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All of the latest opera news.Guest editor Emma Black is joined by Lorna James and Michael Betteridge to discuss potential moves for English National Opera, precarious pay, meta opera, and much more …Including an exclusive interview with designer George Johnson-Leigh with details of Opera North’s first green season of 3 new sustainable productions.Recorded in March 2023Guest editor … Emma BlackPanellists … Michael Betteridge, Lorna JamesInterview … George Johnson-LeighProduced by Northern Opera Group
All the latest news from the opera worldFebruary 20231. News Round-UpGlyndebourne, Welsh National Opera, and Metropolitan Opera new seasonshttps://www.glyndebourne.com/autumn/glyndebournes-autumn-2023-programme-announced/https://wno.org.uk/news/a-wnoderful-year-of-operahttps://www.metopera.org/season/2023-24-season/Royal Opera House and BP part wayshttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/25/bp-sponsorship-of-royal-opera-house-ends-after-33-yearsOpera coming up on the big screenhttps://variety.com/2023/film/global/amanda-seyfried-atom-egoyan-seven-veils-1235515416/https://deadline.com/2023/02/toni-collette-odessa-young-nathan-silver-revenge-thriller-the-prima-donna-cornerstone-efm-1235248749/2. Interview - Flora McIntosh, Opera Up Closehttps://www.operaupclose.com/Recorded 22 February 2023Host - David WardInterview - Flora McIntoshProduction by Northern Opera Group
In our first pod of 2023 we discuss cuts to opera funding, representations of female conductors, and is opera cool? …Running order1)Arts Council England funding – English National Opera, Glyndebourne, Welsh National Operahttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/09/english-national-operas-funding-to-be-cut-to-zero-unless-it-moves-from-london https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/17/english-national-opera-arts-council-england-investment-eno 2)Mystery opera quiz …3)Tar and female conductorshttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/16/thank-you-cate-blanchett-for-taking-up-the-baton-for-female-conductors?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other4)New pay deal for theatre, but opera lags behindhttps://twitter.com/EquityUK/status/1613477338729119745?s=20&t=0rn5rS67DfQ6TWEuRBYJ3Q 5)Classical music is cool … apparentlyhttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230113-gen-z-and-young-millennials-surprising-obsession 6)Opera History Corner – the first UK opera subsidy, 19307)Hidden Gem – ‘Cabildo’ (Amy Beach)8)Quiz – higher or lower?Recorded on 23 January 2023Guests - Emma Black, Helen HarrisonHost - David WardProduced by Northern Opera Group
All the latest opera news, reviews, interviews and general chit-chat
Running order
1) New season announcements – Opera North, Welsh National Opera, Metropolitan Opera
2) Olivier Award nominations
3) International Women’s Day
4) James Conway leaving English Touring Opera
5) Changes to UK arts funding
6) Interview – Amitai Pati
7) The war in Ukraine
8) Covid cancellations
9)“Is there any longer, more fruitless period of time than having to sit through the opera questions on University Challenge?”
10) Opera on TV, Radio, Film
11) Hidden Gem
12) Quiz
Recorded on 9 March 2022
Guests - Emma Black, Helen Harrison Interview - Amitai Pati Host - David Ward
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Operacast Film Club
Host, David Ward, is joined by Sophie Gilpin and Louise Garner to review the new Netflix film, ‘Falling for Figaro’.
An American hedge fund manager decides to pack it all in and realise her dream of becoming an opera singer; but first, she must train with the formidable former diva, Joanna Lumley in the Scottish Highlands …
Is it a good advert for opera? And is it a good film at all?
Let us know your thoughts!
