operacast

The podcast for all things opera

[operacast @operacastpod]

@E_N_O to stay in London until 2029, with announcement early next year on new home city

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

ENO to receive extra £24m to allow more time to leave London, says Arts Council https://t.co/UyEB55zjoU

[operacast @operacastpod]

@ace_national review of Opera & Music Theatre is now seeking contributions from the sector - deadline of 16 August

Make sure the contributions of ALL the sector are included!

https://t.co/zA5GRPABFI

[Birmingham Opera Company @BirminghamOpera]

📣CALLING COMPOSERS!📣
Have you got a great idea for a new piece? We’re commissioning three new short pieces to be presented in April 2024.
Fee= £1500

Submit your expression of interest by 19th July. For more info and to apply, check out the website: https://t.co/kVHy30Qpce

[Freelancers Make Theatre Work @FreelancersMake]

Released TODAY. The Big Freelancer Survey Report 2023, 'Underpaid, Undervalued, Under Pressure' highlighting a 37% gender pay gap between male and female theatre freelancers and an industry "rife with ageism and sexism"

https://t.co/KACowdyZRZ

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

The Italian bass Adolfo Corrado has been named 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World ⁦@cardiffsinger⁩; the Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong won the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Audience Prize, and this year’s Song Prize went to the South Korean tenor Sungho Kim.

[Darren Henley CBE @HENLEYDARREN]

My letter in today’s @Telegraph about the unequivocal and absolute commitment of @ace_national to opera at all scales across England. We’re investing up to £130 million in opera over the next three years. That’s a serious and significant commitment to the art form. #LetsCreate

[Wise Music Classical @WMClassical]

It is with deep sadness that Chester Music announces the death of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho.

https://t.co/KS13IipQz4

[Opéra de Paris @operadeparis]

L’Opéra national de Paris annonce la démission de @GustavoDudamel de ses fonctions de directeur musical, pour raisons personnelles, à l’issue de la saison 22/23.

En savoir plus : https://t.co/eb0iofmYap

[operacast @operacastpod]

The researchers for @ace_national 'Opera and Music Theatre Analysis' have been appointed along with the advisory group - @Fiona_Allan Anthony Blackstock & @youngjanhusband

Sector consultations expected to get underway soon ...

https://t.co/zA5GRPB9vg

[Dr Leah Broad @LeahBroad]

A lot of anger about the "canon" on classical music Twitter floating around ATM, revolving around (seemingly unverifiable) claims like this. Is it so hard to believe different people might like different pieces? That someone might want to hear Beethoven & Price & Smyth & Bach?

[English National Opera @E_N_O]

Have you ever been to the English National Opera?

Discover the 2023/24 Season here 👉 https://t.co/JeqAE8Gj6S

#ENO2324

[𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 @nickythespence]

Very happy to add my voice to this artistic call to arms…
10 ways to save Classical Music!
Artfully compiled by @tildeni for the @guardian
https://t.co/VnCcn9WIpq @ISM_music

[Glyndebourne @glyndebourne]

Watch Rusalka for free! 🧜‍♀️

To celebrate the opening of Festival 2023 we're sharing a free stream of Dvořák's Rusalka this Sunday.

Find out more: https://t.co/8h0MWVFm7f

[The Stage @TheStage]

Opera in the UK is in a perilous state, says acclaimed mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston (@jjohnstonmezzo), who lays out what funders and the government must do to grow the art form rather than shrink it https://t.co/TLEsap9UqW

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

Opera director @__AdeleThomas__: ‘In theatre, you need a private income just to live’

Q&A by @FionaMaddocks
📸 @sukidhanda

https://t.co/15ZWQeq9kX

[Glyndebourne @glyndebourne]

We are currently accepting applications for the Glyndebourne Chorus. Auditions for Festival 2024 will take place this autumn. The deadline to submit your application is Thursday 31 August 2023. Find out more and apply.

https://t.co/O32wo0s5kE

[Scottish Opera @ScottishOpera]

Our 2023/24 Season is here! Courage. Ambition. Artistry. And always... guaranteed goosebumps.

Our 61st Season brings you exciting premieres and cherished classics, performing in all corners of the country. Head to our website now for details on each of our season productions! 👇

[The Pulitzer Prizes @PulitzerPrizes]

Congratulations to @RhiannonGiddens, @michaelabels and @SpoletoFestival. #Pulitzer

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Grace Bumbry, a singer of radiant charisma, expansive range and superstar glamour who became one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage, died May 7 at a hospital in Vienna, Austria. She was 86. https://t.co/NtmJRHgRvA

[Guardian culture @guardianculture]

ENO chief says Liverpool and Manchester ‘strong contenders’ for new home https://t.co/z1aP9rkjdp