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Written on Skin

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James MacMillan: Alpha and Omega

Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas - Annihilation Army (Angger Dimas Orchestral Mix)

The In Tune A-Z of Opera. Today's letter is F - for Fach. Our guides are Ed Gardner, Danielle de Niese, Andreas Scholl, John Mark Ainsley and Mary King.
For details of the music used in today's podcast please visit the In Tune playlist pages http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sbxc8 Published on May 26, 2010.

Opera: F for Fach

French director Mariame Clément talks about discovering the joys of Chabrier's comic gem of an opera, L'Etoile, in her Royal Opera debut.

‘It’s not really about the plot’, says Clément ahead of The Royal Opera’s first production of the work. ‘If you’ve told the story of L’Etoile, you haven’t got very far… It’s about the silliness of it all. It’s about the fun and the absurdity and the nonsense.’

Clément explains how, despite its initial popularity after its 1877 Paris premiere, the opera slowly fell out of fashion before being ‘rediscovered, and rightly so, for its musical qualities… The orchestration is splendid, and even the melodies: some of them you can come out and hum immediately, and some of them are more complicated and more complex than what you would expect’.

Director Mariame Clément on making her Royal Opera debut with Chabrier’s L’Etoile

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Mary J. Blige - "Mr. Wrong" feat. Drake

Susanna Stranders introduces the music to Dvorak's opera Rusalka.

Visit our iTunes U page for a longer extract. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/insights-rusalka-musical-introduction/id467599730?i=110813555

Introducing the music to Rusalka

Composer Judith Weir discusses with Petroc Trelawny how she composes and the challenges of being both composer and librettist for her latest opera, Miss Fortune.

Judith Weir - composer and librettist

Director John Copley on his Royal Opera production of La bohème

John Copley on La bohème

Old School New York House/Latin House (DJ Platano Shwagg)

Opera director Robert Carsen introduces his new production of Verdi's Falstaff at a recent Insights event. Find out more at roh.org.uk/insights

Director Robert Carsen introduces Falstaff

Director Robert Carsen responds to an audience question about why we update productions of opera and stage them in modern setting. Find out more about Royal Opera House Insights at roh.org.uk/insights

Robert Carsen answers the question 'Why do directors update productions?'

Composer Max Richter is collaborating with Wayne McGregor to create a unique opera, SUM, based on the cult book by David Eagleman. Hear him introduce the work with presenter Sara Mohr-Pietch. Piano - Andy Massey, Singers - Caroline MacPhie, Damian Thantrey and Rupert Enticknap.

Composer Max Richter talks about SUM

The key signatures of music are kind of like the signs of the zodiac. If you take all the music in a given key, you’ll discover certain characteristics —﻿ characteristics that can define your personality.

Visit CBC Music to learn more about the characteristics of all the key signatures covered so far. Which key are you? http://bit.ly/whichkeyareyou

The Signature Series is produced for CBC Radio 2's In Concert by @paolopp with Denise Ball.

B minor: The Dark Romantic

Get It Started ft. Shakira

In July 2012 the world premiere of the opera Written on Skin by George Benjamin was the highpoint of the Festival in Aix-en-Provence. The libretto by George Crimp tells the story of a cruel landowner, who hires an illuminator to record his deeds. When his wife Agnes starts an affair with him, her husband forces her to eat her lover's heart, after wich she commits suicide. 
Written on Skin is a coproduction of Aix; De Nederlandse Opera; Théatre du Capitol; Royal Opera House and Teatro del Maggio Musicale. I spoke with Benjamin before the production in Amsterdam. You find the full interview at https://theaderks.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/george-benjamin-on-his-opera-written-on-skin-we-emphasize-the-unnatural/
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Benjamin on Written on Skin

Is love the opposite of power? Can true love ever be found? An exploration of love in its many guises in Wagner's Ring Cycle. With Roger Scruton, Peggy Reynolds and John Deathridge. Presented by Christopher Cook.

Wagner and the bigger picture: Love

What happens after the end of the world? Is anyone redeemed in Wagner's Ring Cycle? Joining Christopher Cook to discuss the big questions are experts Michael Tanner and Richard Bell.

Wagner and the bigger picture - Redemption

From off the mean streets of Gotham City, we nabbed young upstart Tony Quattro to deliver two killer tunes that are pure J-J-J-John Blaze. Of course, Tony has already been on his grind: blazing up blogs like Hush House and Gotta Dance Dirty, playing with Bondax, getting love from Boomkat and Mad Decent and all the rest. Schooled in a solid foundation of UK bass and US house flavors, Tony Quattro he keeps it nice for the dancefloor with that proper dose of Big Apple attitude on this double A-side.


“New York Anthem” is a catchy 4/4 workout with serious anthem potential: pumping, sexy lowend, horns hotter than a summer’s day and an arrangement that keeps the dancers going for more. We’ve been playing this one out a lot and we can report it’s not only fierce but super versatile, fitting perfectly no matter what house vibe you’re on.


“Forth and Seek,” a collaboration with fellow NYC producer Doctor Jeep and ballroom house producer/vocalist B. Ames, gets truly nasty (in a good way), pairing bad-ass Baltimore beats with a vogueing vocal feel that is 110% pure booty drop mayhem. This track mixes up house music with hiphop attitude in a way you haven’t seen since Jungle Brothers and Bobby Konders were kings. Please Quattro don’t hurt ’em!!!

Tony Quattro - New York Anthem

Hear from the cast and creative team behind <i>Written on Skin</i> with contribution from singers Barbara Hannigan and Christopher Purves, composer George Benjamin and writer Martin Crimp. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch at a recent ROH Insights event. Music taken from <i>Written on Skin</i> NI5885 courtesy of Nimbus Records. www.wyastone.co.uk

George Benjamin's Written on Skin

The Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden is home to The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet.

George Benjamin's Written on Skin

The Royal Ballet and Opera