Annilese Miskimmon's guest appearances

Annilese Miskimmon

Front Row

From the Producer's Office

Break Out Culture With Ed Vaizey by Country and Town House

How did you get into opera?

Peter Brathwaite

Tamara Rojo

Jonathan Dove

David Pickard

Sian Edwards

Natalya Romaniw

Stuart Skelton

Mark Elder

Andy Serkis

Billy Lynn

Alex Gibney

John Adams

Edmund de Waal

Ian McKellen

Michael Sheen

OwlTail

Steven Knight

This week we’re talking about the exciting opera and dance coming up in time for Christmas.  Annilese Miskimmon, Artistic Director at ENO (English National Opera), tells us about re-imagining Frank Capra’s enduring and much-loved 1946 Christmas movie ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ as an opera, which opens on 25th November at the Coliseum. Adapted by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, George Bailey, the down-on-his-luck banker so memorably played by James Stewart in the film, is played by Frederick Ballentine but Clarence the Guardian Angel now becomes Clara, played by soprano Danielle de Niese. Other than the gender swap, the opera is otherwise remarkably faithful to the beloved film and is certain to be a festive treat. In the world of dance, Rambert is already wowing audiences with its adaptation of Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, which opened at the Birmingham Hippodrome and is now on tour and in London at Troubador Wembley Park till 6th November.  We’re thrilled to be talking to the creator, writer and Executive Producer of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, alongside Helen Shute of Rambert.  We find out that Steven’s always loved ballet and so it was a natural progression to ask him to adapt his multi-award-winning series into a dance theatre show. Tune in to hear how the opera and dance worlds are bursting with innovation and new ideas, including the first-ever football opera Gods of the Game at the Theatre in the Woods at Grange Park Opera, complete with a chorus made up entirely of footy fans who’ve been trained to sing.

This week we’re talking about the exciting opera and dance coming up in time for Christmas.  <a href="https://www.eno.org/about/whos-who/management-team/annilese-miskimmon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Annilese Miskimmon</a>, Artistic Director at <a href="https://www.eno.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ENO</a> (English National Opera), tells us about re-imagining Frank Capra’s enduring and much-loved 1946 Christmas movie ‘<a href="https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChcSEwimqO75-Mv6AhVBYeYKHcqvA3cYABAAGgJkZw&amp;ohost=www.google.com&amp;cid=CAESa-D2Ocqi4R1P8wYGRkM9mhbxOwN2ORQN4VhdB30De85xlJb30CsB3rBjAVBWStb91GYKjXbR3aJklkyys9UCNPKmaH61mtDOfwuVHW5-BH1cpQ4qzZZZpsq4yYQTDaCZMbgQLNxor3rBeoSy&amp;sig=AOD64_3uIqx2bSw1fXh9W_YIwpxzhrjWtg&amp;q&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiaquX5-Mv6AhWSOcAKHYgWCmgQ0Qx6BAgDEAE&amp;nis=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It’s a Wonderful Life’</a> as an <a href="https://www.eno.org/whats-on/its-a-wonderful-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">opera</a>, which opens on 25th November at the Coliseum. Adapted by <a href="https://jakeheggie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jake Heggie</a> and <a href="https://genescheer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gene Scheer</a>, George Bailey, the down-on-his-luck banker so memorably played by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000071/bio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Stewart</a> in the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">film</a>, is played by <a href="https://www.frederickballentine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frederick Ballentine</a> but Clarence the Guardian Angel now becomes Clara, played by soprano <a href="https://danielledeniese.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danielle de Niese</a>. Other than the gender swap, the opera is otherwise remarkably faithful to the beloved film and is certain to be a festive treat. In the world of dance, <a href="https://www.rambert.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rambert</a> is already wowing audiences with its adaptation of <a href="https://www.rambert.org.uk/whats-on/peaky-blinders-the-redemption-of-thomas-shelby/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby</a>, which opened at the Birmingham Hippodrome and is now on tour and in London at Troubador Wembley Park till 6th November.  We’re thrilled to be talking to the creator, writer and Executive Producer of Peaky Blinders, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1140275/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steven Knight</a>, alongside <a href="https://www.rambert.org.uk/about-us/people/chief-executive-executive-producer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helen Shute</a> of Rambert.  We find out that Steven’s always loved ballet and so it was a natural progression to ask him to adapt his multi-award-winning series into a dance theatre show. Tune in to hear how the opera and dance worlds are bursting with innovation and new ideas, including the first-ever football opera <a href="https://grangeparkopera.co.uk/whats-on/gods-of-the-game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gods of the Game</a> at the Theatre in the Woods at <a href="https://grangeparkopera.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grange Park Opera</a>, complete with a chorus made up entirely of footy fans who’ve been trained to sing.

