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"OperaGlass Works is likely to change how we appreciate opera forever" - Arts Industry.
OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata explores the opera's emotional canvas while honouring the wonderful, heightened, theatrical world in which Violetta, Alfredo and Germont play out their drama.
La Traviata is available to stream via Sky and Now TV π
La Traviata is a tragic opera written by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.
It follows the story of Violetta, a high-class courtesan in 19th-century Paris, and her love affair with young nobleman Alfredo. The relationship comes under pressure, ultimately leading to heartbreak...
Hear OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell and the actor Sigourney Weaver, friends for more than 50 years, discuss acting together in the Jamie Lloyd Company's production of Shakespeare's The Tempest last year.
π» Listen via BBC Sounds π
"Here the camera becomes a confidant and an interrogator, good cop and bad cop, in an opera in which no one tells the whole truth" - The Times Literary Supplement on OperaGlass Works' 2021 film of Turn of the Screw.
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"Now the label 'elitist', which has dogged the art form, has a chance to reinvent itself. Music is not elitist. It speaks to something way beyond the brain, and, hence, must be offered freely without constraint."
- OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell, writing for Arts Desk.
π¬ Get a flavour of OperaGlass Works' La Traviata with our trailer π
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Today!
Catch a 'big screen' showing of OperaGlass Works La Traviata at Wells Maltings, followed by a Q&A with OperaGlass Works's founders Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who produced and directed the film.
7pm at Wells Maltings Screen next the Sea at Wells-Next-the-Sea.
Presented by Wells Maltings and Screen next the Sea.
Verdi's La Traviata, one of the best-known operas in the repertoire brought to the screen by OperaGlass Works.
Produced and directed by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who will be in conversation after the film in a Q&A.
Find out more about OperaGlass Works and our previous projects here: operaglassworks.com
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Rehearsals for La Traviata were hard work, but a joyfully creative process!
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π½οΈ Screen next the Sea, Wells-next-the-Sea, 7pm, July 9
www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/opera...
π½οΈ ActOne cinema, west London, 2:30pm, July 12
www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/la-tra...
Come and see La Traviata on the big screen at Wells Maltings on July 9, and at the ActOne Cinema in west London on July 12.
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OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell on OGW's approach to bringing opera to new audiences.
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Eddie Izzard's Hamlet, directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell, with music by OGW's Eliza Thompson, is to tour the UK from September.
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"Elizaβs eye for text and on unpicking the structure is excellent. The narrative of an opera is fully and exquisitely formedβ¦ and yet often itβs completely ignored or reinterpreted" - Selina Cadell on the skills of music expert and OperaGlass Works' co-founder Eliza Thompson
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Moments captured during the filming of OperaGlass Works' La Traviata.
Pictured: Conductor Richard Hetherington grabs an energy boosting snack during on-set discussions, director of photography Jim Ashcroft mulls over a shot, and Chuma Sijeqa (Doctor Grenvil) takes a break.
A few glimpses behind the scenes of the making of OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata...
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π½οΈ Watch OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata on the big screen at Wells Maltings.
A screening, with a Q&A with producers and directors Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, will take place at 9pm, on Wednesday, July 9.
π« Tickets here: www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/opera...
The music for OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata was recorded with one of Europe's leading symphony orchestras, the wonderful Royal Scottish National Orchestra, in Glasgow.
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OperaGlass Works' mission is to make high-quality opera accessible to all!
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OperaGlass Works reinvents La Traviata as a film with a world-class cast, stunning dancers and a fresh, lively take on the classic opera.
Watch via Sky and NOW TV.
"From the get-go, the audience is immersed in the action. The drama dial is turned to max. The claim to have created a new art form is vindicated. Brava!"
- REACTION review of OperaGlass Works' 2021 film of Turn of the Screw.
Find out more about how and why Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson founded OperaGlass Works here π operaglassworks.com/about
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"Violetta, a courtesan, is holding a fancy party and, along with Alfredo and other guests, you are invited.
"You mentally check to see if you brought a hostess gift. Itβs that real. You are there" - Gerald Malone writing for Reaction on OperaGlass Works' La Traviata.
OperaGlass Works produces wonderful chamber opera and theatre works, performing to new and old audiences who can access our films in cinemas and in their homes.
Singers and musicians become part of the creative process, and the orchestra forms an integral part of the action.
Discover OperaGlass Works' version of La Traviata - available to watch at home via NOW TV.
Watch the trailer here π
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8KO...
Rehearsals for the OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata took place in London.
We worked for six weeks with the full cast and dancers in preparation for the shoot.
The role of Germont in our film of La Traviata is performed by one of the UKβs most sought-after baritones, Roderick Williams.
He leads a magnificent cast including Susana Gaspar as Violetta and Thomas Elwin as Alfredo.
Come and join us at a screening of La Traviata!
OperaGlass Works founders Eliza Thompson and Selina Cadell will be taking questions at both events - see the venue websites for tickets.
OperaGlass Works founders Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson with Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes at Act One Cinema in Acton following the UK cinema premiere of OGW's La Traviata earlier this month.
He said: "It's a beautiful piece of work - do try and see it!"
