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Poulenc: Tel jour, telle nuit
4 December 2020
Poulenc: Tel jour, telle nuit
Summary: Poulenc’s remarkable song cycle Tel jour telle nuit emerged triumphantly from the ashes of an abandoned work. In December 1936, Poulenc had been working on
4 December 2020
Ideas on atonal music
2 December 2020
Ideas on atonal music
Summary: The compositional world of the twentieth century can be defined as an exploration of post-tonal techniques. The assault on tonality (when music has a centr
2 December 2020
Preparing to stage A Poet’s Echo (Britten/ Pushkin)
1 December 2020
Preparing to stage A Poet’s Echo (Britten/ Pushkin)
Summary: Until a few years ago I knew little of this song cycle. I guess it was when I was preparing to direct Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin that I set out to r
1 December 2020
Thoughts on Poulenc
18 November 2020
Thoughts on Poulenc
Summary: I’ve loved Poulenc’s music since my student days, when Graham Johnson and I performed “La courte paille” in a recital at the Royal Academy of Music. We wen
18 November 2020
The Big Give Christmas Challenge
13 November 2020
The Big Give Christmas Challenge
Summary: ETO is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020 SAVE THE DATE: 1-8 DECEMBER We need your help to tackle the impact Covid-19 has had on childre
13 November 2020
A message from our director
3 November 2020
A message from our director
Summary: Dear friends and family of English Touring Opera, Oh gosh, how sad I am that we cannot share with most of you first-hand the beautiful work that we have ma
3 November 2020
Formal statement regarding English Touring Opera Autumn season
3 November 2020
Formal statement regarding English Touring Opera Autumn season
Summary: It is with great sadness that English Touring Opera can confirm that the 13 remaining November performances of our live Autumn tour will be cancelled as a
3 November 2020
Autumn 2020 Season Covid-19 update
25 October 2020
Autumn 2020 Season Covid-19 update
Summary: The performance of Lyric Solitude at Snape Maltings on Sunday 25 October were cancelled as a precaution after a cast member tested positive for Covid-19. T
25 October 2020
Autumn 2020: Back in rehearsals
24 September 2020
Autumn 2020: Back in rehearsals
Summary: This month, ETO began rehearsals on our Autumn 2020 season. A team of artists are working on a programme of lyric monodramas that can be toured nationally
24 September 2020
ETO Stays at Home
29 April 2020
ETO Stays at Home
Summary: Following the film version of our production of Bach’s St John Passion (which is still running after our release on Easter Sunday), and the launch of our s
29 April 2020
Kids' Singing Lesson 1: How to warm up | Sing With English Touring Opera
29 April 2020
Kids' Singing Lesson 1: How to warm up | Sing With English Touring Opera
Summary: Sing like an opera singer with English Touring Opera. Learn skills and techniques from Spring 2020 opera singers during this series of singing lessons. Eac
29 April 2020
Adults' Singing Lesson 1: Breath | Sing with English Touring Opera
29 April 2020
Adults' Singing Lesson 1: Breath | Sing with English Touring Opera
Summary: Sing like an opera singer with English Touring Opera. Learn skills and techniques from Spring 2020 opera singers during this series of singing lessons. Eac
29 April 2020