The Royal Opera House Makes Tough Calls To Stay Afloat Amid Covid-19
The Royal Opera House sets part one of an unprecedented four-point plan to surviving Covid-19 into motion.
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An iconic portrait of the Royal Opera House?s late commander in chief is set to go on sale for estimated £18m. Left in dire straits due to the ongoing global health crisis, the sale of this coveted painting is announced hesitantly, in an attempt to raise essential funds for daily operations as a venue for the Royal Ballet and international opera.
The Royal Opera House Makes Tough Calls To Stay Afloat Amid Covid-19
Portrait of Sir David Webster by David Hockney, dated 1971. Photograph: © David Hockney/Christie’s
The painting by David Hockney, which was commissioned for the Covent Garden building in the 1970s, pays tribute to the monumental Sir David Webster and his ground-breaking contributions to the establishment. Once the chairman of the Liverpool Philharmonic during the Second World War, David Webster set up the Royal Opera House from scratch, presenting world-famous entertainment in English, Italian, German, and French, amongst many others.
Running the house for 25 years, during its greatest period of expansion and ambition, the auction of the esteemed man?s portrait is part of an unprecedented four-point plan to keep the venue afloat in light of the unremitting Covid-19 pandemic. The Royal Opera House has since also revealed future plans of a donation dr...
The post The Royal Opera House Makes Tough Calls To Stay Afloat Amid Covid-19 appeared first on LUXUO.
An iconic portrait of the Royal Opera House?s late commander in chief is set to go on sale for estimated £18m. Left in dire straits due to the ongoing global health crisis, the sale of this coveted painting is announced hesitantly, in an attempt to raise essential funds for daily operations as a venue for the Royal Ballet and international opera.
The Royal Opera House Makes Tough Calls To Stay Afloat Amid Covid-19
Portrait of Sir David Webster by David Hockney, dated 1971. Photograph: © David Hockney/Christie’s
The painting by David Hockney, which was commissioned for the Covent Garden building in the 1970s, pays tribute to the monumental Sir David Webster and his ground-breaking contributions to the establishment. Once the chairman of the Liverpool Philharmonic during the Second World War, David Webster set up the Royal Opera House from scratch, presenting world-famous entertainment in English, Italian, German, and French, amongst many others.
Running the house for 25 years, during its greatest period of expansion and ambition, the auction of the esteemed man?s portrait is part of an unprecedented four-point plan to keep the venue afloat in light of the unremitting Covid-19 pandemic. The Royal Opera House has since also revealed future plans of a donation dr...
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