When our concert performances of Strauss’ 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' were cancelled as the coronavirus pandemic intensified, players from the Orchestra of Opera North decided that the show must go on - virtually.
Here is the first few minutes (most famously used in '2001: A Space Odyssey') played by musicians from 40 different homes under the UK lockdown, conducted from Sweden by Tobias Ringborg.
More on how this was made » www.operanorth...
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Part of #OperaNorthAtHome, where, from YOUR home, you get to know our Orchestra, Chorus and music staff better as many of them share what they've been up to in isolation at THEIR home.
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5 окт 2024