Recorded on Thursday 25 November 2021
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Episode content
- Theatre Tax Relief and the Arts Premium
https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/budget-2021-theatre-tax-relief-doubled-until-2023
- Glyndebourne’s net zero ambition
https://smeclimatehub.org/uk-based-opera-house-glyndebourne-targets-net-zero-prioritizes-climate-action-throughout-business/
- Operalia competition
https://www.operaliacompetition.org/operalia-2021/
Handel singing competition
https://www.london-handel-festival.com/handel-singing-competition/2021-competition/
- Royal College of Music Museum
https://www.rcm.ac.uk/museum/
- Bernard Haitink, Amanda Holden and Carlisle Floyd
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/16/opera-librettist-amanda-holden-obituary
- ‘Falling for Figaro’ watchalong
https://www.fallingforfigaro.movie/
- Nicky Spence and Emma Bell interview (ENO Valkyrie)
https://www.eno.org/whats-on/the-valkyrie/
- ETO orchestra
https://twitter.com/NicholasHellen/status/1437021589598613507
- “Exotic heritage”
https://twitter.com/Sitko_Soprano/status/1446913923853205520
- Royal Opera to review past productions
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/royal-opera-house-to-review-classic-works-as-it-makes-overture-to-black-lives-matter/ar-AAPIsEe
- If … Opera
https://www.ifopera.com/blog/blog-post-two-9gre5
- A Samoan Ring Cycle in Putney
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/28/samoan-ring-cycle-wagner-gafa-ringafa?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture
- What’s on TV, radio, cinema
https://www.glyndebourne.com/encore/
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2021/event/opera-double-bill-bizet-and-viardot
https://operahollandpark.com/online/the-bear/
https://www.musictheatre.wales/
https://stream.roh.org.uk/free-titles?_ga=2.141711985.2119307038.1635923109-778179775.1633529647
- Quiz
Opera in film and television soundtracks
Recorded on 2 November 2021 Production by Northern Opera Group
Host … David Ward Guests … Michael Betteridge, Emma Black
Interview … Emma Bell, Nicky Spence
Recorded as part of the Leeds Opera Festival, in this special podcast we discuss the history of opera in Britain - outside London.
Covering the great touring companies, the origins of the 'Big Six', and much more.
With Dr Jenny Daniel, Dr Andy King, Dr Kara McKechnie, and David Ward.
Visit http://leedsoperastory.co.uk/ for more information on the history of opera in Leeds.
Recorded on Sunday 29 August 2021 at Chapel FM, Leeds
All of the latest opera news.
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Episode content
1.17 Glyndebourne and Scottish Opera new seasons
https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/news/scottish-opera-announces-a-packed-programme-of-live-indoor-performances-this-autumn-including-the-gondoliers/
https://www.glyndebourne.com/festival/announcing-festival-2022/
9.0 VOpera win South Bank Opera Award
https://www.vopera20.com/
Cardiff Singer winner Gihoon Kim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4mTFYqwF9Grg7xryFMxv3t0/gihoon-kim
10.47 Graham Vick
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/10/graham-vick-opera-rps-awards-keynote-speech?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13.51 Natalya Romaniw interview
https://eno.org/whats-on/tosca-crystal-palace/
49.35 Ongoing Covid challenges
54.45 On TV, film, radio
56.20 Hidden Gem
58.10 Quiz
Recorded on 10 August 2021 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host - David Ward Guests - Ben Crick, Helen Harrison
Interview - Natalya Romaniw
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Episode content
1.45 New season announcements
https://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-house-announces-packed-schedule-for-spring-and-summer-2021
https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-reveals-highlights-of-its-first-full-season-since-2019
https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/news/scottish-opera-reveals-a-programme-of-filmed-and-outdoor-performances-for-springsummer-2021/
https://www.operanorth.co.uk/news/new-season-announced-for-2021-22/
12.20 Appointments
https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/news/english-touring-opera-announce-the-appointment-of-gerry-cornelius-as-music-director
19.10 Interview – Oliver Gooch and Michael Volpe (Iford Arts)
46.37 Fat-shaming and artists taking the lead
https://www.middleclassartist.com/post/fat-shaming-bullying-is-anyone-protecting-our-young-singers
https://freelancersmaketheatrework.com/
56.45 Death of James Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/18/james-levine-obituary
1.03.12 Classic FM Hall of Fame
https://halloffame.classicfm.com/2021/
1.10.15 Eco pavilion at Glyndebourne
https://www.dezeen.com/2021/03/30/glyndebourne-croquet-pavilion-opera-house-bakerbrown-studio/
1.14.00 Lois Kirschenbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/arts/music/lois-kirschenbaum-dead.html
1.16.30 What’s on – Radio, TV, Online
https://www.malmoopera.se/circus-days-and-nights-in-english
http://www.operaawards.org/
https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/metropolitan-opera-announces-live-streaming-plans-for-its-national-council-auditions-final-rounds/
1.17.15 Hidden Gem
