BACKRyedale Festival goes online this year to create fantastic programme for fans
It will feature leading musicians including pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, Yorkshire-born soprano Rowan Pierce, organist Anna Lapwood, cellist Abel Selaocoe and violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen amongst others.
From Sunday, July 19 to Sunday, July 26, the Ryedale Festival will, for the first time ever, livestream eight free-to-view concerts from magnificent North Yorkshire settings, including the beautiful pre-Raphaelite chapel of Castle Howard and St Michael’s Church in the village of Coxwold.
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason will open the festival with an afternoon recital of Beethoven and classics from the American piano repertoire. Then, pianist and artistic director Christopher Glynn and singer Rowan Pierce will perform a winning mix of traditional songs.
People will be able to watch the concerts at ryestream.com or by visiting Ryedale Festival’s website, where they can also find out more about the full line-up
VOCES8 Foundation to Present ‘Live From London’ Online Festival
The VOCES8 Foundation will present “Live from London” starting on August 1, 2020.
The online festival will feature concert performances every Saturday for 10 weeks with some of the greatest vocal ensembles in the world. The performances will be broadcast on the VOCES8 Foundation’s official website.
VOCES8 will kick it all off on August 1, 2020 followed by a concert by I Fagiolini on August 8, 2020. AAM will perform the following week with The Swingles taking over on August 22. Gesualdo Six will perform on August 29 with VOCES8 returning on Sept. 5. Apollo5 will be up next with a performance on Sept. 12 with The Sixteen showcasing their talents on Sept. 20. Stile Antico will headline the performance on Sept. 26 while Chanticleer will bring the festival to a close with a showcase on Oct. 3, 2020.
Hamburg fährt Kulturbetrieb wieder hoch
In Hamburg werden Kulturveranstaltungen unter Auflagen wieder möglich. Der Senat beschloss am Dienstag, dass ab 1. Juli Veranstaltungen mit festen Sitzplätzen in geschlossenen Räumen mit bis zu 650 Teilnehmern wieder erlaubt werden, im Freien mit bis zu 1.000 Teilnehmern. An Veranstaltungen ohne freie Sitzplätze können bis zu 100 Menschen in Räumen und 200 im Freien teilnehmen.“Das gibt den Kultureinrichtungen gerade mit Blick auf die neuen Spielzeiten die notwendige Planungssicherheit”, sagte Kultursenator Carsten Brosda (SPD). Die aktuelle Rechtsverordnung formuliere klare und einheitliche Regelungen, die zum Schutz der Besucher notwendig sind und gleichzeitig Wege eröffnen, um wieder Kultur zu erleben. Wegen der Corona-Pandemie hatte die Hamburger Gesundheitsbehörde Mitte März alle staatlichen Kultureinrichtungen geschlossenBei Veranstaltungen gelten unter anderem das Abstandsgebot von 1,5 Meter und das Vorliegen eines Hygienekonzepts. Außerdem müssen die Kontaktdaten aller Teilnehmer erhoben werden. Großveranstaltungen mit mehr als 1.000 Personen sind bis zum 31. Oktober 2020 weiter verboten.Jetzt sei es an der Zeit, aus dem Stillstand der letzten Monate herauszukommen und verantwortungsvoll das möglich zu machen, was machbar ist, sagte Brosda. “Zusammen mit dem Bund arbeiten wir zudem weiter an Hilfen, mit denen wir Einnahmeausfälle und Kosten für notwendige Schutzvorkehrungen zum Teil kompensieren können.”
Hamburg restarts cultural activities
In Hamburg, cultural events are again possible subject to conditions. The Senate decided on Tuesday that events with fixed seats in closed rooms with up to 650 participants will be allowed again from July 1, outdoors with up to 1,000 participants. Up to 100 people can take part in events without seating and 200 outdoors.“This gives the cultural institutions the necessary planning security, especially in view of the new seasons,” said culture senator Carsten Brosda (SPD). The current ordinance formulates clear and uniform regulations that are necessary to protect visitors and at the same time open up ways to experience culture again. Because of the corona pandemic, the Hamburg health authority closed all state cultural institutions in mid-MarchAt events, the distance requirement of 1.5 meters and the existence of a hygiene concept apply, among other things. The contact details of all participants must also be collected. Large events with more than 1,000 people are still prohibited until October 31, 2020. Now it is time to get out of the standstill of the past few months and make responsible what is possible, said Brosda. “Together with the federal government, we are also continuing to work on aids with which we can partially compensate for loss of income and costs for necessary protective measures.”
Opéra de Nice : Carmen, Nabucco, et La Traviata à l’heure du petit-déjeuner !
C’est la reprise à l’Opéra de Nice Côte d’Azur qui va profiter, à l’instar d’autres institutions comme L’Opéra-Comique, des mesures de distanciation sociale pour proposer à son public de monter sur scène à l’occasion de petit-déjeuners musicaux organisés lors des deux premiers week-ends de juillet. Les 4/5 et 11/12 juillet, près de 60 spectateurs auront ainsi le privilège d’assister depuis la scène, assis à table, à des concerts donnés par les musiciens de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice qui eux seront disséminés dans la salle et les loges. Entre 3 et 8 musiciens, selon les séances, interpréteront de grands extraits d’opéras comme Carmen de Bizet ou La Traviata de Verdi mais également des airs de jazz ou de variété française et, clou du spectacle, le Chœur des esclaves de Nabucco par les 37 choristes de l’Opéra de Nice. Un dispositif expérimental imaginé par Bertrand Rossi, le directeur de l’Opéra de Nice : « Les spectateurs vont vivre un moment vraiment spécial. Ils verront la salle comme s’ils étaient à la place des musiciens et chanteurs. La tournette (mécanisme qui permet à la scène de pivoter) fonctionnera et les effets de lumières seront les mêmes que lors d’un concert ». Bertrand Rossi avait déjà lancé les « dîners sur scène » avec l’Opéra du Rhin qu’il dirigeait auparavant et qu’il souhaite proposer ponctuellement lors de la prochaine saison de l’Opéra de Nice.
Nice Opera: Carmen, Nabucco, and La Traviata at breakfast time!
The Nice Côte d’Azur Opera will take advantage, like other institutions such as L’Opéra-Comique, of social distancing measures to offer its audience the opportunity to take to the stage for musical breakfasts organized during the first two weekends of July. On 4/5 and 11/12 July, nearly 60 spectators will thus have the privilege of attending concerts given by musicians of the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra from the stage, seated at tables, which will be spread throughout the hall and the boxes. Between 3 and 8 musicians, depending on the sessions, will perform great excerpts from operas such as Bizet’s Carmen or Verdi’s La Traviata, but also jazz or French variety tunes and, as a highlight of the show, the Nabucco Slave Choir by the 37 choristers of the Nice Opera. An experimental device imagined by Bertrand Rossi, the director of the Nice Opera: “The spectators will experience a truly special moment. They will see the hall as if they were in the place of the musicians and singers. The tournette (a mechanism that allows the stage to rotate) will work and the lighting effects will be the same as in a concert”. Bertrand Rossi had already launched the “dinners on stage” with the Opéra du Rhin which he used to conduct and which he would like to offer on a one-off basis during the next season of the Opéra de Nice.