ENO Weekly Round Up, Week of 27/4/20

4th May 2020 in News

Here’s another round up of our favourite bits you might’ve missed on ENO’s social channels last week.

Another week, another #ENOLegoChallenge…

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Can you name this 2019 ENO operetta? 🎩🥂 #ENOLegoChallenge @lego

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ENO Harewood Artist Alex Otterburn explains what it is that makes a baritone a baritone.

Ever wondered what makes a baritone different from a tenor or bass? 🤷‍♂️#ENOHarewoodArtist Alex Otterburn takes us…

Posted by English National Opera on Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Chris Hopkins and Andy Smith are back with another isolation duet! This time they perform Strauss’ Overture to Die Fledermaus.

They're back 🙌Chris Hopkins and Andrew Smith of ENO perform Strauss' Overture to Die Fledermaus from isolation 🎹🎶

Posted by English National Opera on Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The ENO Costume team spent another week making scrubs for our wonderful frontline workers!

Made With Love 💙

Find out how you can support the ENO Costume team who are using their talents to make these beautiful scrubs for frontline workers 👉 https://t.co/WNSfjMH6Ka #NHSheroes #Scrubs pic.twitter.com/9mlpbR1hQC

— English National Opera (@E_N_O) May 1, 2020

We’re already at week 7 of our quiz! As always, let us know how you get on by using #ENOQuiz.

</p> <section> <h2>ENO Weekly Quiz, Vol. 7</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><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">President Jed Bartlet in <em>The West Wing </em>hails from which US state?</strong></h2> </h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">In Victoria Wood’s <em>Acorn Antiques</em>, what name was Julie Walter’s character Mrs Overall, also known as?</strong><strong> </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">The first national park opened in 1862, which one was it?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">What is the most expensive film ever made to date?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Who won the sixth series of The Great British Bake Off in 2015?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">Scientist and inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the first working telephone in 1876, but what were the first words he famously spoke through his new invention?</strong></h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">Which club has won the FA Cup the most times? </strong><strong> </strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">How many UK number one singles did The Who have?</strong><strong> </strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">What is video game character Mario’s surname?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Opening Lines: ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.’</strong></h2> </h3> <p><em style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opening lines: ‘No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine.’</strong></h2> </h3> <p><em style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Opening lines: ‘All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.’</strong></h2> </h3> <p><em style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3><strong>Opening Lines: </strong><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">‘Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.’</strong></h3> <p><em style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Opera: What is the profession of Floria Tosca, the eponymous heroine of Puccini’s opera?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opera: Which kind of opera is the opera buffa?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opera:<em> </em>How many conquests has Mozart’s Don Giovanni allegedly made in Spain?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opera: Which opera is based on a story by Nikolai Leskov?</strong></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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