ENO Weekly Round Up, Week of 25/5/20

2nd June 2020 in News

Chris and Andy are back with another isolation duet. This time, it’s The Magic Flute‘s Overture.

Ending our bank holiday weekend with a bit of Mozart 🙌They've done it again 😂 ENO's Chris Hopkins and Andrew Smith perform The Magic Flute Overture as a piano duet from isolation – enjoy 🎶

Posted by English National Opera on Monday, May 25, 2020

Members of the ENO Props and Costume teams have made nearly 2,000 reusable visors so far, modelled here by paramedics of the East of England Ambulance Service Basildon:

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Members of the ENO Props and Costume teams have made nearly 2,000 reusable visors so far, modelled here by paramedics of the East of England Ambulance Service Basildon 🙌 #ENOLovesTheNHS

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Which historical opera by John Adams is this week’s #ENOLegoChallenge depicting?

Can you name this John Adams opera based on real historical events? #ENOLegoChallenge @LEGO_Group #LEGO pic.twitter.com/BOiGl5LGwc

— English National Opera (@E_N_O) May 28, 2020

Members of the ENO Orchestra and Chorus were back performing Verdi’s ‘Va, pensiero’ for their neighbours this evening in the second week of #DoorstepOpera. Here’s Violinist Jacqui Miles:

Members of the ENO Orchestra and Chorus were back performing Verdi's 'Va, pensiero' for their neighbours this evening in…

Posted by English National Opera on Sunday, May 31, 2020

And last but not least… The weekly quiz!

</p> <section> <h2> ENO Weekly Quiz, Vol. 11</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><span style="font-size: 14px;">General Knowledge: The Green and White on the welsh flag denotes what?</span></h2> </h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>General Knowledge: Australian Yorkshire, Kunekune, and Hampshire are breeds of which animal?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">General Knowledge: What was the real name of Victorian novelist George Eliot?</span><strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;"></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent;"></strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">General Knowledge: Who was the only one of Henry VIII’s wives to receive a Queen’s funeral?</span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #fefefe;"></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">Science and nature: In the Earth’s atmosphere, what is the most abundant gas?</span></strong><strong style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;"></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Science and Nature: Which bird has eyes that are larger than its brain? </strong></span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #fefefe;"></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2 dir="ltr">Science and Nature: On the periodic table, what symbol stands for silver?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>Science and Nature: Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?</h2> <h2></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;"></strong>Film and TV: What part of the United Kingdom is Hogwarts School located in? <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>Film and TV: In Last Tango in Halifax, two childhood sweethearts played by Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi reunite in their 70s. What are the names of their characters?<strong style="background-color: transparent; caret-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #fefefe; font-size: 18px;"></span></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>Film and TV: Which year was Daniel Craig’s first Bond film released?</h2> <h2></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;"></strong>Film & TV: Who played DCI Gene Hunt in Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes?<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #fefefe;"></span></span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;"></strong>Opera: Which famous composer contributed his own recitative to <em>The Marriage of Figaro</em>?<span style="color: #fefefe; background-color: transparent;"></span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;"></strong>Opera: Where was Benjamin Britten when he had the idea of composing <em>Peter Grimes</em>?<span style="color: #fefefe;"></span></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="caret-color: #ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></span></p> <h2>Opera: What is the name of the hunch-backed court jester of the Duke of Mantua?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;"></strong>Opera: Who was the first black female opera singer to appear at New York’s Carnegie Hall?<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>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>

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