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The Bookishness of Terry Pratchett: Problems of Adaptation
An ongoing dream of mine is to adapt a Terry Pratchett book into an opera. Because I love opera (with caveats) and I love Terry Pratchett...
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leodoulton
- Aug 5
- 3 min
Formal, Casual, Fancy: Some Thoughts On Operatic Audience Clothing
Even in my lifetime, there’s been a shift in what people wear to the opera. Specifically, from ‘formal’ clothing to a greater acceptance...
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leodoulton
- Apr 25
- 2 min
How To Get Money From Rich Old Men: An Anti-Manifesto
I am an opera maker, and realise the terrible truth: opera needs money, desperately, all the time. Let us assume that the chance the next...
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leodoulton
- Dec 24, 2022
- 5 min
Notes Towards A Steampunk La Bohème
If I have a style (which, alas, I increasingly do as I stagnate away from being a young artist, and get too few opportunities to...
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leodoulton
- Dec 17, 2022
- 5 min
La Commedia e’ Finita!: Two One-Act Batman Operas
CW: Description violence (operatic/Batman-level), blood transfusion Across the years, as someone in the circle of the excellent Chloe...
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leodoulton
- Dec 16, 2022
- 5 min
An Apology To The Historical Performance People, After Their Acquisition Of ABBA
Dear Historical Performance People, Please accept my apology in the face of your recent victory, after which it seems unlikely that the...
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leodoulton
- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
Opera, Shakespeare, Noh: Three Suggestions For Acting Singers
When I was younger, I spent time in acting classes alongside singers. I have since directed, written for, and otherwise collaborated with...
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leodoulton
- Dec 12, 2022
- 4 min
The Dance: Shakespeare, Opera, and Finding What Comes Next
The short version of this is: directing Shakespeare is much like directing opera. Both times, the text comes with certain ideas that are...
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leodoulton
- Dec 11, 2022
- 6 min
The case for Come Bargain With Uncanny Things as opera
I am, adamantly, a broad-definition ‘opera’ person. At one extreme, I’d certainly struggle to not class Les Miserables as an opera. At...
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leodoulton
- Dec 9, 2022
- 6 min
Baby, Don Giovanni’s Outside
It’s Christmas, and time for arguments about whether Baby, It’s Cold Outside is something an enlightened culture ought to listen to. To...
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leodoulton
- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
On Being Not-Opera
I noticed something slightly strange in my responses to comment on Come Bargain With Uncanny Things: that I was rarely upset by comments...
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leodoulton
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
Dead Operas
Keep reading. There’s a Frankenstein reference before the end. History is littered with dead operas. Der Stein der Weisen (to which...
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leodoulton
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
Come Bargain With Uncanny Merch
I’m still not quite accepting that Come Bargain With Uncanny Things might yet return; there’s a market for it, and it’s quite desirable....
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leodoulton
- Nov 26, 2022
- 1 min
Hybrid Futures: Some Hypotheticals For Come Bargain With Uncanny Things
I’d like to, ideally, have Virtually Opera making regular shows, and work that is accessible for those not able to make our live shows....
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leodoulton
- Nov 26, 2022
- 3 min
Power And Play In Come Bargain With Uncanny Things
I’ve always had a slightly over-strong instinct of people ‘playing wrong’. Generally, I find myself liking play that lies comfortably in...
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leodoulton
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
A Community Bargains: Building Connection Via Low Stakes
Another night, another Come Bargain blog. This time, about a vision of community in interactive theatre, drawing on a comparison made by...
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leodoulton
- Nov 25, 2022
- 6 min
Throwing Down The Long Black Glove: Coming To Bargain With A Lack Of Funding
I’ve been invited to discuss this a number of times by opera peers, and tried to hold my tongue so I don’t feel like I’m using a hot take...
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leodoulton
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
What Next For Come Bargain With Uncanny Things?
This is a question I have been getting a lot, since the immediate ‘next’ after each show is waiting for my hair to dry after removing an...
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leodoulton
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
How’s Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Going?
Pretty well, artistically. As with any show of this nature, I’ve learnt a lot just by doing it - how audiences respond to different...
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leodoulton
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
To The Victory Of Cake
After the first week of Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, I just wanted to write a short manifesto of a core concept. To the victory of...
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