LONDON — On a recent spring morning, the Royal Opera House’s revival workroom, which is part of the costume department, was a hive of activity. Amedine Ballo, one of the revival workroom technicians, was hand-sewing gold thread onto a burgundy and pink chorus costume for the opera “Faust,” opened this week, because part of it had worn away.Entertainment1 Aug 2024
VIENNA — Not long after Anneleen Lenaerts took up the harp at the age of 9, her parents had to buy a new car. It was a pragmatic purchase because their old family vehicle simply did not have enough room to comfortably accommodate the budding musician and her bulky instrument as they drove around her native Belgium for classes, concerts and competitions.
Sir Alfred let his grandson handle the red, green and yellow piece painted with four dragon medallions with sprays of lotus emerging from their mouths and foliage. He explained the glazes as the child turned it over in his hands, feeling its heft.
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