Royal Opera House returns to cinema (why?)
NewsCovent Garden today announced the resumption of its international cinema programme after sixteen months of closure.
Its global cinema distributor, Trafalgar Releasing, reaches 2,000 cinemas worldwide. The opening show in September will be The Nutcracker. ‘It will form an integral part of our plan to secure our future,’ says the ROH.
But, while audiences are returning to live performance, cinemas are the last place most people want to go until the pandemic is over. Thi seems more gensture than commercial substance.
The ROH should focus on playing as many live venues as possible and streaming as much as it can into homes. Cinema won’t be back for a while.
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