@ks_countertenor @FallingTreeProd @bbcproms Mine too - well said, Chris. A warm and generous man as well as a great musician. Very kind to me all those years ago.
I may have been quiet on here recently but I’ve been beavering away behind the scenes since getting back from holiday trying to #SaveWNO.
To say this response from @RhonddaBryant is disappointing is an understatement. And reneges on Labour’s pledge to review @ace_national. 1/ 🧵
Breaking the company’s silence, @WelshNatOpera’s music director @TomHanus1 tells it like it is to @ace_national: “a budget that is not even sufficient for a small regional theatre, by comparison to other European countries.” https://t.co/2sSjF71L1j
Unsurprisingly, this statement is more notable for what it doesn’t say than what it does. No clues as to where or how often performances in Manchester will take place, and, more ominously, no mention of whether the current chorus, orchestra or technical team will be involved… 🐘
Please keep sending your thoughts on the Brookes music closure to the VC and governors. A 12-month reprieve for all staff to develop new programmes would really help us. Steady stream of letters good - keep them coming.