David Hockney at Royal Academy, Choreographer Sir Peter Wright, Tenor Gregory Kunde, Updating album covers
John Wilson and critic William Feaver discuss David Hockney at the Royal Academy, plus choreographer Peter Wright on his memoir and tenor Gregory Kunde on new directions.
David Hockney's new exhibition is 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life at the Royal Academy in London. The artist asked friends to sit for him in Los Angeles over the last two-and-a-half years, each portrait created within the same three-day time frame, in the same chair, with the same background, and every canvas the same size. Critic William Feaver gives his response to the brightly-coloured acrylic works. The exhibition runs from 2nd July until 2nd October.
The tenor Gregory Kunde, winner of Best Male Singer at this year's International Opera Awards and about to make his debut at the Royal Opera House in two Verdi operas, on a remarkable change of direction so late in his career.
The choreographer Sir Peter Wright reflects on his remarkable career, spanning nearly seven decades, founding the Birmingham Royal Ballet and working along greats like Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. He joins us to look back at ballet stars behaving badly and his new memoir Wrights And Wrongs, published 18th July.
With Phil Collins updating three of his early album sleeves by replacing the cover photo of his face then with that of how he looks now, writer Ben Wardle wonders why brand updating - so common in books, DVDs and food packaging, among others - so rarely happens in the music industry.
Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Elaine Lester.
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David Hockney at Royal Academy
Duration: 05:48
Tenor Gregory Kunde
Duration: 08:24
Choreographer Sir Peter Wright
Duration: 08:29
Updating album covers
Duration: 04:32
David Hockney at the Royal Academy
exhibition is at The Royal Academy, London, from 02 July to 02 October 16.
Main image above and image to the left: some of David Hockney's pictures at The Royal Academy exhibition
Tenor Gregory Kunde
Gregory Kunde is appearing in , London from 02 July to 02 October 2016, which will be shown聽via a free live relay to big screens in parks around the UK on 14 July 2016.
He is also singing Mahler's聽 Das Lied von der Erde聽in the 91热爆 Prom 41 on 16 August 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall.聽聽 It will be broadcast live on 91热爆 Radio 3, and will be televised on 91热爆 4 on 24 August 2016.
Image: Gregory Kunde
Image credit: Chris Gloag
Choreographer Sir Peter Wright
is out in hardback on 18 July 2016.
Image: Sir Peter Wright
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Role Contributor Presenter John Wilson Producer Elaine Lester Interviewed Guest William Feaver Interviewed Guest Gregory Kunde Interviewed Guest Peter Wright Interviewed Guest Ben Wardle Broadcast
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