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The House

The House

1996•50m•Documentary
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Opera House.

Michael Waldman · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 16, 1996

Episodes

E150m

Star Struck

As the curtain rises, there's a crisis at the box office and impending disaster on stage as diva Denyce Graves loses her voice. Visits to a Harley Street specialist fail to remedy the problem, leaving just hours to locate a replacement for the leading role in Carmen.

Jan 16, 1996

E250m

Horse Trading

It's a stressful time for almost everyone concerned as two productions—an opera and a ballet—go into rehearsals and over budget. Almost everything that can go wrong duly does so.

Jan 23, 1996

E350m

Foot Fault

Not all the staff are happy with the radical changes in the Opera House work schedules planned to be implemented. Meanwhile, the Royal Ballet is off to Washington.

Jan 30, 1996

E450m

High Hopes

A silent war waged behind the famous Crush Bar and further confrontation between management and unions over rates of pay feature in tonight's behind-the-scenes developments at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

Feb 6, 1996

E550m

Settling Scores

The new Director at the Royal Opera has the task of finding the right balance between financial and aesthetic considerations.

Feb 13, 1996

E650m

Winning Ticket

The main problem for the Royal Opera House is an ever-present one: to secure the hundreds of millions of pounds needed to keep the opera and ballet companies performing in London while the Covent Garden building is refurbished. But plenty of people are ready to pay £1,750 to join the Princess of Wales in the audience for the Winter Gala.

Feb 20, 1996

Actors

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Narrator

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