The Duenna
Thomas Linley - Autumn Season
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Promised End costumes
8th September 2010
With Promised End costume fittings taking place this week, we thought we’d share some of the costume drawings with you. This dramatic pair of outfits will belong to Goneril and Regan, King Lear’s manipula...Read more
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Promised End design models
1st September 2010
With rehearsals for Promised End beginning this week, we’re delighted to show you these pictures of the set models, attached on the left. You can see similar pictures for The Duenna set. Photographs courtesy of...Read more
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BBC interview with Alexander Goehr
23rd August 2010
The latest episode of Hear and Now on BBC Radio 3 features Alexander Goehr, interviewed by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. This fascinating interview is illustrated with examples of Goehr’s music, and you can listen to it h...Read more
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Death of Sir Frank Kermode
18th August 2010
It is with regret that the staff and artists at English Touring Opera record the death of scholar and author Frank Kermode last night, Tuesday 17 August. Frank’s collaboration with Alexander Goehr on a new oper...Read more
From the Blog
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Promised End rehearsals begin
3rd September 2010
Photograph by Guy Hoare, from earlier Promised End rehearsals at Dartington Hall in January One week into music calls for Promised End, and 2 weeks into rehearsals for The Duenna all very good so far. It’s good...Read more
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Duenna rehearsals begin
25th August 2010
Music calls and text work on The Duenna began this week. I went along on the first day, and was delighted to hear how well the singers worked with the text as well. Richard Suart and Nuala Willis have brought all the...Read more
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How to plan six operas at once
14th June 2010
Terrible lot of balls in the air, all of them good, but not so good if I start dropping them. Thalia must have asked me for a blog update 100 times, over many weeks, but then something urgent came up; now, as I am fa...Read more
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End of tour: a singer's perspective
13th June 2010
I am finally feeling rested after the English Touring Opera Spring tour.It has taken a good week and a half to come down from a three month tour with English Touring Opera company performing in Donizetti's...Read more
Your latest comments
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Said Thalia (ETO)
about Il tabarro / Gianni Schicchi -
Dates please for Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi at Cheltenham 5-9 April
Said Bernard Tapp
about Il tabarro / Gianni Schicchi -
The Marriage of Figaro in Cambridge on the Thursday was wonderful – the greatest opera in a great performance. It was so vibrant and beautifully sung, in particular Paula Sides as Susanna. A beautiful voice and brilliant actress.
Said Judy Barry
about The Marriage of Figaro






We’re still waiting to confirm exactly which show will be on which night – will let you know as soon as we do.