Place Matters: Why Venue Is Important
The physical space in which you experience an opera affects how you perceive that opera. O4A Editor Rebecca Armstrong looks at the importance of place.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 6 Dec 2021
The physical space in which you experience an opera affects how you perceive that opera. O4A Editor Rebecca Armstrong looks at the importance of place.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 28 Jul 2020
With its iconic and instantly recognisable portico, the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden is one of the most famous opera venues in the world. Rebecca Armstrong delves into the history of this much-loved building.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 17 Sep 2019
The very first operas were performed in the houses of the aristocracy, but what was the first public venue dedicated to the artform?
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 29 Mar 2019
This intimate new venue at the ROH in the heart of London’s Covent Garden launched earlier this year.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 7 Aug 2018
Why opera in pubs is a great thing if the artform is ever going to shake off its stuffy image.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 18 Jul 2018
With modern technology allowing high-quality streaming of operas to big screens, we look at the differences between cinema and live performance.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 8 Jun 2018
From the private homes of Europe’s nobility and back again – we take a potted look at the rise of the public opera house as it spread from Italy across the continent.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 6 Dec 2021
The physical space in which you experience an opera affects how you perceive that opera. O4A Editor Rebecca Armstrong looks at the importance of place.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 28 Jul 2020
With its iconic and instantly recognisable portico, the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden is one of the most famous opera venues in the world. Rebecca Armstrong delves into the history of this much-loved building.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 17 Sep 2019
The very first operas were performed in the houses of the aristocracy, but what was the first public venue dedicated to the artform?
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 29 Mar 2019
This intimate new venue at the ROH in the heart of London’s Covent Garden launched earlier this year.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 7 Aug 2018
Why opera in pubs is a great thing if the artform is ever going to shake off its stuffy image.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 18 Jul 2018
With modern technology allowing high-quality streaming of operas to big screens, we look at the differences between cinema and live performance.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 8 Jun 2018
From the private homes of Europe’s nobility and back again – we take a potted look at the rise of the public opera house as it spread from Italy across the continent.
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