English National Opera cuts short drive-in production of La Boheme to avoid a rush for the toilet 

English National Opera cuts short drive-in production of La Boheme to avoid a rush for the toilet English National Opera will stage a Covid-friendly production of La Boheme Running time has been reduced to 90 minutes in part to avoid a rush for the loo  Covid-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on the £13 billion-a-year arts industry  … Read more

Coronavirus England: Outdoor plays and opera restart Saturday

Outdoor festivals, plays and opera to return from Saturday – but ‘limited and socially distanced’ crowds will NOT be able to sing along Singing and playing wind and brass instruments has been classed as ‘higher risk’ Activities ‘limited to professionals only’, according to new rules laid out today Audience capacity will be reduced with performers … Read more

The Wiggles perform live-streamed concert at the Sydney Opera House after tour was cancelled

Nothing can stop the music! The Wiggles perform live-streamed concert at the Sydney Opera House after their tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:56 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 09:16 BST, 14 June 2020 The Wiggles won’t let a pandemic keep them down.  The … Read more

Soap opera fans will be forced to kiss goodbye to lip-locking sessions in their favourite shows

Soap fans forced to kiss goodbye to lip-locking sessions in their favourite shows due to coronavirus crisis By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 01:58 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 08:07 BST, 24 May 2020 Soap opera fans will have to kiss goodbye to lip-locking sessions in their favourite shows as a result of the … Read more

Shots of vodka, opera at dinner and unusual décor! What sort of Airbnb you get in Armenia for £20

Booking an Airbnb is a bit of a lucky dip – you’re never quite sure what you’re going to get. I certainly didn’t expect however, after booking a £19 wooden lodge in Armenia, that the stay would come with home cooked meals, a tour of the local area, a spot of opera at the dinner … Read more

Neighbours, coronavirus: Soap opera resumes production without any physical contact

Neighbours… but not as you know it: Soap opera resumes production without any physical contact between the cast under new social distancing measures By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:54 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 03:58 BST, 15 May 2020 Long-running soap opera Neighbours has resumed filming with social distancing measures in … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s ‘niece’ preys on high society

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What a Pava-rotter! Opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s ‘niece’ preys on high society By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 00:39 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 00:39 BST, 15 May 2020 No other opera singer could match the late Luciano Pavarotti — neither in his 20st girth nor in his global renown. … Read more

Upper classes pretend they prefer football to hunting and opera, new study finds

Britain’s elite pretend they prefer football to hunting and opera to avoid being labelled as snobs, new study finds Wealthy elite say they like pop music and football instead of hunting and opera But new research shows such claims are a pretence to appear more ordinary The analysis is by Oxford University and the London … Read more

‘Oscar Seppeltsfield’ in Australia’s Barossa region set to become ‘the Sydney Opera House’ of hotels

Revealed: The stunning $50million vineyard hotel set to become ‘the Sydney Opera House’ of Australian accommodation Hotel ‘Oscar Seppeltsfield’ is set to open in 2022 and will sit in the heart of the historic Seppeltsfield vineyard The curvaceous design is influenced by the art of wine barrel-making, according to the architects Around 70 rooms will … Read more