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The Royal Opera
TURANDOT
Live streamed event
Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever- popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.
The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.
Cast:
PRINCESS TURANDOT Sondra Radvanovsky
CALAF SeokJong Baek
LIÙ Anna Princeva
TIMUR Adam Palka
PING Hansung Yoo
PANG Aled Hall
PONG Michael Gibson
EMPEROR ALTOUM Paul Hopwood
MANDARIN Ossian Huskinson
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
CONCERT MASTER Sergey Levitin
CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding
CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus
Creatives:
DIRECTOR Andrei Șerban
CONDUCTOR Rafael Payare
LIBRETTO Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
MUSIC Giacomo Puccini
DESIGNER Sally Jacobs
LIGHTING DESIGNER F. Mitchell Dana
CHOREOGRAPHER Kate Flatt
CHOREOLOGIST Tatiana Novaes Coelho
The Lindisfarne Story
Chapter 6 – No Time To Lose
With a sound distilled from folk, blues and beyond, Lindisfarne burst onto the international music scene in 1970. Memorable melodies, sweet & sour harmonies and gutsy instrumentation delivered with an infectious Geordie swagger, soon cemented Lindisfarne's reputation as a formidable musical force. Hit records, sell-out tours and international success were the inevitable results.
It was the songs that hit the spot with the fans. Lady Eleanor, Winter Song, Meet Me On The Corner, Run For Home and many, many, more are still performed all over the world.
Founder member and drummer Ray Laidlaw and former front man Billy Mitchell tell Lindisfarne's roller-coaster story with tall tales, memorable music and of course, scurrilous gossip.
Chapter Six puts the spotlight on the group's debut
album 'Nicely Out of Tune'
'The best debut album by a UK band this year' New Musical Express – 1971
It was 'Nicely Out of Tune', a sparkling debut crammed with classic songs, that alerted the music industry and fans alike to the Lindisfarne sound and paved the way for their chart topping second album, 'Fog on the Tyne'.
A five decade career followed, fuelled by unforgettable songs and a joyous approach to live performance that proved irresistible to fans far and wide.
A TV documentary, 'Alan Hull - Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius' broadcast in 2021, highlighted the regard that many other musicians had for Lindisfarne. Sting, Peter Gabriel, Dave Stewart, Elvis Costello and many more put on record their admiration for Alan, Lindisfarne and the music.
Ray Laildaw and Billy Mitchell have made music together since they met in their teens. Billy was right there during Lindisfarne's formation and became their front-man for eight years in 1995 following the sudden death of Alan Hull.
Join Ray and Billy for a celebration of Lindisfarne's music and memories, laughter and loss with The Lindisfarne Story – Ch 6. 'No Time To Lose'.