Opera Lives

About Linda Kitchen

Opera Lives has emerged from a career in opera which began in 1982. Being cast at a young age in soubrette and lyric roles Linda Kitchen sang at major European opera houses and festivals. She was a soloist at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden during a large part of her career whilst singing major roles with Welsh National Opera Opera North De Nederlandse Opera and other European houses.In 2004 Linda lost her voice but she leapt off the stage into directing teaching and writing. Bringing together voices in this book is the fruit of her journey from a singer with a flourishing career a hiatus and a moment of reflection to her reinvention and a desire to continue to share the worlds great music and its artists with tomorrows audience.Since his prestigious career began with Michael Crofts National Youth Theatre and Verity Bargates Soho Poly Theatre Nobby Clark has also worked for many UK publications including The Observer The Guardian The Times and The Sunday Times. His work has also been commissioned by almost all the major British theatre opera and ballet companies including the National Theatre the Royal Shakespeare Company English National Opera Northern Broadsides Theatre Royal Bath and the Royal Opera Covent Garden.Nobby has worked on a wide range of musicals notably Andrew Lloyd Webbers Starlight Express Cats and Stephen Ward and the award-winning American production of Rent and Cameron Mackintoshs production of Oliver! He has photographed Dave Allen and Billy Connolly for their live shows and he was the director of Billy Connollys World Tour of Australia for television. Nobby has also donated his time and photography in aid of Mencap Charity Projects Comic Relief and the Rumanian Angels Trust. His flair and wealth of experiences are far-reaching and have been captured in his photographs in exhibitions and film festivals and in his book on the Rolling Stones Star F*cker published by Oberon Books. Nobby has a great understanding of where art sits in the real world and both he and his work express a direct and candid sincerity.