Jessica Leary

Soprano • PhD research Opera Outreach @RCS_TheExchange

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

Ready for the first day of schools concerts with @DunedinConsort 🕺🏿#kazoodebut

[OBERTO @ObertoBrookes]

OBERTO regulars will, we're sure, be appalled to read this. Opera has always been a strength at Brookes, in terms of publications, awards, research income, and our OBERTO events have created vital connections between academia and the opera industry. They are completely unique.

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

Wonderful to be teaching at the RCS this year. A great first day, working with some wonderful undergraduate student singers. #singingteacher

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

@JCJudson @CHSScotland @ScotParl @ScottishOpera @Gareth_Composer Thank you for having us! Excited to see where things go!

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

Exciting day singing and presenting @CHSScotland and @ScotParl as part of @ScottishOpera #BreathCycle. Lots of exciting things coming as part of this project!
#singing #lunghealth #wellbeing
@Gareth_Composer #karenmciver

[Jane-Claire Judson @JCJudson]

Huge thanks to @GillianMacMSP for hosting @CHSScotland event @ScotParl & @jenni_minto & John Todd for speaking & the @ScottishOpera trio @SopranoJLeary @Gareth_Composer #karenmciver for bringing such beautiful voice to our evening. Our No Life Half Lived #2 strategy is now live!

[Prof Ian Pace @drianpace]

Read this thread. Most superficial measures supposed to be about ‘diversity’ in opera are meaningless without addressing the economic conditions which make working in this field often inaccessible to those without independent means or a high-earning partner.

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

@amwilson_opera Yours too!

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

I had a great time presenting at #Oberto2023 conference alongside listening to many more fascinating and pertinent discussions around opera and money. Lots to digest. Thank you for organising @amwilson_opera et al.

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

@NoisyMV @amwilson_opera You too, and great to hear about your work with @if_opera and thoughts for future next steps - a potentially really positive new direction for opera and singers in the Uk!

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

@RCS_TheExchange @CarnegieUni

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

@guy_withers @ObertoBrookes Really enjoyed the discussion

[Alexandra Wilson @amwilson_opera]

A compelling pitch from @MimiDoulton, full of devastating stats, on the truly raw deal freelancer singers get. So many below the minimum wage, no security, massive gender pay gap, and pay prospects often get *worse* as a career goes on. #Oberto2023

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

So looking forward to this. I’ll be presenting a paper which examines ‘access’, ‘inclusivity’, and ‘elitism’ in relation to opera and money. Looking forward to hearing the many other speakers that day too. 👇🏻@RCS_TheExchange

[OBERTO @ObertoBrookes]

Reminder that registration for our conference "Opera and Money", which takes place on the 12th of September, closes this Friday! Further details can be found here: https://t.co/4G0svfWwTm
#conference #opera
@amwilson_opera @BarbaraEichner @APalidda @musicatbrookes

[Classical Musicians @HendersonDaisy]

.... and yet more September concerts for Classical Musicians Scotland
7.30pm, 29/09/23, The All Sorts, Moffat Music Society, Old Well Theatre
9pm, 29/09/23, A Night and Day, Order of St John Soirée, Ross Priory, Gartocharn

[Paul Mealor @PaulMealor]

Really looking forward to talking to Michael Ferguson about my #sacred #choral #music and hearing the wonderful Scola Cantorum sing it at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral #Edinburgh as part of the @SacredArtsFest this coming Monday at 7:30pm. Hope to See some of you there!

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

Definitely think this department deserves to be recognised for the amazing work it does 👇🏻

[Scottish Opera @ScottishOpera]

You can nominate our Education and Outreach projects in the Equal Opportunities/Impact category, such as Breath Cycle, Memory Spinners, Scottish Opera Young Company, Pop-up Opera or our Primary Schools Tours.

You can also nominate Scottish Opera in the Opera Company category.

[Jessica Leary @SopranoJLeary]

Delighted to be included in this line-up of speakers and very much looking forward hearing the other presentations throughout the day 😃👇🏻 @RCS_TheExchange @CarnegieUni

[OBERTO @ObertoBrookes]

Our annual conference is back! This year's event, on 12 September, tackles the subject of opera and money from historical and current perspectives. We have a wide array of speakers, academics and practitioners both. Programme here. 1/ https://t.co/4G0svfWwTm

[Classic FM @ClassicFM]

Sir Elton John: “I played Chopin and Mozart, Bach and Debussy… I am so grateful for my classical training.” 🎶❤️

The legendary pianist spoke to Classic FM’s @TimLihoreau in 2019 at the @RoyalAcadMusic, about his time there as a student.