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Welsh National Opera’s near collapse is the ultimate proof of the arts councils’ hatred of opera
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe anti-opera lobby at Arts Council England must be rubbing its hands with glee: the draconian 35...
Sir Simon Rattle and Katherine Jenkins condemn ‘dismantling’ of Welsh National Opera
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSir Simon Rattle and Katherine Jenkins are among almost 200 high-profile figures from the performing...
Opera singer turns to care work as hundreds protest
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPerformers have gathered on the steps of the Senedd [BBC] An opera singer has said she was forced to quit professional singing and become a care worker....
A Prestigious Opera Company Stays in Tune with Wireless Solution
AV Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Riedel Bolero, used for a touring opera. Based in Cardiff’s landmark Wales Millennium Centre,...
Nicholas Folwell, versatile baritone who spent 40 years at English National Opera – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNicholas Folwell, who has died aged 70, was a popular and versatile baritone whose voice enthralled...
Voices: Don’t send the English National Opera to Manchester – London needs it
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoImagine travelling to Paris and being told that the Louvre had been relocated to Marseille, or the...
The Arts Council’s view of opera is patronising nonsense
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBetter late than never? More than a year after Arts Council England made its swingeing and...
Pappano says the way opera is looked on with great suspicion ‘drives me nuts’
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoThe conductor and musical director of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has hit out at politicians...
Death in Venice: a magnificent, startlingly original staging of Britten’s enigmatic opera
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNearly half a century after his death, the composer Benjamin Britten holds a continuing fascination...
Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAnthony Freud will retire as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago at the end of the...