Second Documentary Confirmed
Directly inspired by the Anya17 project, a recent call from the BBC confirmed that they have decided to start filming a short Documentary on Human Trafficking in the UK. Spearheaded by the...
View ArticleAnya17 Nominated for Award!
It was a huge surprise when I heard that ‘Anya17’ has already been nominated for an award! Despite the fact that the premiere of Anya17 is not until March 7th next year, the Libretto for the Opera has...
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Anya17 Auditions: It’s tough being an X Factor judge
Hopeful auditionee for the role of Natalia Being an X Factor judge isn’t as easy as it seems! The harsh reality of picking and choosing between talented performers became all too clear as I sat,...
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Fully Staged World Premiere for Anya17!
Kammerspiele des Meininger Theater I am delighted to announce that Anya17’s fully-staged World Premiere has been confirmed for this November in Germany! Anya17 will be performed amidst the stunning...
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Three Days to Anya17 in Romania…
Timisoara With just three days to go now before the Romanian premiere of Anya17 in Timisoara on the eve of Anti-Slavery Day, I am delighted to hear that rehearsals are going very well and that the...
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Amy Webber’s thoughts on the Romanian premiere of Anya17
Performing Anya 17 in a country where more women and children are trafficked for sex slavery than any other Eastern European country was extremely poignant. For me, it brought an even deeper level of...
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“Mein Name ist Anya”– Anya17 highlights Human Trafficking in Deutsche Zeitung...
We couldn’t be more delighted that the Romanian premiere of Anya17 prompted a fact-based report on Human Trafficking in Deutsche Zeitung (Romanian Edition). Following the performance, the President of...
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The Calm before the Storm
In about a week, I will be heading down to Meiningen Germany to Das Meininger Theater to attend the fully-staged world premiere of Anya17 (and many subsequent performances over the coming months). When...
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Stunning Full Dress Rehearsal of Anya17 in Germany
I was privileged to be at an extraordinary event last night; the first fully-staged dress rehearsal of Anya17 performed by the truly talented international cast and musicians of Das Meininger Theater....
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Second Review of Anya17 in Germany
“No champagne this evening, no Premierengeschnatter (Premiere Chatter). Only concern. And silence. Then applause, roaring loudly after seventy minutes of silence…” No champagne this evening, no...
View ArticleTogether in Legislation…
uk-politics-25389760 All of us who have been involved with Anya17 are very encouraged to learn that the increased public awareness and pressure exerted by so many Anti-Trafficking / Slavery initiatives...
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FT Review: The Scores are in! Mozart – 4, Adam Gorb – 3!
Local premieres for two operas, one wryly whimsical, the other grimly hard-hitting. The Classical Style, Berkeley/Anya 17, San Francisco – review [Review of Mozart’s “The Classical Style” removed –...
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Audience reaction to Anya17 in San Francisco
“It is an extraordinarily powerful and emotional work. A tough and uncompromising story and the fact that it was in the form of an opera seemed as natural as breathing. There has never been anything...
View ArticleSeven people from the same family have been sentenced to 66 years in prison...
We continue to hear from some people who simply do not believe that Human Trafficking exists. Thank you to City Hearts, who were instrumental in the rescue of three Polish people Trafficked into the UK...
View ArticleFour men and a woman have been jailed for conspiring to traffic women into...
The gang trafficked more than 100 women into the UK, some of whom were forced into prostitution and raped… It couldn’t happen here in the UK, could it? Story here… I’m assuming that WordPress will...
View Article“Riveting Art”
ANYA17 makes the “Best” List of the Bay Area’s Classical Music Scene for 2014. “Anya 17, a modern treatment of sexual slavery and trafficking, was premiered by Opera Parallele last June. This gifted...
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