Remembering Prince, Opera North's Ring Cycle, novelist Georgina Harding
John Wilson assesses the legacy of the singer and songwriter Prince with Mica Paris, his biographer Matt Thorne and music journalist Kevin Le Gendre.
Singer Mica Paris remembers Prince who was her friend and mentor, and biographer Matt Thorne and journalist Kevin Le Gendre assess his legacy.
As Opera North's Music Director Richard Farnes and General Director Richard Mantle prepare to present six complete productions of the company's much praised "austerity" Ring Cycle, they discuss the art of creating great opera on a budget. The Ring Cycle opens at Leeds Town Hall on 23 April and goes on to tour the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, The Lowry in Salford, the Royal Festival Hall in London, and Sage Gateshead.
Georgina Harding's latest novel, The Gunroom, opens with a description of the image of Don McCullin's Shell Shocked Soldier. It then becomes a work of fiction which explores the impact of taking that photo on the photographer as he endeavours to escape the horror of what he has seen. Georgina Harding discusses what inspired her to write this story. The Gun Room is out now.
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Remembering Prince
Duration: 12:23
Opera North's Ring Cycle
Duration: 09:18
Novelist Georgina Harvey
Duration: 05:59
Opera North Ring Cycle
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Opera North's Ring Cycle runs from 23 April - 10 July 2016. Performances will be in Leeds, Nottingham, Salford, London and Gateshead.
Image: Opera North’s production of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung (2014), with Sarah Castle as Flosshilde, Madeleine Shaw as Wellgunde and Katherine Broderick as Woglinde
Image Credit: Clive Barda
Novelist Georgina Harding
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Georgina Harding's book, The Gun Room, is published on 21st April 2016 by Bloomsbury.
Image: Georgina Harding
Image credit: Bloomsbury Publishing
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Interviewed Guest Mica Paris Interviewed Guest Kevin Le Gendre Interviewed Guest Richard Farnes Interviewed Guest Richard Mantle Interviewed Guest Georgina Harding Producer Elaine Lester Broadcast
- Thu 21 Apr 201619:15BBC Radio 4
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