PLARIA (noun) is a portmanteau word that blends the words ‘play’ and ‘aria’. It is used to describe operatic works that have been written or adapted for staging as spoken/traditional plays with selected musical moments. As such, plarias might be best understood as being hybrid operatic musicals, performed by actors and singers, accompanied by live… Continue reading Die Meistersinger
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A Celebration Before and After Verdi & Wagner
Helios’s inaugural concert took place on the 1 July 2013 in the Chapters event venue at King’s College London.