89. Opera and dance take on Peaky Blinders, Football and It’s a Wonderful Life With Annilese Miskimmon, Helen Shute and Steven Knight

Starting a brand new job running a major national opera company… during the Covid-19 pandemic. Challenging to say the least! Annilese Miskimmon took on the prominent role of Artistic Director of English National Opera in May 2020. In this podcast, Annilese talks to Into Opera’s Artistic Director, Genevieve Raghu, about women as artistic leaders, the need for greater gender balance in opera, and offers a real insight into the planning that has had to go into ENO’s extraordinary Drive &amp; Live: La bohème experience. This podcast was recorded in July 2020 and produced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Starting a brand new job running a major national opera company… during the Covid-19 pandemic. Challenging to say the least! Annilese Miskimmon took on the prominent role of Artistic Director of English National Opera in May 2020. In this podcast, Annilese talks to Into Opera’s Artistic Director, Genevieve Raghu, about women as artistic leaders, the need for greater gender balance in opera, and offers a real insight into the planning that has had to go into ENO’s extraordinary Drive &amp; Live: La bohème experience. This podcast was recorded in July 2020 and produced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Annilese Miskimmon (Artistic Director, English National Opera)

Kevin Kwan

Kevin Kwan, author of the Crazy Rich Asians novels, which was adapted into the hit film of 2018, talks about his new book Sex and Vanity, a satire set in the worlds of uber-rich New York and Capri, and is an homage to EM Forster’s A Room with a View.Annilese Miskimmon, the new Artistic Director of English National Opera, discusses her first project, ENO Drive &amp; Live,  a series of live opera performances that audiences can safely drive to and stay in their cars for the experience.As demonstrations for Black Trans Lives take place in the UK and the USA, Caitlin Benedict talks to creator of the Black Trans Archive, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, about how a video game can archive the experiences of black transgender people. Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, discusses how the institution has chosen to focus on younger people and those from the local area, rather than the usual international visitors, since re-opening post-coronavirus. Presenter Kirsty LangProducer Hannah RobinsMain image: Kevin KwanImage credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for HFA

Kevin Kwan, author of the Crazy Rich Asians novels, which was adapted into the hit film of 2018, talks about his new book Sex and Vanity, a satire set in the worlds of uber-rich New York and Capri, and is an homage to EM Forster’s A Room with a View. Annilese Miskimmon, the new Artistic Director of English National Opera, discusses her first project, ENO Drive &amp; Live, a series of live opera performances that audiences can safely drive to and stay in their cars for the experience. As demonstrations for Black Trans Lives take place in the UK and the USA, Caitlin Benedict talks to creator of the Black Trans Archive, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, about how a video game can archive the experiences of black transgender people. Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, discusses how the institution has chosen to focus on younger people and those from the local area, rather than the usual international visitors, since re-opening post-coronavirus. Presenter Kirsty Lang Producer Hannah Robins Main image: Kevin Kwan Image credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for HFA

Kevin Kwan, Annilese Miskimmon of ENO, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley