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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
An opera performance in Madrid has been cancelled after it had already started, when the reduced crowd protested that they had been seated in close proximity to one another and social distancing was not being respected. Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Un ballo in maschera’ was being performed at the Teatro Real in the Spanish capital Madrid when … Read more
He’s amassed a fortune nudging £700 million, owns a luxurious villa in Mustique and yet still finds time to chair not only the National Portrait Gallery but also the Royal Opera House. But it appears that, at 55, David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, is preparing to share the burdens of office with the next … Read more
Soap opera actor Marcus Smythe, who also appeared on Who’s The Boss, Seinfeld and Murphy Brown, dies at age 70 from brain cancer Smythe died at the age of 70 after a long battle with brain cancer, it was shared The actor passed away on August 20 while surrounded by family Marcus died at his … Read more
George Osborne missed out on a position as chairman of the Royal Opera House after a nominations committee selected the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse instead. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer was beaten by the UK-based entrepreneur David Ross, 55, after being shortlisted for the top position earlier this year. The appointment comes just months … Read more
Great weather and beautiful surroundings at Glyndebourne made Mesdames De La Halle starring Danielle de Niese largely irrelevant By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 Mesdames De La Halle Glyndebourne … Read more
‘I have never abused anyone’: Opera singer Placido Domingo says beating coronavirus made him want to fight to clear his name over accusations of sexually assaulting nine women Opera singer Placido Domingo denied sexual assault allegations against him The 79-year-old said he was hospitalised with coronavirus in Mexico in March ‘I never abused anyone, I’ll … Read more
The Phantom of the Opera has been forced to permanently close on the West End amid the coronavirus pandemic. The show, which has been running at Her Majesty’s Theatre since 1986, is the second longest-running production in the capital. However, the financial impact of the pandemic and the continuing restrictions on theatres in the UK, … Read more
The Phantom of the Opera has been forced to permanently close on the West End amid the coronavirus pandemic. The show, which has been running at Her Majesty’s Theatre since 1986, is the second longest-running production in the capital. However, the financial impact of the pandemic and the continuing restrictions on theatres in the UK, … Read more
Greg Vaughan reveals he is leaving Days of Our Lives after eight years on the soap opera By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 05:04 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 05:04 BST, 23 July 2020 Just weeks after Kristian Alfonso announced she was leaving the long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives, another cast member, … Read more