By partnering with Glyndebourne, the Royal Opera House, The Young Vic, Art Angel and the Roundhouse the Guardian will offer all more arts multimedia content than ever before.
Following a successful partnership with Glyndebourne last summer, the Guardian is working with the leading opera company again throughout this year to stream five operas. Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and Ravel's double-bill of L'Heure Espagnole and L'Enfant et les Sortilèges will be live-streamed direct from Glyndebourne in Sussex. In addition, the Guardian will also be streaming recordings to accompany two other productions this season - The Fairy Queen by Purcell and Rossini's La Cenerentola. Each opera will be available to view again on the Guardian's website, and each will be accompanied by a series of podcasts and videos as well as related editorial, blogs, picture galleries and live chat with the Guardian's expert team of critics.
On Friday 23 March the Guardian is collaborating with Youtube to stream a full day of rehearsals from The Royal Ballet from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, featuring live streams of two ballets currently in development - a piece by Wayne McGregor, Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet with music by Mark Ronson and costumes by Gareth Pugh, and another piece choreographed by rising star Liam Scarlett, to music from Rachmaninov.
The Guardian's partnership with the Young Vic will see it working with them to develop an exclusive short film starring Patrick Stewart, which is inspired by their current main house show, Bingo by Edward Bond. The film 'Epithet' is written by Mark O Rowe (Boy A, Intermission), directed by Angus Jackson and filmed by BAFTA award-winning cinematographer David Higgs. In April the Guardian is live streaming Cirkus Cirkör Undermän direct from the Roundhouse, in London, as part of their five week biennial event: CircusFest 2012.
Throughout the year the Guardian is, also, working with Artangel to stream intimate live performances and recorded podcasts by a number of renowned artists from A Room for London including Amadou & Miriam, Imogen Heap, Michael Ondaatje and Caryl Phillips.
Stephen Folwell, Business Director, Multimedia and Brand Extensions, Guardian News & Media, said: "In a year when all eyes are on the UK for its sporting and cultural events it's fantastic to be able to give a platform to such a variety of cultural performances, opening them up to a wider audience and giving our readers access to some of the most sought after shows. Never before have we covered as many events, which demonstrates the scope and range of our multimedia output and the diverse packages we can offer other potential partners."
