'No orchestral leaders before have had to deal with this much stress': ABO retreat for orchestra and concert hall managers
The stress of the last 18 months has taken its toll on the leaders of the orchestral sector,...
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'75% of productions directed by men either had no women or only a single woman in creative roles': Gender imbalance in opera
- Wednesday, September 15, 2021
A new report considers the gender inequalities behind the scenes in the UK's opera houses
'An orchestra for this moment in time': The Proms Festival Orchestra
- Thursday, September 2, 2021
For the first time ever, the Proms has assembled an orchestra of freelance musicians to perform a...
'When you get it wrong they’ll vocalise their displeasure con forza': Motherhood and musicianship
- Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Juggling a freelance career with motherhood can be challenging, writes Imogen Windsor
'A person embarking on a quest to find – and live – their truth': opera hit comes to London
- Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Laura Kaminsky's opera As One has become the most performed contemporary opera in recent years in...
'I don’t think I would be as good an artist if I wasn’t living as a non-binary person': soprano Ella Taylor
- Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Having won second prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Awards last year, Ella Taylor's career is going from...
'Airbnb for rehearsal spaces? That sounds amazing': Inside Tutti
- Monday, August 23, 2021
Thanks to Tutti, rehearsal space can be found at the touch of a button
'The audience’s role became much more empathetic': inside Opera on Brainwaves
- Monday, August 23, 2021
A new project uses new technology to show the audience the lived emotional experience of the...
'It’s a very delicate act': Sound engineering for cinema opera
- Friday, August 20, 2021
The Royal Opera House has announced that it is relaunching its international cinema relays. We spoke...
'A healthy ecosystem for opera': Opera UK's next steps
- Friday, August 20, 2021
Opera UK aims to represent Britain's opera companies, directors, designers, conductors, singers,...
