Is it fair to say it’s a mongrel language, drawing influence from all over. So it is important to remember that the formation of English was influenced by a huge range of ethnic and ge…
Mark Wigglesworth wants to make "opera accessible to all" and "all", by definition, includes riff-raff. He sees this as the ENO's mission. "Accessibility," he writes, "is not really about th…
“The idea that opera can only work in its original form is a dangerously small step from saying that Italian or German opera can only be done well by Italians or Germans. Operas are en…
An evangelical parish called The International Church in the Midlands village of Mansfield Woodhouse encouraged its members to donate thousands (it would be “giving to God”) to d…
Yes, argues scholar Jonathan Rose. “The intelligentsia was driven to create literary modernism by a profound loathing of ordinary common readers. The intellectuals feared the masses no…
BroadwayWorld has learned that tonight Brittney Johnson makes her Glinda debut in WICKED on Broadway, becoming the first actress of color to play the part.
By Mark Ludmon
A play by award-winning Spanish playwright VÃctor Sánchez RodrÃguez is to have its English-language premiere at London's Theatre503 this month.
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New Republic cultural critic Josephine Livingstone: “Kennings are essentially portmanteaus, Old English words made of two nouns that have been mashed together to create a new one. … …
Mark Wigglesworth, former music director of English National Opera, makes the case: “If opera is drama first and foremost, why is the question of the language it’s sung in so hot…
“Instead of assigning the same old essays about Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales, [Sarah Roman] wove classroom assignments into an epic adventure for her students to play their way thr…
Hamilton is keeping the holiday medleys rolling with a tune from the Schuyler Sisters of Hamilton on Broadway, Mandy Gonzalez, Denee Benton, and Alysha Deslorieux. In honor of the first offi…
“Removing cost as a barrier to entry for under-18s is a seismic leap forward for ENO and for opera as a whole, and we hope to entice as many under-18s as possible, from the musically o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 5:13pm on December 19, 2018☆⚑
Said company CEO Stuart Murphy, “We were founded on the belief that opera is for everyone. Removing cost as a barrier to entry for under-18s is a seismic leap forward for ENO and for o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 9:24am on December 18, 2018☆⚑
Where to see shows exploring Hispanic culture in English and Spanish---According to the 2010 census, there are approximately 2.3 million people of Hispanic descent living in NYC, many of who…
"La boheme" makes a scintillating comeback on stage with a new cast at London's ENO and will be on stage on select dates through February 22, 2019.As Mimi and Rodolfo's passion burns with a …
English Touring Theatre announces its partnership with Digital Theatre on a film of Othello for Digital Theatre Plus, the company's education platform plus a nationwide programme of engageme…
The 28-year-old lead principal of the English National Ballet talks to the Guardian's Iman Amrani about his plans to make dance a human right in his home country of Mexico and elevate it as …
Royal amp Derngate Northampton in partnership with English Touring Theatre are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2018 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award, Nancy Medina, will premie…
