Abstract

The Royal Opera House, a co-production with The Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen Live cinema relay throws the doors of the Royal Opera House open to the world and last year in November Les Vepres Siciliennes , Giuseppe Verdi’s grand opera in five acts, beamed live from Covent Garden to cinemas globally. A rare treat, and the Royal Opera House’s first ever production of a mature Verdian masterpiece. Why rare? Because the forces involved are massive. Grand opera at its Grandest. One world class baritone required? Nope, we need two. And wheel on a 90 strong chorus to belt it out. And a corps de ballet. For an opera novice watching …

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