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Wayne McGregor, CBE is a multi award-winning British choreographer and director. He is the Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor and Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. McGregor was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2011 for Services to Dance.

BBC broadcast of the Royal Opera House re-opening concert

Jun 5,2020 2:53 am

The Covent Garden venue has been closed since 17. March

The Bbc broadcast of The Royal Opera House is the first post-lockdown performance on TV and radio later this month.

The Concert , which will take place without a live audience, is scheduled for the 13. June, organized by the location of music Director Antonio Pappano .

It is with a dance-premiere of Wayne Mcgregor , resident choreographer of The Royal ballet, as well as music by Britten, Handel and Butterworth.

on the Radio 3 show on June 15 will be broadcast, with TV highlights later in the month.

As all the cultural venues around the UK, the closed Opera, in March, when the government banned to prevent gatherings, the spread of the coronavirus.

Since then, The Venue is decreased, the income of 60%, chief executive Alex Beard , said last month.

The re-opening will see the performance free, on YouTube and Facebook, followed by concerts on 20 and 27 June, to view live and on-demand for £4. 99.

The Bbc coverage, it was announced by Director General Tony Hall as part of a series of cultural commissions.

Peter Capaldi , Ludwig van Beethoven in a new Radio 3 drama marking the 250sten anniversary of The German composer's birth, will play, while Bbc Four is an important new series" about his life.

A performance of his Opera Fidelio, filmed at The Royal Opera House , before it closed its doors, will also be broadcast.

The Musical family of the Royal Wedding , a cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason feature in a new Bbc One film, culminating in a lockdown concert from their homeland; while the Bbc Four profiles conductor Bernard Haitink , on his 90. Birthday.

And to keep up with the summer music season, a series of services will be made available on iPlayer from Opera houses had closed their doors during the lockout.

Among them will Turn from the Barber of Seville, Glyndebourne, the screw and The Marriage of Figaro, Garsington, and a performance of The Opera North, La Traviata , filmed from the backstage area.

Lord Hall said The Bbc would also expand your culture In the quarantine program, with "unique projects focused on museums and galleries" and the publication of the archived concerts from The Bbc vaults.

"The pandemic had said a severe impact on the UK's creative industries, which were in front of the block to the value of £100bn Per year," The Director -General.

"The Bbc will do everything we can to bring British creativity to the widest possible audience. That's why we work with cultural institutions and artists to that to happen. "

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