‘The Wreckers’, Ethyl Smyth
1.21.38 Quiz
Recorded on Sunday 25 April 2021 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Sophie Gilpin, Lea Shaw
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Episode content
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News round-up
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Interview, Stephen Langridge (Artistic Director, Glyndebourne Festival)
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Interview, James Clutton (CEO and Director of Opera, Opera Holland Park)
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Interview, Polly Graham (Artistic Director, Longborough Festival Opera)
Recorded on Sunday 14 March 2021 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward
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4.06 Cultural Recovery Fund
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-than-165-million-in-repayable-finance-announced-to-support-major-arts-and-heritage-institutions-as-culture-fund-marks-1-billion-milestone
10.05 Royal Opera House ‘Tosca’
https://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-house-winter-programme-to-open-with-tosca-in-january-2021-featuring-a-stellar-cast-led-by-operatic-superstar-anna-netrebko
https://www.baker-richards.com/updates/culture-restart-audience-tracker-wave-2-results/
18.06 Longborough’s ‘Big Top’
https://lfo.org.uk/news/introducing-longboroughs-new-look-2021-season
23.00 To watch and buy online
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cinderellaopera http://www.charlescourtopera.com/snow-white-in-the-seven-months-of-lockdown.html https://www.operasj.org/three-decembers/
24.10 Operatic Christmas gift ideas
27.40 Opera highlights of the year
36.55 Opera and Christmas; can it get it right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA_nPDfb-i0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGvH0odXP1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUAbmKY-Vhc
44.08 Hidden Gem – ‘Tremonisha’
47.24 Opera Quiz of the Year answers
Recorded on Friday 18 December 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Emma Black, Helen Harrison
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Episode content
RPS awards - https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/rps-awards
Olivier Awards - https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/2020-olivier-awards-full-list-of-winners
VOpera - https://www.vopera20.com/404
Grange Festival 2021 - https://thegrangefestival.co.uk/whats-on/
Jake Berry MP – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-54908862
Jonas Kauffmann - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUAbmKY-Vhc
Interview with David Greed
Recorded on Sunday 22 November 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – David Greed
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Episode content
2.35 Culture Recovery Fund
9.10 New Autumn plans at Opera North and Royal Opera House https://t.co/bBxeMF2vXl?amp=1 https://t.co/K36UyKqoWB?amp=1
13.53 Interview - Ulster Touring Opera https://ulstertouringopera.com/
24.55 Opera off the main-stage https://t.co/ohyG8QpKg5?amp=1 https://www.ifordarts.org.uk/about-us/gingerbread-an-operatic-adventure/ http://englishtouringopera.org.uk/productions/shh
31.25 VOpera premiere 16 November https://t.co/aOoJGN8ghe?amp=1
32.30 Interview – Emily Gottlieb and Genevieve Raghu (Opera UK)
53.00 RPS nominees https://t.co/OsYO2gkQoT?amp=1
54.50 World Opera Day https://www.worldoperaday.com/
1.00.30 Queen’s Honour’s List https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/927117/Queens-Birthday-Honours-List-2020.pdf
1.00.49 Opera singers try acting https://twitter.com/jsdhenderson/status/1313476041999085569?s=20
1.03.35 Hidden Gem
1.06.00 Quiz
Recorded on Thursday 22 October 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Michael Betteridge, Lea Katherine Shaw
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Episode content
2.18 - Autumn season update
17.40 - Annelise Miskimmon (English National Opera)
31.49 - Music education
45.38 - James Conway (English Touring Opera)
1.02.38 - Opera workforce
1.10.42 - Rachael Hewer (Vopera)
1.22.08 - Quiz
Recorded on Wednesday 23 September 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Helen Harrison, Freya Wynn-Jones
In a special live episode of the podcast, we looked to the future of opera - covering everything from opera and pop culture, to having a life outside the opera house!
Watch the recording on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVecIQuxfsU&t=4s
Featuring David Ward (Artistic Director, Northern Opera Group), Olivia Clarke (conductor), Peter Brathwaite (baritone), Emma Black (director)
Recorded on Sun 30 August as part of the 2020 Leeds Opera Festival
www.northernoperagroup.co.uk/2020-opera-festival
Join us on Sunday 30 August, 3pm (UK time) for a LIVE, online Operacast recording!
David Ward is joined by baritone Peter Brathwaite, director Emma Black, and conductor Olivia Clarke, to discuss 'Opera Futures'.
We'll be discussing YOUR ideas for the future of opera - send your ideas in advance, and join in with the conversation during the recording!
You can get in touch by email (info@operacast.co.uk), or on our social media - make sure to tag #OperaFutures with your ideas to discuss on the podcast.
