Annilese Miskimmon News

This April, the English National Opera's (ENO) Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon will make her company directorial debut with a powerful new production of Poul Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale. Based on Margaret Atwood's seminal novel, this outstandingly relevant work was last staged at the London Coliseum in 2003 when it received its first English language debut. 

Artistic Directors of the Future will be presenting outstanding events this Autumn, with collaborations with the arts industries finest. English National Opera and the National Theatre will be working with ADF to present two brand new Routes In events. These online, informative talks and Q & A sessions will provide insight into professional development opportunities and initiatives that both organisations have to offer to new and established arts professionals and creatives.

Learn all about the winner - Gihoon Kim, 29, who rose to win the ultimate prize against a record-number of singers from across the globe who entered, with 16 singers from 14 countries selected to take part in the final rounds of the competition, broadcast across BBC TV and Radio this week.

Directed by the award-winning Richard Jones, and marking the first time in more than 15 years since ENO last staged The Ring, all four parts of The Ring Cycle will be staged at the London Coliseum over five years.

The English National Opera will reopen the London Coliseum to socially distanced audiences on 6 & 7 November 2020 for special performances of Mozarta??s Requiem. These will provide an opportunity to reflect upon and to commemorate the difficulties the nation has faced during the pandemic.

The English National Opera (ENO) announces the full details of the first ENO Drive & Live - Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars.

It took until 2018 for Glyndebourne to stage Puccini's Madama Butterfly after touring with it in 2016. Puccini's luscious score transports the audience to a world full of Japanese cherry blossom where a beautiful young girl pines for the man who has left her. However, it remains deeply problematic.

Marquee TV a?" the global streaming platform for dance, opera and theatre on demand a?" continues its season of Saturday night premieres and brings viewers performances of Puccini's Madama Butterfly on 4 July and Verdi's Nabucco on 18 July 2020. 

The International Opera Awards today announced the finalists for its 2020 Awards [Wednesday 5 February 2020]. The annual red-carpet event - which celebrates achievement in opera around the globe over the 2019 calendar year - recognises excellence in a wide range of categories that cover performance, design and direction as well as education and outreach.

English National Opera has appointed Annilese Miskimmon as Artistic Director. She joins from Den Norske Opera and Ballet/Norwegian National Opera & Ballet where she has been Director of Opera since August 2017.

The International Opera Awards today announces the finalists for its 2019 Awards.

The International Opera Awards are pleased to announce the finalists for this year's Awards. These were selected by an international jury chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera magazine and classical music critic with The Daily Telegraph: 'It's gratifying to see how the International Opera Awards just keep growing. With a record number of nominations to consider, and our biggest and most international jury yet, I'm delighted to say that our exciting shortlists-covering six continents and around 30 countries-reflect the truly cosmopolitan nature of the art form. Despite the challenges faced by opera companies almost everywhere, opera is vibrantly alive.'

The Linbury Prize is the UK's most prestigious award for Stage Design, providing a unique opportunity for graduating designers to work with some of the UK's leading theatre, opera and dance companies.

The International Opera Awards are pleased to announce the shortlist for this year's Awards. These were selected by the jury chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera magazine and classical music critic with The Daily Telegraph.

The nominations for the UK Theatre Awards 2015 have now been announced. The Awards will be presented on Sunday 18 October, and details of the compere for the event and other special guests will be announced in due course.

Roscommon Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that Opera Theatre Company's latest production, The Diary of Anne Frank, comes to Roscommon Arts Centre for one performance only on Tuesday 28th September.

Roscommon Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that Opera Theatre Company's latest production, The Diary of Anne Frank, comes to Roscommon Arts Centre for one performance only on Tuesday 28th September.

Roscommon Arts Centre, who recently launched their new September - December Autumn programme, have just announced a new season of workshops and classes for both children and adults.