Orchestra refresh helped ‘progress our ambitions’, ETO says
Disappointment was "inevitable" when the English Touring Opera (ETO) diversified its orchestra, its management says. The…
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My Gurus: Practice pays off
Countertenor Hugh Cutting, winner of this year’s Kathleen Ferrier award, reflects on the people who have inspired and guided…
‘A contemporary horror story’
How do artists engage with people living with dementia? Stephen Higgins, Electra Perivolaris and Nina Swann share their diffe…
Online opera course to take students ‘behind the scenes’
A new online initiative for opera lovers from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) aims to shed light on the…
Glyndebourne to launch on-demand streaming service
Opera house Glyndebourne is set to launch an on-demand streaming service, Glyndebourne Encore, next month. The service will offer…
When best intentions backfire?
In trying to diversify its company, English Touring Opera shot itself – and 14 freelancers – in the foot.
Alarm at plans to cut higher education arts funding in half
A consultation on plans to cut arts education funding by £17m says the subjects are not a "strategic priority"…
Don’t take your opera audiences for granted
James Clutton says supporters have stood by cultural organisations through the toughest of times. They deserve transparency, care…
V&A’s Theatre and Performance archive ‘at risk of becoming a dead collection’
Staff restructuring proposals that threaten the museum department have been condemned as a "devastatingly bad idea&…
All I need is a hairbrush microphone
Ruth Pitt reflects on the power of music and the projects that put it at the heart of recovery.
Orchestral music’s popularity grew in lockdown
Movie scores and video game soundtracks are broadening the genre's appeal, attracting a new generation of fans who are more li…
Singing softly could cut Covid risk
DCMS and the University of Bristol publicised the research findings as proof that 'singing is no riskier than speaking…
Outdoor performances given green light for July 11
Indoor performance pilots with the London Symphony Orchestra will shape further reopening plans amid concerns about the safet…
When music is no longer the afterthought
For many years ‘music for theatre’ wasn’t even recognised in the Olivier or Evening Standard awards, but the tid…
Organisations are paralysed, but the musicians play on
“It is the art they want, not the buildings”. Jessica Walker says it’s time to rethink the structures that allow…
The ‘new normal’: will the only artists left be enthusiastic amateurs?
Our much-discussed social and mental health relies on having something to live for and cherish during and after this existential s…
Falling between the cracks
The financial fallout from the cancellation and postponement of hundreds of orchestral performances is taking a heavy toll on both…
Classical music must face up to abuse
Harassment will continue until institutions are willing to take difficult decisions, says Jonathan Knott.
My Gurus: ‘the route less travelled’
Mahogany Opera Artistic Director Frederic Wake-Walker looks back at the people who taught him to make art like you're making h…
First encounters with opera
Many children steer well clear of opera, but the artform has allowed primary school pupils in Norfolk to discover new heights of c…
Breakthrough opportunities in opera
Opera Holland Park’s Young Artists scheme, which gives participants the chance to be part of the main season, has become an…
New Chief Executive for English National Opera
Television Executive Stuart Murphy will lead ENO from April as it re-enters Arts Council England’s national portfolio for th…
Paying less for opera
Are free and discount ticket schemes key to reaching new audiences or do they simply benefit existing bookers? Michael Volpe share…
Royal Welsh College launches new opera school with WNO
The school will provide professional experience for designers, stage managers and arts managers, alongside training for singers an…
