English National Opera does Eurovision

Dates: 09 May 2023 - 09 May 2023

Location: Eurovision Village - Pierhead - Liverpool

The Eurovision Song Contest is something of an institution that has been the staple part of our lives for many decades.

The United Kingdom has participated in the contest 64 times and during that period it has won five times with big names such as –

• Sandie Shaw
• Lulu
• Brotherhood of Man
• Bucks Fizz
• Katrina and the Waves

It also secured 16 second place finishes with the most recent being in 2022 with Sam Ryder.

However, how would you like your most treasured Eurovision hits not just from the UK but throughout Europe to be given an operatic makeover.

As part of Euro-festival Liverpool hosts are inviting the public to English National Opera does Eurovision on Tuesday May 9th 2023 – 6pm – 7pm at the Eurovision Village on Pierhead. Suitable for all ages, free attendance and no ticket is required.

It’s an exciting chance to experience two very different musical worlds: one epic outdoor performance. The world-renowned ENO Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Bell, will be joined at 6pm by former Eurovision contestants Ruslana, Sonia and Linda Martin as well as international opera stars including Russell Watson, Ella Taylor, Ellie Neate, Zwakele Tshabalala, Themba Mvula and Collin Shay to perform classical arrangements of some of the Song Contest’s greatest hits. Expect bright costumes, rousing choirs, fabulous divas and sing-along tunes.

Winning Eurovision songs, interval acts like Riverdance and Eurovision’s long-standing theme music – Charpentier’s Te Deum – are given the orchestral treatment. Joyful, moving and loud, this project promises to perfectly capture the spirit of Eurovision.

^Alex Ashworth CCG Art Blogger