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BBC to broadcast Royal Opera House reopening concert
Jun 5, 2020
The BBC is to broadcast the Royal Opera House's first post-lockdown performance across TV and radio later this month.
The concert, which will take place without a live audience, is scheduled for 13 June, hosted by the venue's director of music Antonio Pappano.
It will feature a dance premiere by Wayne McGregor, resident choreographer of the Royal Ballet, as well as music by Britten, Handel and Butterworth.
Radio 3 will air the show on 15 June, with TV highlights later in the month.
Like all cultural venues around the UK, the Opera House closed in March, when the government banned gatherings to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Since then, the venue's income has dropped by 60%, chief executive Alex Beard said last month.
The reopening performance will also be free to watch on YouTube and Facebook, with subsequent concerts on 20 and 27 June available to view live and on demand for £4.99.
The BBC's coverage was announced by director general Tony Hall as part of a raft of cultural commissions.
Peter Capaldi will play Ludwig van Beethoven in a new Radio 3 drama marking the 250th anniversary of the German composer's birth, while BBC Four will present a "major new series" about his life.
A performance of his opera Fidelio, filmed at the Royal Opera House before it closed its doors, will also be broadcast.
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