Laura Åkerlund

CEO & Artistic Director @koominenooppera | Direction & development of cultural projects | Kultur @GI_Finnland | Stage Director | MA in Musicology

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

My thoughts on international co-productions https://t.co/MLuLH1Mr2u
#opera #coproduction #theatre #ClassicalMusic

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

“Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and anyone who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.” The great Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, born #OTD in 1882.

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

Most cultural organisations are lacking of digital strategies, which seems peculiar to me. Digitality can't be totally avoided, so it's better to embrace it in a timely manner.

[Tarek Iskander @TarekIskander1]

Most cultural orgs are pathetic at social media and can't even use basic microsoft office products properly.

How the hell are they going to adapt to the AI revolution that is about to change everything?!

[Heljä Franssila @heljafranssila]

Me etsitään Suomen Unkarin-instituuttiin osaavaa tuottajaa, vielä ehtii hakea! Meillä on superkiva tiimi ja Budapest ihana kaupunki asua. Työmme kansalaisyhteiskunnan tukijana taiteen ja tieteen keinoin on Unkarissa tärkeämpää kuin ehkä koskaan eli motivaatiota ei tarvitse etsiä.

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

RIP Kaija Saariaho. Incredibly sad news that the Finnish composer, whose work includes some of the most important operas of our time, died today in Paris at the age of 70.

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@LindgrenMinna Asuin pitkään Saksassa, eikä lapsilla siellä kännyköitä näe. Harva edes omasta ikäluokasta (30+) on somessa. Isojen teattereiden johtoryhmätkin käsittelevät asioita pääosin paperilla, eivät digitaalisesti.

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

@laurafcanning Congratulations!

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Der große Jürgen Flimm ist tot! https://t.co/fJxwN671UQ

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

@MarcusHaseloff @frankrberger https://t.co/O2HZVuSDXH

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

Surullinen uutinen. Inspiroivia luentoja muistellen. Osanottoni läheisille ja työyhteisölle.

[Hanna Korsberg @HKorsberg]

#Taiteidentutkimus yhteisön saavutti sunnuntai-iltana suruviesti. Pitkäaikainen, tärkeä kollega Henry Bacon on menehtynyt 25.11.2022. Henryn kuolema on valtava menetys meille kaikille @helsinkiuni ja monille kollegoille ja ystäville ympäri maailmaa.🕯️

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

Fulfilling its long-held aim of defunding ⁦@E_N_O⁩, today’s assault on the arts by the UK government - part of its wider agenda of sinking the country - leaves London lagging even further behind major European capitals, where two or three opera houses are the norm.

[Things Musicians Don't Talk About @tmdtapodcast]

It’s great to see Arts Council England funding put into youth orchestral and music projects. But…

If we take funding away from the pro ensembles, companies and projects, what are we setting young musicians up for? To enter the industry only to find zero opportunity.

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

Horror, but not the only cases I expect to be seen in Europe in the upcoming years. The importance and relevance of opera has been declining for years, which should have been acted early on. The public funding will come into discussion and new funding formats hopefully emerging.

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

Opera falls victim to the government’s “levelling up” agenda: on top of axing ⁦@E_N_O⁩, the ⁦@ace_national⁩ is cutting the ⁦@RoyalOperaHouse⁩ by 10%, ⁦@WNOtweet⁩ by 34% and the ⁦@glyndebourne⁩ Tour by 50%.

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

Hain Lahteen teatterinjohtajaksi. Tässä Kalevan uutinen aiheesta. "Kari-Pekka Toivonen ja Lauri Maijala hakevat Lahteen teatterinjohtajaksi" #lahti https://t.co/2hi9IdctEU

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

Orchestras, programme planners, arts administrators, take note. Great work @LeahBroad

[Dr Leah Broad @LeahBroad]

Programming Brahms 2 and want to pair it with a work by a woman? This week's post is on diversifying orchestral repertoire, with programme pairings, instrumentations, recordings, play times, & score locations of some key works by historical British women https://t.co/wtabsGmxTU

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

Wonderful news! #operaeuropa

[Opera Europa @Operaeuropa]

Opera Europa appoints Karen Stone as new Director - https://t.co/irhs19vWT6

[Laura Åkerlund @LauraAkerlund]

Heute Abend! Kiinnostavia digitaalisen teatterin uusia tekijöitä, jotka esittelevät työtään ja uusia ideoitaan. Olin itse valitsemassa heitä juryn jäsenenä. Striimi on englanniksi ja Suomen aikaa 20.30h.
#digitaltheatre #teatteri

[nachtkritik.de @nachtkritik]

Heute um 19:30 Uhr startet auf nachtkritik_plus der Showcase des Fellowship 6 @Theaterdigital: die Ergebnisse künstlerischer Forschung in Sachen Theater + Digitalität. https://t.co/oiqd3SC07B

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