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"OperaGlass Works is likely to change how we appreciate opera forever" - Arts Industry.
Following the success of our film of La Traviata, we are excited to be in the early stages of planning for OperaGlass Works' next project.
Watch this space - we'll tell you more when we can!
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Catch OperaGlass Works co-founder Selina Cadell (in a bin!), with Douglas Hodge, Mathew Horne and Clive Francis, in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath - ending October 4.
Have you found storylines from the 1990s film Pretty Woman, and Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge familiar?
Both draw on Verdiβs La Traviata, one of the most beloved operas of all time πΌ
Eddie Izzard's Hamlet, directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell with music by OGW's Eliza Thompson, is now on tour in the UK.
Details here π
When selecting an opera to turn into a film, we choose La Traviata for its wonderful, accessible music and simple, moving love story.
We take it out of the great opera houses and bring it into a new light, on screen.
Available to watch via Now TV.
OperaGlass Works was founded by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson after they met on a production of The Way of the World at Wiltonβs Music Hall.
They say: "This production was entirely generated by actors, designers, musicians and friends. This became the template for OGW."
OperaGlass Works' co-founder, Eliza Thompson, is a trustee of the White Horse Festival, an exciting new classical and cross-genre event bringing world-class artists and innovative programming to the South West.
Details here: whitehorsefestival.co.uk/events
"The camera ascends stairs, flits from room to room, comes suddenly upon characters as the plot unfolds..." - Reaction
OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata is available to watch at home via NOW TV: www.nowtv.com/watch/la-tra...
A glimpse behind the scenes of the first day of rehearsals for End Game at Theatre Royal Bath, starring OGW's Selina Cadell with Mathew Horne, Douglas Hodge, and Clive Francis.
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"CST welcomes back acclaimed director Selina Cadell, whose ground-breaking Hamlet starring Eddie Izzard broke box office records at CST and in theatres around the world."
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OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell is having a busy year!
Selina is soon to appear in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath, alongside Douglas Hodge, Clive Francis, and Mathew Horne.
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4 Sep - 4 Oct
Sam Archer, one of the wonderful dancers who worked on OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata.
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"Direction is dynamic, constantly moving and bringing in new elements and camera angles, and finding astute ways to keep the visual narrative engaging. Performers often sing looking straight into the camera, to compelling effect" - OPERA on OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata.
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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.
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"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.
Details here π
"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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