{"id":2987,"date":"2020-12-10T09:05:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T03:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:35:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T11:05:14","slug":"enos-drive-live-drive-in-opera-la-boheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2020\/12\/10\/enos-drive-live-drive-in-opera-la-boheme\/","title":{"rendered":"ENO’s Drive & Live Drive-in Opera\u2014 La Boh\u00e8me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amidst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, this September Europe saw its first live drive-in opera, the ENO Drive & Live<\/u><\/a>. The English National Opera (ENO) staged a 90-minute modern-day rendition of Giacomo Puccini\u2019s La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> at the Alexandra Palace in London, reported Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian<\/a>. <\/u>The National Opera\u2019s attempt to restore live performances took place within \u201cCOVID-safe guidelines\u201d by placing audiences in socially distanced cars; mandating mask-wearing accompanied by an online guide to attending the show.<\/p>\n

Built from the ground up, the two-tiered covered stage for La Boh\u00e8me <\/em>incorporated two giant screens to relay the performance to its audience. However, the new artistic director of the English National Opera, Annilese Miskimmon shared that the production was merely a \u201cprototype\u201d, reported Richard Morrison of The Times<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The English National Opera’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s La Boh\u00e8me at the Alexandra Palace, London. Copyright image by Llyod Winters for ENO<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

In partnership with Uber, ENO\u2019s VIP seats for Drive & Live called the \u201cUber Boxes\u201d were static Uber vehicles for attendees who did not want to drive to the venue. For attendees in cars\u2014 the \u201cmiddle classes\u201d\u2014 admission was at \u00a3100 per car. However, the car park led to horns being honked instead of applauses in between scenes. Additionally, Jeffries reported<\/u><\/a> cyclists joining in at \u00a335 per bike to experience La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> from \u201csocially distanced cells\u201d until the 27th<\/sup> of September when the production wrapped up.<\/p>\n

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The English National Opera’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s La Boh\u00e8me at the Alexandra Palace, London. Copyright image by Llyod Winters for ENO<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

For attendees in vehicles, either the car radios could be tuned to 87.7FM for the best audio experience, or the windows could be rolled down to listen to the speakers placed around the car park. Rupert Christiansen of The Telegraph reported<\/u><\/a> that the orchestra was conducted on the two tiers at the rear by ENO\u2019s music directors Martyn Brabbins and Martin Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n

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The English National Opera’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s La Boh\u00e8me at the Alexandra Palace, London. Copyright image by Llyod Winters for ENO<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Additionally, Instead of being set in mid-19th<\/sup> century Paris, under the direction of PJ Harris and production design on Dannielle Lecointe, this rendition of La Boh\u00e8me <\/em>was set in 21st<\/sup> century London where the characters are seen living in camper vans. Natalya Romaniw and Nardus William were the voices for Mimi while David Butt Philip and David Junghoon Kim voiced Rodolfo. The entire cast list is available here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Amidst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, this September Europe saw its first live drive-in opera, the ENO Drive & Live. The English National Opera (ENO) staged a 90-minute modern-day rendition of Giacomo Puccini\u2019s La Boh\u00e8me at the Alexandra Palace in London, reported Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian. The National Opera\u2019s attempt to restore live performances took<\/p>\n

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