The Makropulos Affair review – immaculately paced and gripping opera storytelling | Scottish Opera
cIn June, Martin Bravins will direct the British National Opera orchestra in Grange Park, Surrey, with a new production of Tchaikovsky's Mazeppa, a story of wartime Ukrainians, and David Pontney's new production. However, Bravins, who resigned from Eno's position as music director in October 2023, chose to return to the first pits at Scottish opera, […]
‘We’re figuring out cool ways of storytelling’: how TikTok is changing the way we watch musicals | TikTok
WJorge Rivera Herrans reveals some of the Epic: Musical Last Christmas, he successfully knocked Taylor Swift off the top of the US iTunes album chart. So much is at stake when the final installment of his musical retelling of the Odyssey is released on Christmas Day. Rivera Herrans' project has already been an extraordinary success, […]
‘House of the Dragon’ Star Matt Smith Slams Hollywood ‘Trigger Warnings,’ ‘Dumbing Down Storytelling’
former Doctor Who Starring in HBO House of the Dragon Matt Smith has criticised Hollywood for “policing” storylines to avoid offending woke fans, saying he “doesn't agree with trigger warnings”. The actor The Times of London Self-censorship to avoid plot elements that may upset certain people has vulgarized the story. deadline Reported. “It's unfortunate that […]
The Pro-Life Movement Has A Storytelling Problem
Women are drawn toward what is aspirational and beautiful, not scary stories of grueling and unfamiliar situations. Many years ago, a friend visiting an Eastern European country diligently wrote several postcards, stamped them, and then dropped them in what he thought was a mailbox. It turned out to be a very elegant trash can. Of […]