Opera and musical theatre Archives

New UK opera company to launch in November with dementia-friendly performances

Theatre of Sound, a new opera company, has been created by conductor and musical director, Stephen Higgins and the writer and director Daisy Evans.

MUSIC:ED August 27, 2021

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CPD conference programme now launched for Music & Drama Education Expo

Details of professional development sessions at September's Music and Drama Education Expo | London 2021 have been an…

MUSIC:ED August 6, 2021

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Glyndebourne launches fund to support its freelance contractors

Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex, England has launched the Glyndebourne Freelancer Fund to help support the freelancers who make up 70 percent of it…

MUSIC:ED June 26, 2021

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama appoints first International Chair of Opera representing Asia

Xu Zhong, Maestro, conductor, opera producer and educator, has joined the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) as its inaugural Internationa…

MUSIC:ED June 12, 2021

Elton John posts stinging attack as Lord Frost fails to turn up for music touring inquiry

Sir Elton John has posted an open statement on social media slamming the failure of British Brexit negotiator Lord David Frost and the UK government t…

MUSIC:ED June 10, 2021

New podcast mini-series from Welsh National Opera

After WNO's first podcast series in 2020, new podcasts in both Welsh and English launched on 11 March

MUSIC:ED March 12, 2021

Education Through Music celebrates 15 years with a Disney singalong

Los Angeles-based charity Education Through Music – LA is celebrating 15 years of bringing music to under-resourced schools with a virtual red-carpe…

MUSIC:ED January 28, 2021

English National Opera and Imperial College launch social prescribing programme to help Long-Covid recovery

In a striking example of the healing power of music, English National Opera and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have launched a nationwide schem…

MUSIC:ED January 28, 2021

Streetwise Opera seeks Chair of Trustees

Streetwise Opera, the UK charity that uses music to inspire and empower people recovering from homelessness, is seeking a Trustee and a new Chair of T…

MUSIC:ED November 15, 2020

The professional opera community unites under Opera UK

Covid-19 has precipitated the launch of a new group to unite the forces of professional opera in the UK and sixteen major opera companies have inv…

MUSIC:ED November 2, 2020