Set a reminder for the event on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVecIQuxfsU
This event is part of the 2020 Leeds Opera Festival - http://www.northernoperagroup.co.uk/2020-festival-programme/
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Episode content
1.00 Antonia Bain (Scottish Opera) – ‘The Narcissistic Fish’ – https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/the-narcissistic-fish/
The Opera Story - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpY6tl-LkuMpijYRk2jV3Q
10.18 Ella Marchment (Opera Harmony) – https://www.facebook.com/Opera-Harmony-100185041630610/
Tete a Tete – https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/manifesto-for-a-real-opera-festival-in-an-imaginary-world/
Grange Park Opera – https://grangeparkopera.co.uk/whats-on/
18.54 Amy Lane (Copenhagen Opera Festival) - https://www.operafestival.dk/en/copenhagen-opera-festival-2020-aflyses-og-erstattes/
26.02 Nicola Candlish (British Youth Opera) - https://www.byo.org.uk/articles/announcing-our-summer-festival
John Andrews – History of Opera – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT1WRd5CSb1UYtdqlz7obaw
Northern Opera Group – The Leeds Opera Story – http://www.leedsoperastory.co.uk
33.34 Richard Farnes – Ring Cycle ‘Conductor Cam’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWhRThHJGoE
Round-up recorded in Leeds, UK on 15 June 2020
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward
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1) April 2020 news round-up
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Catch-up on the BIG Operacast Quiz (https://www.facebook.com/operacast)
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'Krishna' at Grange Park Opera (https://bit.ly/3ak3nKp)
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Metropolitan Opera 'At-Home Gala' (https://bit.ly/3bpZrJm)
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Louise Alder (https://bit.ly/3cwqXFi) and Iestyn Davies (https://bit.ly/2XL1yU8) keeping us entertained
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Make your own Opera House (https://bit.ly/3ctcrxP)
2) Watch-along with us: 'The House' (1996) - https://bit.ly/2XJzPTP
3) Interview with conductor Daniel Oren
Round-up recorded in Leeds, UK on 19 April 2020 Interview with Daniel Oren recorded in London, UK on 20 January 2020
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward
LIVE QUIZ ANNOUNCEMENT!
Tune in to facebook.com/operacast on Sunday 5 April, 8pm UK time, for the first BIG Operacast Quiz.
Warm-up with daily quiz questions on our Facebook page.
All of the latest opera news.
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1.47 Coronavirus and opera
30.40 Domingo report and ‘apology’
https://t.co/2WIsJWEQhV?amp=1 https://t.co/g8NypnGFqR?amp=1
38.10 Glyndebourne Opera Cup round-up
https://t.co/7zdQ0hrOze?amp=1 https://t.co/1NPI3Bjymo?amp=1
38.35 Interview with Alexandra Lowe (2nd prize, Glyndebourne Opera Cup)
1.03.12 Olivier Awards nominations
1.08.54 Interview with Wasfi Kani
1.50.02 Opera to enjoy online and on radio
1.51.12 Hidden Gem – ‘Le Vin Herbe’ by Martin
1.54.05 Quiz - Composer birthdays
Recorded in Leeds, UK on 20 March 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Laura Attridge. Nicola Candlish
Coverage from Glyndebourne, UK, of the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup.
Today’s episode: FINAL held on 7 March 2020
The results are
1st: Edward Nelson 2nd: Alexandra Low 3rd: Eric Ferring
Most Promising: Siphokazi Molteno Audience Prize: Meigui Zhang Youth Jury Prize: Sungho Kim
Hosts: Louise Garner and David Ward
More information: www.glyndebourne.com/events/the-gly…era-cup-final/
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Coverage from Glyndebourne, UK, of the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup.
Today’s episode: Semi-Finals held on 4 March 2020
The singers going through the Final are
Eric Ferring Siphokazi Molteno Meigui Zhang Sungho Kim Alexandra Low Edward Nelson
Hosts: Louise Garner and David Ward
More information: https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/the-glyndebourne-opera-cup-final/
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We go into the rehearsal room at the Royal Opera House's new production of Handel's 'Susanna'.
Interviews - Isabelle Kettle (director), Patrick Milne (conductor), Masabene Cecilia Rangwanasha (Susanna), Patrick Terry (Joacim), Namiko Gahier-Ogawa (Movement Director)
Host - David Ward
Recorded at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on Thursday 13 February 2020
More information - https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/susanna-by-isabelle-kettle-details
Our full interview with Elizabeth Llewellyn, featured on our February 2020 podcast ('The Capitalist's Opera House, $45m Gianni Schicchi and Maria Who?')
