Today the Musicians Benevolent Fund launches a special calendar entitled ‘Opera Offstage’ which offers a glimpse of some of Britain’s best loved opera stars enjoying precious time off. The 2013 calendar will retail at £12 and will be sold alongside the Musicians Benevolent Fund’s 2012 Christmas Collection. The calendar is being celebrated with a launch event tonight at The Future Gallery in London, with complimentary cocktails from Courvoisier. The launch features performances by Elizabeth Watts, Duncan Rock and Nicky Spence, and offers a chance to see an exhibition of artwork from the calendar.
That’s the press release…. Buy the calendar: it’s for a good cause.
Here are my faves (name them, if you can):
In London, you can’t get a ticket to a show.
Here’s what you take to some of those Konzept sets
There are better Gardens to sing in
Before (perhaps during)…
….and after.
More details here: www.helpmusicians.org.uk/operaoffstage
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