Riff-raff, Stormtroopers, and the Animals of Farthing Wood
All of the latest opera news\n\nSupport our crowdfunder to grow Operacast in 2019 \u2013 http://bit.ly/2UOT9ds\n\nIf you want to get in touch about any of the topics covered this month please email info@operacast.co.uk \n\nEpisode content\n\n0:53 International Opera Awards shortlist - http://bit.ly/2DjqdmW\n\n3:35 Welsh National Opera 19/20 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2BtifYm\n\n8:53 Buxton Festival announce summer season - http://bit.ly/2GyZB4v\n\n11:08 English translations and riff-raff at ENO - http://bit.ly/2WJcZZs\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2RNMY7R \n\n28:20 Sian Edwards and \u2018Katya Kabanova\u2019 - http://bit.ly/2MX1x7W\n\n1:09:50 Under-18s at ENO - http://bit.ly/2SG0PkU\n\n1:17:58 Casting \u2018Porgy and Bess\u2019 - http://bit.ly/2Bs4ZDf [paywall]\n\nhttp://bit.ly/2WR5P5F\n\n1:23:32 'Winterreise' in Pizza Express - http://bit.ly/2Gxf3hJ \n\n1:26:30 \u2018The Magic Flute\u2019 as \u2018Star Wars\u2019 - http://bit.ly/2SIM6pD\n\n1:29:50 Hidden Gem \u2013 \u2018Merlin\u2019, Albeniz\n\n1:32:18 Opera quiz \u2013 Puccini\n\nP.S. Thinking about it, we don\u2019t know which is better suited to kids \u2026 it was pretty harrowing at times \u2026 http://bit.ly/2RLOhUE \n\n(P.P.S. Are you ready to Verdi? \u2026)\n\nSpotify playlist to accompany the episode \u2013 http://bit.ly/operacastfeb19 \n\nRecorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 7 February 2019\nProduced by Northern Opera Group\n\nHost \u2013 David Ward\nGuests \u2013 Lorna James, Emma Black\nInterview \u2013 Sian Edwards