The Royal Opera on tour in Japan

The Royal Opera House company hasn't performed in Japan for nearly 20 years. Nicholas Wroe accompanied it on a return visit and found the performers ready to reach out to the worldOn one level the Royal Opera's recent tour of Japan was, as a manager described it, "a team building exercise on a rather extravagant scale". The party of 250 people included a full orchestra and chorus, backstage staff, technical crew and management support. And indeed, in the time I spent following them around, I dul...

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