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Remembering Prince, Opera North's Ring Cycle, novelist Georgina Harding

John Wilson assesses the legacy of the singer and songwriter Prince with Mica Paris, his biographer Matt Thorne and music journalist Kevin Le Gendre.

Singer Mica Paris remembers Prince who was her friend and mentor, and biographer Matt Thorne and journalist Kevin Le Gendre assess his legacy.

As Opera North's Music Director Richard Farnes and General Director Richard Mantle prepare to present six complete productions of the company's much praised "austerity" Ring Cycle, they discuss the art of creating great opera on a budget. The Ring Cycle opens at Leeds Town Hall on 23 April and goes on to tour the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, The Lowry in Salford, the Royal Festival Hall in London, and Sage Gateshead.

Georgina Harding's latest novel, The Gunroom, opens with a description of the image of Don McCullin's Shell Shocked Soldier. It then becomes a work of fiction which explores the impact of taking that photo on the photographer as he endeavours to escape the horror of what he has seen. Georgina Harding discusses what inspired her to write this story. The Gun Room is out now.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Remembering Prince

    Duration: 12:23

  • Opera North's Ring Cycle

    Duration: 09:18

  • Novelist Georgina Harvey

    Duration: 05:59

Opera North Ring Cycle

Opera North Ring Cycle

runs from 23 April - 10 July 2016.聽 Performances will be in Leeds, Nottingham, Salford, London and Gateshead.

Image: Opera North鈥檚 production of Wagner鈥檚 G枚tterd盲mmerung (2014), with Sarah Castle as Flosshilde, Madeleine Shaw as Wellgunde and Katherine Broderick as Woglinde

Image聽Credit: Clive Barda

Novelist Georgina Harding

Novelist Georgina Harding

Georgina Harding's book, , is published on 21st April 2016 by Bloomsbury.

Image: Georgina Harding

Image credit: Bloomsbury Publishing

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Mica Paris
Interviewed Guest Kevin Le Gendre
Interviewed Guest Richard Farnes
Interviewed Guest Richard Mantle
Interviewed Guest Georgina Harding
Producer Elaine Lester

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Apr 2016 19:15

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