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.

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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:

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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:

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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>