We are back! Our annual conference will return this September, on the subject of opera and money. We hope to attract a mix of speakers: academics, opera practitioners and administrators, critics, and more. Call for papers below - please share! obertobrookes.com/forthcoming-ev…

Announcing this Autumn's SmallStages tour ...🥁Berlioz's brilliant 'Beatrice and Benedict' in a new chamber arrangement by Jonathan Lyness. 2023 is the 400th anniversary of #Shakespeare's first folio Folio400 | Printing Shakespeare. 🎂There will be Much Ado! Details on our website. midwalesopera.co.uk/productions/be…

ENO chief says Liverpool and Manchester ‘strong contenders’ for new home theguardian.com/culture/2023/m…

Grace Bumbry, a singer of radiant charisma, expansive range and superstar glamour who became one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage, died May 7 at a hospital in Vienna, Austria. She was 86. wapo.st/3M5qqi8

Congratulations to Rhiannon Giddens, Michael Abels and Spoleto Festival USA. #Pulitzer

Our 2023/24 Season is here! Courage. Ambition. Artistry. And always... guaranteed goosebumps. Our 61st Season brings you exciting premieres and cherished classics, performing in all corners of the country. Head to our website now for details on each of our season productions! 👇

We are currently accepting applications for the Glyndebourne Chorus. Auditions for Festival 2024 will take place this autumn. The deadline to submit your application is Thursday 31 August 2023. Find out more and apply. glyndebourne.com/about-us/talen…

Opera director Adele Thomas: ‘In theatre, you need a private income just to live’ Q&A by Fiona Maddocks 📸 Suki Dhanda theguardian.com/music/2023/may…

Opera in the UK is in a perilous state, says acclaimed mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston (@jjohnstonmezzo), who lays out what funders and the government must do to grow the art form rather than shrink it bit.ly/3BjFfr5

Watch Rusalka for free! 🧜‍♀️ To celebrate the opening of Festival 2023 we're sharing a free stream of Dvořák's Rusalka this Sunday. Find out more: glyndebourne.com/events/rusalka…

Very happy to add my voice to this artistic call to arms… 10 ways to save Classical Music! Artfully compiled by Imogen Tilden for the The Guardian theguardian.com/music/2023/may… ISM

Have you ever been to the English National Opera? Discover the 2023/24 Season here 👉 bit.ly/41I2XrR #ENO2324

A lot of anger about the "canon" on classical music Twitter floating around ATM, revolving around (seemingly unverifiable) claims like this. Is it so hard to believe different people might like different pieces? That someone might want to hear Beethoven & Price & Smyth & Bach?

L’Opéra national de Paris annonce la démission de Gustavo Dudamel de ses fonctions de directeur musical, pour raisons personnelles, à l’issue de la saison 22/23. En savoir plus : bit.ly/3MVoXLL

The researchers for Arts Council England 'Opera and Music Theatre Analysis' have been appointed along with the advisory group - Fiona Allan Anthony Blackstock & @youngjanhusband Sector consultations expected to get underway soon ... artscouncil.org.uk/creative-matte…

It is with deep sadness that Chester Music announces the death of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. wisemusicclassical.com/news/4571/Kaij…

My letter in today’s The Telegraph about the unequivocal and absolute commitment of Arts Council England to opera at all scales across England. We’re investing up to £130 million in opera over the next three years. That’s a serious and significant commitment to the art form. #LetsCreate

The Italian bass Adolfo Corrado has been named 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World ⁦BBC Cardiff Singer of the World⁩; the Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong won the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Audience Prize, and this year’s Song Prize went to the South Korean tenor Sungho Kim.

Released TODAY. The Big Freelancer Survey Report 2023, 'Underpaid, Undervalued, Under Pressure' highlighting a 37% gender pay gap between male and female theatre freelancers and an industry "rife with ageism and sexism" freelancersmaketheatrework.com/bigfreelancers… #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

📣CALLING COMPOSERS!📣 Have you got a great idea for a new piece? We’re commissioning three new short pieces to be presented in April 2024. Fee= £1500 Submit your expression of interest by 19th July. For more info and to apply, check out the website: birminghamopera.org.uk/open-call-for-…