Long Covid sufferers taught breathing techniques by opera singers

Sing OPERA to beat coronavirus: Long Covid sufferers will be taught breathing techniques of top tenors to help them overcome symptoms in new NHS England therapy Imperial College and English National Opera have teamed for programme  Helps people who are still suffering from breathlessness and associated anxiety  Long Covid sufferers take part in virtual sessions teaching … Read more

Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House album review: It will sweep you away

Romeo And Juliet from the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House will sweep you away, with some exceptional conducting by Koen Kessels By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House  Romeo And Juliet: Beyond Words          … Read more

Spotify launches new daily soap opera podcast to challenge The Archers

Spotify launches new daily soap opera podcast to challenge The Archers – still BBC’s most popular audio show after 70 years Spotify could launch a ficional drama to rival the BBC show as early as next year Plans were revealed by content head at podcast production group Gimlet Media  The company was bought by streaming … Read more

Celebrity fitness trainer Jono Castano and his wife work up a sweat at the Sydney Opera House

Celebrity fitness trainer Jono Castano and his model wife Amy are spotted working up a sweat on the steps of the Sydney Opera House By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:13 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 09:13 GMT, 15 November 2020 He’s the man celebrities go to when they want to achieve … Read more

Coronation Street reclaims crown as longest running TV soap opera in the world

Coronation Street has reclaimed its crown as the longest running TV soap in the world – despite the fact that it was only supposed to air for 13 weeks.  Cast members Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine collected the updated certificate from Guinness World Records on behalf of the record-breaking ITV1 soap, which will celebrate its … Read more

Delta Goodrem leaves Sydney Opera House and suspiciously hides her wedding ring finger

Delta Goodrem is certainly no stranger to engagement rumours with her guitarist beau, Matthew Copley.  And on Monday, the Innocent Eyes singer once again set tongues wagging as she exited the Sydney Opera House for her birthday with her handsome boyfriend.  Delta was seen suspiciously hiding her ring finger in her coat as she enjoyed … Read more

Kanye West is sued for $1m by staff at his live opera

Kanye West is being sued for $1million by workers at his live opera show, Kanye West Nebuchadnezzar Opera. The musician, 43, is accused of owing staff ‘unpaid wages’ and of ‘failing to pay minimum wage and overtime’. Kanye debuted his opera at the Hollywood Bowl last year, and the bizarre 50-minute show was deemed to be … Read more

£650m Carphone Warehouse tycoon lands bail-out for opera charity 

Few can match the Midas touch of David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse who’s amassed a personal fortune of £650 million. His talent for attracting money has not deserted him for I can disclose that Nevill Holt Opera — which Ross founded and funded at his Leicestershire estate — has just been awarded a £100,000 … Read more

Trustees flogging portrait of Opera House hero immortalised by David Hockney

When David Webster first cast a canny eye over the Royal Opera House in August 1944, the seats had been removed and the auditorium was a dance floor for soldiers on leave after the D-Day landings and their sweethearts.  Webster, a store manager from Liverpool, looked beyond the cuddling couples that day in London and … Read more

Royal Opera House to sell David Hockney portrait of former boss in bid to raise funds amid pandemic 

Royal Opera House is selling David Hockney portrait of its former boss Sir David Webster in desperate bid to raise funds amid coronavirus pandemic The portrait will be auctioned and is expected to fetch between £11m and £18m  Hockney painting depicts Sir David, who ran the opera house from 1945 to 1970 It comes after … Read more