Reimagining destination arts: Building new audiences for opera
Tyler Stoops, CEO of The Grange Festival, is on a mission to develop its audience, creating a new model for destination arts exper…
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Opera North signs five-year deal to perform at Leicestershire festival
Opera North has signed a five-year deal to perform at an annual festival in rural Leicestershire. The Leeds-based opera company ha…
Welsh National Opera appoints new chair
MEDWIN HUGHES will lead the board of Welsh National Opera, taking up the post in autumn when current chair YVETTE VAUGHA…
English National Opera appoints new music director
English National Opera (ENO) has appointed ANDRÉ DE RIDDER as its new music director. De Ridder will become music director design…
Pappano becomes Royal Opera’s first conductor laureate
ANTONIO PAPPANO has been appointed the first conductor laureate of The Royal Opera, effective immediately. Following a 22-year s…
Laidlaw Opera supports festival to reach new audiences
Laidlaw Opera Trust (LOT), a London-based charity working to bring opera to new audiences, has announced a partnership with the Gr…
Welsh National Opera musicians accept deal after part-time proposals dropped
Musicians from the Welsh National Opera (WNO) orchestra have said that they are putting a year of industrial action behind them af…
Royal Northern College of Music launches partnerships to support ‘modern careers’
The Royal Norther College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester has launched three new creative partnerships to support ‘modern careers�…
Orchestral musicians seek action on streaming royalties
Musicians from more than 20 orchestras across the UK have signed an open letter urging the government to address streaming royalti…
Arts Council Wales announces immediate funding increases
Arts organisations that receive multi-year support from Arts Council Wales (ACW) will receive an additional 3.5% in funding for th…
WNO chorus votes to renew industrial action
Equity members of the Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) chorus have voted to renew their mandate for industrial action in a dispute o…
WNO programme ‘helps manage persistent pain’
A Welsh National Opera (WNO) wellness programme has been successful in helping people manage persistent pain symptoms, a study has…
Welsh National Opera chorus to continue industrial action
Welsh National Opera (WNO) chorus members have voted unanimously in favour of further action short of strike as negotiations with…
Opera company calls council grant ‘a lifeline’
Mid Wales Opera (MWO) has credited an arts transition and resilience grant from Powys County Council with saving the company from…
Performing arts leaders departing roles at highest rate since 2018
At least 44 leaders within the performing arts sector moved on from their roles last year, the highest number since 2018, analysis…
Leading arts organisations achieve sustainability standard
Performing arts organisations, including the National Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company, have achi…
Former Barbican boss appointed ENO interim chair
LOUISE JEFFREYS has been named interim chair of English National Opera (ENO) following the retirement of HARRY BRUNJES, who held…
The state of opera
Harry Hyman, founder of the International Opera Awards, reviews the state of opera in the UK and outlines what needs to be done in…
Glyndebourne names three new trustees
East Sussex opera house Glyndebourne has appointed three new trustees. The new appointments are television and radio presenter KA…
Royal Ballet and Opera announces associate director in newly-created role
NETIA JONES has been appointed to the newly-created position of associate director of The Royal Ballet and Opera. Taking up post o…
English National Opera outlines Manchester plans
English National Opera has announced plans for its future as part of its move to Manchester. The company, which was controversiall…
Streetwise Opera launches emergency appeal due to ‘challenging fundraising’ climate
An Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation that produces opera with people who have experienced homelessness ha…
Welsh National Opera chorus strike postponed again following talks progress
The union representing chorus members of Welsh National Opera (WNO) has said that while they have made enough progress in talks ov…
Northern Ballet Sinfonia: Musicians fear for its future
Members of the 27-piece Northern Ballet Sinfonia fear for its future following the recent announcement of a cost-saving “strateg…
