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Post by AddisonMizner on May 7, 2024 20:23:23 GMT
ENO are due to announce their new season next Wednesday (15th May).
Does anyone have any ideas as to what it could include?
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 15:31:05 GMT
I couldn't guess. Any new work would be fantastic.
An unlikely pick, but The Shining would be cool. I really liked the recording of that when it came out a month back. It seems to be a popular one to stage in America right now.
I think it's the Mikado for the next G&S to be revived again? Last time that was on was 8 years ago I believe. Unless they do Pirates, or Yeoman.
That said, a new G&S production would be great too!
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Post by Dawnstar on May 8, 2024 18:48:07 GMT
I think it's the Mikado for the next G&S to be revived again? Last time that was on was 8 years ago I believe. Unless they do Pirates, or Yeoman. The last ENO Mikado revival was in autumn 2019. |
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 18:55:57 GMT
I think it's the Mikado for the next G&S to be revived again? Last time that was on was 8 years ago I believe. Unless they do Pirates, or Yeoman. The last ENO Mikado revival was in autumn 2019. Ah, thanks! I was thinking of when I saw it back in 2015/16.
Maybe Pirates is more likely to be up next then.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 8, 2024 19:05:38 GMT
The last ENO Mikado revival was in autumn 2019. Ah, thanks! I was thinking of when I saw it back in 2015/16.
Maybe Pirates is more likely to be up next then.
They did do The Mikado pretty often. Checking my list, I saw it in 2008, 2011 and 2013 as well as 2019 so that would have been 5 runs in the dozen years before the pandemic. I'd guess the gap from 2019 to now could be the longest in the production's history. |
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 19:07:56 GMT
Ah, thanks! I was thinking of when I saw it back in 2015/16.
Maybe Pirates is more likely to be up next then.
They did do The Mikado pretty often. Checking my list, I saw it in 2008, 2011 and 2013 as well as 2019 so that would have been 5 runs in the dozen years before the pandemic. I'd guess the gap from 2019 to now could be the longest in the production's history. Mikado is definitely the one that brings in people. Iolanthe last year I was really sad when I was seeing empty seats. |
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Post by bordeaux on May 8, 2024 19:11:20 GMT
I'd love to see John Adams' Doctor Atomic, as I don't think that's ever had a revival since is 2009 UK premiere. I've no idea why. Given the conventionality of the ROH season it would be nice to have a couple of rarities in there too.
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 19:15:37 GMT
I'd still love to see a revival of Lost Highway, which was premiered outside the Coliseum and instead at the Young Vic.
For a show with such cool multimedia aspects to it, I'm surprised it's not come back in recent times.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 8, 2024 19:15:45 GMT
They did do The Mikado pretty often. Checking my list, I saw it in 2008, 2011 and 2013 as well as 2019 so that would have been 5 runs in the dozen years before the pandemic. I'd guess the gap from 2019 to now could be the longest in the production's history. Mikado is definitely the one that brings in people. Iolanthe last year I was really sad when I was seeing empty seats. I'm afraid I've never been to see ENO's Iolanthe, since Cal McCrystal is on my Directors To Avoid list. |
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 19:19:13 GMT
Mikado is definitely the one that brings in people. Iolanthe last year I was really sad when I was seeing empty seats. I'm afraid I've never been to see ENO's Iolanthe, since Cal McCrystal is on my Directors To Avoid list. It was alright. I feel like some the silliness that production had overshadowed the work itself, but it definitely was still a fun night. I've seen better. |
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Post by tw on May 8, 2024 21:12:09 GMT
I believe they are doing Rigoletto, Pirates of Penzance, La Boheme and (if I heard correctly) Turn of the Screw. Can’t remember the others!
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 22:00:44 GMT
I believe they are doing Rigoletto, Pirates of Penzance, La Boheme and (if I heard correctly) Turn of the Screw. Can’t remember the others! Yay! More Britten! |
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 9, 2024 6:15:25 GMT
Mikado is definitely the one that brings in people. Iolanthe last year I was really sad when I was seeing empty seats. I'm afraid I've never been to see ENO's Iolanthe, since Cal McCrystal is on my Directors To Avoid list. I enjoyed Life on the moon and Pinafore but not Iolanthe (way to silly). It will be interesting to see if his 'Widow' is merry or not |
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 9, 2024 6:16:46 GMT
I believe they are doing Rigoletto, Pirates of Penzance, La Boheme and (if I heard correctly) Turn of the Screw. Can’t remember the others! I love Screw but the Coli has got to be one of the worst locations for it. |
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Post by Dawnstar on May 9, 2024 12:23:03 GMT
I'm afraid I've never been to see ENO's Iolanthe, since Cal McCrystal is on my Directors To Avoid list. I enjoyed Life on the moon and Pinafore but not Iolanthe (way to silly). It will be interesting to see if his 'Widow' is merry or not I detested his production of Il mondo della Luna & hence have been avoiding his work ever since. Never having been to Glyndebourne, I don't really have to try to avoid his Merry Widow. |
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Post by bordeaux on May 15, 2024 9:34:24 GMT
www.eno.org/Here it is. All very familiar, I'm afraid, with one rarity: Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 15, 2024 9:39:45 GMT
Im interested in Elixer and mary.
suor angelica would be nice but please twin with it something so we dont feel totally shortchanged
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Post by tmesis on May 15, 2024 10:55:21 GMT
Strange they’re offering Suor Angelica on its own. Won’t be going as it’s my least favourite of Il Trittico. I too am interested in Elixir. Pleased they’re bringing back Rigoletto - it’s now common place to set an opera in a different time period but this was one of the first and it’s never been done better. Glad they’re also reviving Miller’s Boheme - a very handsome production.
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Post by blamerobots on May 15, 2024 11:03:34 GMT
Are ALL of these key arts AI-generated...?
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Post by Dawnstar on May 15, 2024 12:55:49 GMT
Unless I'm missing something, the season seems to finish on 22nd February. I know ENO's seasons have been getting shorter but the second part of the season being only a month long is ridiculous!
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Post by AddisonMizner on May 15, 2024 19:24:03 GMT
I’m excited for THE TURN OF THE SCREW. A Britten opera that I have always wanted to see. I will definitely be booking it.
The MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS also sounds interesting.
Other than that, I find it another pretty dull season as per the ROH.
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Post by alece10 on May 17, 2024 8:29:22 GMT
Pirates for me but not bothered about the others.
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Post by blamerobots on May 17, 2024 10:45:47 GMT
Unless I'm missing something, the season seems to finish on 22nd February. I know ENO's seasons have been getting shorter but the second part of the season being only a month long is ridiculous! I suspect something's transferring in again. |
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Post by Dawnstar on May 17, 2024 20:09:44 GMT
Probably, but it's depressing that it's now preferable for them to rent out the Coliseum for more months of the year than they will be occupying it.
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Post by blamerobots on May 17, 2024 22:14:58 GMT
Do we know what the Coliseum's future post-Manchester?
I'm guessing it'll still be owned by the ENO, but it'll probably be used as another West End theatre and just host transfers, right?
I'm not caught up with all that. But that'd be sad.
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