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Woody Allen is returning to Europe. The prestigious Milan Opera House La Scala have announced their 2018/2019 season, and Woody Allen’s production of Gianni Schicchi has been announced as part of the programme. It will be the first time that Allen’s version of the comic opera has played in Italy. Gianni Schicchi is an opera […]
Along with 46 films, 4 book collections, 3 comedy albums and whatever else, Woody Allen has in recent years added an opera to his resumé. He was invited in 2008 to direct a production of Gianni Schicchi, an opera by Giacomo Puccini, in Spain. The production was revived in 2015 in Los Angeles, starring Placido […]
Woody Allen turns 80 on 1st December 2015. 80 years is a remarkable milestone. We thought about doing something big to celebrate. But Allen has grumbled all year about this day – and how it is like any other, how he will not be making a big deal of it, how there is no meaning […]
Gianni Schicchi, the opera production directed by Woody Allen, arrives at LA Opera in this month. With opera superstar Placido Domingo is set to star, LA Opera have been posting behind the scenes photos, and a new trailer. The new production is based on Allen’s 2008 production. It was revived earlier in the year in […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Woody Allen’s films have become synonymous with jazz, but one of the most powerful scenes in all of his films is a musical moment with another form of music altogether. Allen’s use of […]
Woody Allen and his regular band – the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band – have just finished a short US tour. The final show was at the Orpheum in Los Angeles, and the LA Times reviewed the show. Always the self-deprecator, Allen joked at the top of the concert: “It’s like touring doing Gregorian […]
This week saw the premiere of Gianni Schicchi in Madrid. The Puccini opera was directed by Woody Allen. Technically a revival, it was first performed in Los Angeles in 2008. These new performances in Madrid’s Teatro Real are the first time since that single LA performance that the Allen version was staged. Originally, Placido Domingo […]
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn are on holidays in Spain. We don’t normally cover these things, but we are for three reasons – 1) the reason they are in Europe, 2) the city they chose and 3) how darn happy they look. Woody and Soon-Yi were snapped by many photographers this week in Oviedo, Spain. […]
Placido Domingo was set to star in a revival of the opera Gianni Schicchi, directed by Woody Allen. Due to family tragedy, Domingo has announced he will not be appearing at dates scheduled for Madrid. The performances will however go ahead with new players in the lead role. As the LA Times reports, Domingo is […]
Woody Allen is set to direct an opera in LA. Called ‘Gianni Schicchi‘, it will be the second time Allen will direct the piece for stage. The original 2008 production starred Placido Domingo, who returns for this 2015 performance. Performances at Los Angeles Opera will open their 2015-16 season. It is not the first time […]
The Theatre Royal in Madrid (or Teatro Real) have announced the highlights of their 2015 season. A surprise announcement is Woody Allen, who will be directing Puccini‘s comic opera ‘Gianni Schicchi‘. It is set to star Opera legend Placido Domingo. El Pais broke the story. Woody Allen made his opera debut directeing ‘Gianni Schicchi‘ in […]