HOT OFF THE PRESS 🗞 Early reviews are rolling in for Gianni Schicchi (or Where There's A Will) after opening in Southampton at Mayflower Studios last weekend. We're absolutely delighted with the response - here's a few highlights, go to our latest blog at operaupclose.com (link in bio) for excerpts and links to read the full articles.
A huge thank you to everyone who made it along to our premiere and first performances in Southampton. We’re now on the road to Chichester Festival Theatre’s Minerva Theatre for our next stop on the UK Tour (11-12 March). Many venues are close to capacity, so please do book your tickets while you still can at a venue near you.
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We're thrilled to share our full trailer for Gianni Schicchi (or Where There's A Will), also available in its full (landscape) glory on YouTube ▶️🎼
It's fantastic to share performance footage from the premiere of our reinvention of Puccini's classic in new English by Hannah Kumari, re-orchestrated by Vahan Salorian and even better to see the wonderful press coverage and audience feedback rolling in.
We're now on the road to Cambridge for our next stop Sunday 15 March at @artstheatrecambridge 🎶🎻🪗
There's still time to get a tickets for tomorrow or for an upcoming date at a venue near you. Visit our website at operaupclose.com 🎟 (link in bio). See you there! 🎭
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Did you see Gianni Schicchi (or Where There's A Will)? 👀 We want to hear from you and get to know you better. Help us to produce and deliver opera that is Intimate in Scale and Mighty in Impact by completing our short audience survey (link in bio) - your opinions matter 🤩
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On our way to #plymouth for our last stop on the UK Tour of Gianni Schicchi (or Where There's A Will) 🚌
Tomorrow (Sat 21 March) at The Drum @theatreroyalplymouth is your last chance to bear witness to this incredible reinvention of Puccini's classic on for matinee and evening at this beautiful venue 🎟
We hope to see you there 🎭🎼🎻
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A huge thank you to everyone who made it along to our only London performance of Gianni Schicchi (or Where There's A Will) last night @artsdepot_ldn and took part in our Q&A. The reception from audiences and press alike has been absolutely remarkable - witnessing all of the hard work from our incredible creative team and talented cast come into fruition has been so wonderful 🤗🥰
There's just one more stop left on our UK Tour. One last chance to experience this incredible reinvention of Puccini's classic in new English by Hannah Kumari, re-orchestrated by Vahan Salorian @theatreroyalplymouth this Saturday 🥂🙌
We hope to see you there 🎟🎭
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#operacommunity #opera
Gianni Speaky is back with Director, PJ Harris 🎤 A moment to reflect on the making of this fantastic reinvention as we continue on the road to London for our penultimate stop on the UK tour for Gianni Schicchi (or Where There's A Will) @artsdepot_ldn tomorrow night (19 Mar) 🚌🙌
To watch (or read) the full interview follow the blog link in our bio 🔗
Our final two stops in London and Plymouth (@theatreroyalplymouth ) are selling fast, so get your tickets while you still can 🎟
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The response from press and audiences alike so far has been overwhelming. The heart of our reinvented Gianni Schicchi "Where There's A Will" beats from the reimagined writing and orchestration of @hannahkumari and @vahanstagram - so here are a few more highlights from our first reviews. You can read more and find the links to the full reviews on our latest blog post at operaupclose.com (link in bio) - we can't wait to perform to a near sold out audience at @chichesterft Minerva Theatre tonight 🎼🪗🎻
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Our first two performances at @mayflower.studios in Southampton have been a roaring success and we're very happy to share photography from the opening night 📸🥂🎉
This is why we do what we do - the audience response and beauty of witnessing opera reinvented really is an experience like no other. We have one final performance in Southampton this evening before we are on the road to The Minerva (@chichesterft ) which is almost sold out! 🎟
VIew the full gallery of photos and get your tickets while you still can following the Gianni Schicchi link in our bio 🔗
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Photography by @richsouthgate
And we're off! 🥂🥳 Gianni Schicchi (or Where There's A Will) premieres TODAY (Thur 5 March) at our home venue, @mayflower.studios in Southampton with further performances this weekend (Fri/Sat) before we continue across the UK for dates in Chichester, Cambridge, Blackpool, London and Plymouth. Some venues are almost at capacity. Follow the Gianni Schicchi link in our bio to book your tickets and checkout our new trailer with behind the scenes rehearsal footage.
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We are back for a new season! 🎙️
OperaUpCloser, the podcast that gets you up close to the people, processes and passion that enables the making of operatic work 🎶
We hope you enjoy our newest episode, starring Director @pjharrisdirector and designer @annayates111 based around the Director/Designer relationship, and their previous creative collaborations.
With episodes released weekly, you can find us on Spotify and YouTube @operaupclose 🎧
Click the link in our bio to check out more 🎭
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Gianni Schicchi / Where There’s A Will opens in 2 days! 🥳
Join us at @mayflower.studios on Thurs 5th March for the opening night of this dynamic modern day ‘whodunnit’ reworking of a classic, with a new spoken-word piece by me @ribaroche to open, followed by a Q&A with the creative team 🎭
The show then tours to London, Plymouth, Blackpool, Chichester, and Cambridge throughout March 🚌
Start time ⏰ 7.45pm
Tickets 🎟️ Link-in-bio
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For the second of our Gianni Speaky series, we spoke to Hannah Kumari (Writer) and Vahan Salorian (Composer) on all things Gianni Schicchi (or Where There’s A Will) and their perspective on the need for interpretations and how it benefits the overall perception of opera for audiences that have incredible TV and cinema at their fingertips and expect a higher calibre of storytelling. Go to the Gianni Schicchi link in our bio or "explore" on our website at operaupclose.com to learn more.
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