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Articles by David McVicar
La Flûte enchantée (The Royal Opera)
- La princesse Pamina a été enlevée. Sa mère, la Reine de la Nuit, charge le jeune prince Tamino de porter secours à sa fille. Tamino et son fidèle acolyte, Papageno, se lancent dans l'aventure, mais ils comprennent rapidement que, lorsqu'on part à la recherche de l'amour, les apparences sont parfois trompeuses.
Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney
Le nozze di Figaro is arguably one of the best constructed operas ever written, the perfect marriage of music and drama. This production by Sir David McVicar (revival director Andy Morton), stands up well, and this new outing at the Sydney Opera House was notable for some outstanding performances. It is a production which brings out the comic aspects of the work while not shying away from the deeper moral dangers and class tensions so integral to the story.
Fathom Events presents David McVicar's new production of Fedora by Giordano, with Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczaa
The performance is transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera to cinemas nationwide on January 14 to 12:55 p.m. ET , /PRNewswire/ — Following its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year’s Eve, David McVicarcritically acclaimed new production by Giordano Feltwith the soprano Sonya Yocheva and tenor Piotr Becza, streams live to theaters nationwide via Fathom Events on saturday january 14to 12:55 p.m. ETas part of The Met: Live in HD series.
Girls being boys being girls: a short history of opera’s trouser roles — Royal Opera House
The trouser (or breeches) role – a young male character sung by a woman – has been part of opera since its early days. And the role type has flourished since, in a variety of contexts. In the 18th century, the bulk of heroic male roles were written for soprano or alto castratos – but the trouser role was never just a ‘castrato substitute’: Handel’s Radamisto and his heroic adolescent Sesto in Giulio Cesare are the most famous examples.
Royal Opera House 2018/19 Season announced — Royal Opera House
Details of the Royal Opera House's 2018/19 Season have been announced. The Royal Opera's Season includes five new productions, classic revivals and operas that span the entire breadth of the repertory, opening with Wagner’s Ring cycle, conducted by Music Director Antonio Pappano, in a final outing for Keith Warner’s acclaimed production.
Peeling back the myth: Searching for the Real Doctor Faustus — Royal Opera House
In the world of classical music, Faust is inescapable. Gounod’s 1859 opera Faust is only the most obvious example, next to a symphony by Mahler, and countless Lieder settings and works by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Liszt and Beethoven. The man who sold his soul to the devil seems to pop up all over the place. But before Goethe’s popular retelling made Faust an Enlightenment symbol for humanity's vaunting ambition, he was just a man and he was almost certainly born around 1480.
Opera's Russian Dolls: the opera-within-an-opera — Royal Opera House
In 1763, David Garrick shook up the theatre world by banning audience members from sitting onstage at Drury Lane. Since the theatres had re-opened in 1660 (after the Restoration), it had become common practice to pay a few extra pennies for the privilege of sitting on the stage.
Winter Season 2014/15 — Royal Opera House
All the booking dates below open at 10am. View the Royal Opera House 2014-15 Winter Season Seating Plan and Ticket Prices for Friends Priority Booking (PDF 2MB) Purchasing tickets as part of a Package will offer the best seat availability and a saving of up to 33%. Find out more about advance booking packages.
9/30/17 - Andrea Chenier - 1pm
ANDREA CHÉNIER An ardent poet and a young noblewoman are passionately attracted only to be separated by the turmoil and terror of the French Revolution. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts this powerful, melodic score in a lavish period production by acclaimed director David McVicar. Music by Umberto Giordano | Libretto by Luigi Illica Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Fire on all sides! Descend on a cloud! Singing fish-children!: Opera’s most challenging stage directions — Royal Opera House
Shakespeare's stage direction ‘Exit, pursued by a bear’ in The Winter’s Tale (adapted as a ballet by Christopher Wheeldon and Bob Crowley) is famous for giving directors a headache. But rampaging bears are nothing compared to the ambitious instructions that pepper opera librettos.
10 of opera’s greatest tenor roles — Royal Opera House
Whether cast as heroic warriors, ardent lovers, romantic poets or revolutionary outsiders, tenors are the undisputed kings of opera. We look at a few of the greatest – and most challenging – tenor roles: Idomeneo is a rare example of a tenor role with no love interest.
Watch: Behind the scenes in the Royal Opera House making departments — Royal Opera House
The teams behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House are always busy, but this season has been particularly eventful. From the epic prop demands of David McVicar's upcoming Les Troyens to the mammoth task facing the costume team reviving Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, all have been hard at work ensuring that productions on stage live up to the Royal Opera House's world class reputation.
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