Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame. Spotlighting her historic performances, the film explores the racial barriers she overcame to triumph in her 1966 performance as "Carmen." ...
Lucy Crowe as Rodelinda and Nicholas Thurbin as Flavio - Alastair Muir Handel’s great 1725 opera Rodelinda is as confusing as any from the Baroque era, but underneath the shifting alliances there is a ...
Verdi’s first great opera is revived in style despite some performances being cancelled due to Covid Premiered in 1842 at La Scala, Milan, Nabucco (short for Nabucodonosor) gives a fictionalised ...
"The Magic of Grace Bumbry" recounts the story of the African American Missouri native who rose to fame in the 1960s international opera scene. Bumbry’s rise began in the 1950s when she won a radio ...
How familiar are you with opera? Well, if you’re a fan of films like Pretty Woman, Rent, or Phantom of the Opera, you might be more acquainted with the genre and its themes than you think. With its ...
Live opera performances are popping up across south London in a bid to bring the art form to people who may not get to experience it otherwise. From cafés to libraries, unexpected venues across Merton ...
Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame. Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame. Spotlighting her historic performances, the film explores the racial barriers ...