Richard Wilcocks

Writes, sings.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak https://t.co/nj84iFHaZc

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

I just wrote my first note on Substack
https://t.co/Iqv3eHHWYY

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

Opera North stages Handel’s *Susanna*: how a woman stood up to her abusers https://t.co/H4kuNLNFPc via @bachtrack #opera #leedsgrandtheatre #operanorth

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

Opera North’s “fleeing” *Dutchman* links to the plight of asylum seekers https://t.co/uZ2Mu2jtJz via @bachtrack

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https://t.co/XotQ8LGgji

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

News that made daily headlines in 2020 is being unravelled and exposed at the Covid Inquiry but many of these once-huge moments are hardly being covered by the papers and TV now. In the 24-hour News cycle, it's not news. Matters of life or death for 1000s? Not interested.

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

La rondine: a feast of lyricism and nostalgic sentimentality from Opera North https://t.co/ye6RRkal63
#opera #larondine #operanorth #puccini

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

Opera North's Pearl Fishers is definitely worth a visit! https://t.co/GM09i4IQCF

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

Great read!

[Bluemoose Books @Ofmooseandmen]

17 years ago we started Bluemoose to find writers & stories that mainstream publishers deemed unworthy.

In 2017 we published

THE GALLOWS POLE by @BenMyers1

It won @waltscottprize and it will soon be on TV @BBCTwo dir: Shane Meadows

@thebookseller
@northfiction

MAGIC!

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

The UK should follow this example. Some hopes!

[Leeds Cladding Scandal @LeedsCladding]

When asked about the progress of remediation in Leeds, would it surprise @michaelgove and @luhc to see the overwhelming % of hands were raised for the statement: “I have no idea when remediation will take place”.

Words are not enough, we need your help to #EndOurCladdingScandal

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

I just made a donation to @Eko_Movement (formerly SumOfUs) – will you join me? #peopleoverprofits https://t.co/c4o2GJEOqY

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

I've just signed @DailyMirror's 38 Degrees petition calling on @bbc to re-instate @GaryLineker to #motd #BringBackGary #ImWithGary - please sign and RT https://t.co/6KPmvuSm2W via @38degrees

[John Rutter @johnmrutter]

If Latvia (pop. < 2 million) can support a thriving full-time professional chamber choir of 24 singers, is it too much to ask that in Britain (pop. ±70 million) our national broadcaster should be able to support the 18 members of the BBC Singers? JR
https://t.co/TahXH1oJbq

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

Love Fellini? Love Strauss too? @bachtrack @opernwelt @AllOperaItalia https://t.co/0Loedq9F1B

[LeedsFestivalChorus @LFChorus]

What a fantastic evening! Thank you to everyone who came to @yorkbarbican for our evening of Beethoven. @York_Guild_Orch were truly excellent, as were our wonderful soloists.

[Richard Wilcocks @WilcocksRichard]

Cunning Vixen at Leeds Grand is well worth a visit! https://t.co/8ekwolKoD3 @bachtrack @Musicalamerica @LeedsMusicDrama @Leedsmusic @LFChorus #opera #loveleeds

[Leeds Poetry Festival @PoetryLeeds]

Who else has been thinking about our theme for 2023?? If you need a prompt, here's a good one...

[Matthew Stewart @roguestrands]

At poetry readings in Spain, the vast majority of the audience is usually made up of non-poets. They tend to be cultured people who attend poetry events much as they do classical concerts or the theatre. The key question is why such people seldom turn up at readings in the U.K...