London Opera House
London Opera House. Th. built in Kingsway, London, in 1911 by Oscar Hammerstein I as home for resident opera co. After 2 seasons it closed, becoming variety th. under name Stoll. Vladimir Rosing staged an opera season in 1915 (giving f.p. in England of Queen of Spades). It. opera seasons 1949 and 1952–7, Zagreb Opera visit 1955, Porgy and Bess 1953. Now demolished.
More From encyclopedia.com
John Anthony Quitman , Besch, Anthony (John Elwyn) (b London, 1924; d London, 2002). Eng. opera producer for Glyndebourne, ENO, Scottish Opera, NY City Opera, S. Francisco… English National Opera , English National Opera. English opera company with policy of usually performing operas in English. It assumed this name in 1974, six years after havi… Metropolitan Opera Company , Metropolitan Opera Company, term used in referring collectively to the organizations that have produced opera at the Metropolitan Opera House, New Yo… Opera Seria , Skip to main content
opera seria
opera seria (It.). Serious opera. In the 17th and 18th cents., opera seria was the chief operatic genre, becoming ve… Sarah Caldwell , Caldwell, Sarah
Conductor Director
Sarah Caldwell, who was born in 1924, was the founder of the Boston Opera Group, now known as the Opera Company of… Samuel Ramey , Opera singer
With a mellifluous style and a charismatic way with the villainous roles that lie at the heart of the repertoire of the operatic bass, S…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
London Opera House