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30th June 2020 in News

Great posts you might’ve missed on ENO’s social channels last week…

This week’s #ENOLegoChallenge depicts our production of one of the most controversial operas of the 20th century.

It’s all about the Bass

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@brindleysherratt gives us an intro to the lowest of the low, the operatic bass, for our final #ENOVoiceTypes guide 🎶 Keep watching to hear him demonstrate the typical range of a bass and to find out why he often plays the bad guy 😈

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The Secret Life of Reeds 👀

Made from cane from the South of France, ENO Orchestra’s Principal Oboe @RuthBolister shows us what goes into making an oboe reed 🙌https://t.co/1EiC67IGgT

— English National Opera (@E_N_O) June 22, 2020

Finally our weekly roundup means it’s quiz time again! Why not give it a go…

</p> <section> <h2>ENO Weekly Quiz, Vol. 15</h2> <p> </p> <p>Welcome to the ENO Weekly Quiz, with a new set of topics and questions to keep your brains busy!</p> <p> </p> <p>We’re putting together a five-round quiz each week. One of the rounds will definitely be about opera, but the other four will cover a wide range of topics.</p> <p> </p> <p>Test yourself and share how you did with #ENOQuiz on your social media channels.</p> </section> <section> <h2> <h2>Supermarkets: Which current UK supermarket first opened at 173 Drury Lane, London in 1869.</h2> </h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>Supermarkets: Which current UK supermarket began as an egg and butter stall in Rawson Market, Bradford.</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong><span style="font-size: 22px;">Supermarkets: Who were the founders of Waitrose?</span></strong></h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent;"></strong>Agatha Christie: Which was the first Miss Marple full length novel?<strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #fefefe;"></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>Agatha Christie: Which of the following actors has not played Miss Marple?</h2> </h3> <h2></h2> </section> <section> <h3><span style="font-size: 22px;"><strong>Agatha Christie: Several Agatha Christie books take their titles from nursery rhymes. Which of these is a Miss Marple novel. </strong></span></h3> <h2></h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2 dir="ltr">UK Prime Ministers: Theresa May is the member of parliament for which constituency?</h2> </h3> <h2></h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>UK Prime Ministers: David Lloyd George was the member of parliament for which constituency?</h2> </h3> <h2></h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;"></strong>UK Prime Ministers: Clement Atlee was the member of parliament for which constituency? <strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;"></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"></span></strong>British Isles: Which of the following is not a real island around England?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>British Isles: The Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and mainland Wales is spanned by the Menai Suspension Bridge, who designed this bridge?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;"></strong>British Isles: Which is the largest Scottish island by population?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;"></strong>Opera: Akhnaten is an opera by Philip Glass based on the life of an Egyptian Pharaoh. Where was its premiere performance?<span style="color: #fefefe;"></span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="caret-color: #ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></span>Opera: ENO performed the UK premiere of Philip Glass’ Akhnaten. What year was it performed?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;"></strong>Opera: Where in Italy is the birthplace of Puccini?<span style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;"></span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;"></strong>Opera: Which British city hosted the UK premiere of Puccini’s <em>La</em> <em>bohème</em>?<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #fefefe;"></span></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> </p> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>No worries!</strong></h2> </h3> <p> </p> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Pretty solid!</strong></h2> </h3> <p> </p> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Well done!</strong></h2> </h3> <p> </p> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>You’re a pro!</strong></h2> </h3> <p> </p> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <p> </p> <p>

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