloists inc Angeles Blancas Gulin and Eric Greene, our Guildhall compatriots and - count them - two chrous masters! Next up, some Durufle 😊
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London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
4 Jun 2022
Good morning from the @Barbican amphi @londonsymphony with @SmilingLuigi conducting from the balcony 🎶
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London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
31 May 2022
Not sure what the collective noun for a group of vocal and pianistic maestri is - a breve? - but here we have one, discussing the Holy Grail that is C. Looking forward to Dallapiccola with #AntonioPappano and @londonsymphony this weekend!
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London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
29 May 2022
Fabulous final rehearsal @BarbicanCentre . Can’t wait for tonight. The hall is buzzing! 🎉🎶 @londonsymphony #lsocommunitychoir #lsodiscoverychoir #andrejthomas #naguandanobles #albertlee #lifteveryvoice @simonhalsey @davidlmusic
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London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
28 Apr 2022
"Don't let the F# mess with you," advises @SmilingLuigi. We won't, and from henceforth we will be singing 11-note rows in Dallapiccola 😀
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Well done, all!
London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
31 Mar 2022
"Find your note and grapple it unto your soul with hoops of steel." Excellent advice from @SmilingLuigi in our second rehearsal of Dallapiccola's Il prigioniero!
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London Symphony Chorus@LSChorus
24 Mar 2022
"You'll be enjoying it in a different way singing up the octave." A promise from @SmilingLuigi as we start rehearsing for our next concert - Dallapiccola's Il Prigioniero 👍
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Royal Ballet and Opera
@rbo_org
29 Jul 2021
🤩 A stunning section of music from Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns! Conducting is Chorus Director @SmilingLuigi. Check out our Insight on what it's like being a member of the @ROHchorus here: youtube.com/watch?v=dEm0y9Ac… #OurHouseToYourHouse
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