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19th May 2020 in News

Mo, from our Security team, took some pictures of a very empty Coliseum:

https://www.facebook.com/englishnationalopera/posts/10157900461488429

Who else saw this Olivier Award-winning ENO production?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAKvjDrBuHg/

Star of #ENOAkhnaten, Anthony Roth Costanzo, gives us a sneak peak at what he’s listening to:

Some of the ENO Orchestra’s string selection perform ‘Summertime’ from The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend with Gershwin's 'Summertime' from #ENOPorgy performed by members of the ENO Orchestra's string section 🎻🎶 pic.twitter.com/z41Lz7fPCf

— English National Opera (@E_N_O) May 16, 2020

ENO loves the NHS! Here’s our latest tribute from the ENO Orchestra percussion section:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CANPioMhOA_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

And finally, the quiz that keeps on quizzing!

</p> <section data-rocket-location-hash="72651c892d54b60f02150027c53cc360"> <h2>ENO Weekly Quiz, Vol. 9</h2> <p>Welcome to the ENO Weekly Quiz, with a new set of topics and questions to keep those brains busy!</p> <p> </p> <p>We’ll be putting together a five round quiz each week. One of the rounds will be about opera, the other four will cover a wide range of topics.</p> <p> </p> <p>Test yourself and share how you did with #ENOQuiz on social media.</p> </section> <section> <h2> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opera: Who is often considered as the ‘Father of French opera’?</strong></h2> </h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Opera: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Which of the following plays by Shakespeare has not been used for an opera libretto?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Opera: </strong><strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">Which celebrated opera composer was born on leap day (29 February)?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Opera: </strong><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #fefefe;">Which British composer wrote an opera based on Shakespeare’s <em>The Merry Wives of Windsor</em>?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">Which author was the first woman to be awarded The Booker Prize twice?</strong></h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #fefefe;">Which country is named after a tree?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">If your plane was to land at the airport with the code BZV, which country would you be in?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong>General Knowledge:</strong><strong style="color: #fefefe;">Which city’s underground transport system has the most stations in the world?</strong></p> <h2></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Animals: </strong><strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">A “Dazzle” is a term for a group of what type of animals?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Animals: </strong><strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">Australian Yorkshire, Kunekune, and Hampshire are breeds of which animal?</strong></p> <h2></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Film: </strong><span style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">The actor Julie Andrews won her Academy Award for Best Actress for which role</span></p> <h2></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Film: </strong><span style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">Who was the first Black British woman to be nominated for an acting award at the Academy Awards?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Film: </strong><span style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;">Which actor has the most nominations for Academy Awards?</span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Visual Arts:</strong><span style="color: #fefefe;">Which artist was born first?</span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Visual Arts:<em> </em></strong><span style="color: #fefefe;">Which museum houses the most works by JMW Turner? </span></p> <h2></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Visual Arts:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #fefefe;">Which non-London museum has the most visitors?</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000;"> </span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h2>Better luck next time!</p> <h2><strong></strong></h2> </h2> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>No worries!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Pretty solid!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Well done!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>You’re a pro!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>

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