Recorded on 24 January 2020.
Host - David Ward Guest - Elizabeth Llewellyn
https://elizabethllewellyn.com/
All of the latest opera news.
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Episode content
0.50 Opera Awards shortlist and vote in audience award - http://bit.ly/2Pc4FPS
2.25 Met 2020-21 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2PclvOp
7.17 Welsh National Opera 2020-21 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2HKRS2S
10.44 Opera North 2020-21 season announcements - http://bit.ly/39RmxHB
17.53 Leeds Conducting Competition making a return - http://bit.ly/37GQoB6
20.05 Arts Council England survey and statistics
29.45 Glyndebourne Opera Cup semi finalists - http://bit.ly/2SJf9Z4
30.20 Cost of young artist programmes - http://bit.ly/2Va45pG
41.55 Interview with Guy Withers
54.14 Elizabeth Llewelyn interview – reviews for Luisa Miller
1.09.00 Subsidy for opera companies - http://bit.ly/37RrGOJ
1.21.50 Mirella Freni - http://bit.ly/32kwUkH
1.23.15 St Louis’ $45m gift - https://abcn.ws/2wvsV92
1.24.55 $5,000 to appear on stage with Opera Australia - http://bit.ly/2vVCMEI
1.28.13 Opera on TV, Radio and Film
1.29.05 Hidden Gem
1.30.58 Quiz
Recorded in Leeds, UK on 20 February 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Lorna James, Chris Pelly
Welcome to Operacast Extra - our new monthly series of episodes taking a deep dive into a particular topic, opera, production or event.
This month, Alison Buchanan (Pegasus Opera) discusses the challenges facing BAME singers, and David Ward digs into the stats on BAME representation in opera.
Next month - behind the scenes on the Royal Opera's new production of 'Susanna'
Host - David Ward Recorded on 6 January 2020
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Episode content
1.10 Kanye West’s ‘Mary’ - http://bit.ly/2ucl1QG
5.55 Bachtrack stats of 2019 - http://bit.ly/38mjwyr
9.55 Michael Volpe retires from Opera Holland Park - http://bit.ly/2R4Vp1h
10.21 Critics’ Question Time at Opera Holland Park - http://bit.ly/2NDS4nH
17.53 Can Opera Survive Outside London? - http://bit.ly/2RqJZUw
27.25 ENO recruit 5 BAME string players - http://bit.ly/2R5kdWY
Does Opera Have a Racism Problem? - https://nyti.ms/30xg7d9
Blacking up at Vienna Staatsoper - http://bit.ly/2FXTN30
33.03 Interview with Stuart Stratford (Music Director, Stuart Stratford)
1.09.04 ‘Britain is Great’ at Royal Opera House - http://bit.ly/30vWdPX
1.17.30 World’s First Hyperreality Opera - http://bit.ly/2twBdMJ
1.19.05 Casa Verdi - http://bit.ly/38ghTlJ
1.21.20 Would we like more Beethoven Operas?
1.24.41 Duchess of Sussex: The Opera (courtesy of Neil Fisher) - http://bit.ly/2v2B1FB
1.27.20 Opera on Radio, Film and Online
1.28.17 Hidden Gem – ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ (Giannini)
1.30.37 Opera Quiz
Recorded at Chapel FM on 17 January 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Ben Crick, Helen Harrison
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1.25 - Kanye West’s 'Nebuchadnezzar' - http://bit.ly/2LvECRH
8.24 - Cecilia Bartoli at Monte Carlo - https://nyti.ms/350KY3c
8.46 - Wagner Competition winner, Kiandra Howarth
Bampton Competition winner, Lucy Anderson - http://bit.ly/2RsvYHB
RPS Opera and Music Theatre Award, Lady Macbeth of Mtensk (Birmingham Opera) - http://bit.ly/38fCjMw
9.12 - Highlights of 2019
13.38 - Gareth Hancock, Glyndebourne and Royal Academy of Music - http://bit.ly/2YAowMh
Placido Domingo and ‘Gallant Gestures’ - http://bit.ly/2RuyflI
Vittorio Grigolo - https://nyti.ms/2PfHhQw
24.05 - To look forward to in 2020
28.38 – Interview, Sarah Hopwood (Managing Director, Glyndebourne)
57.12 - Mariss Jansons and Jonathan Miller
58.10 – Christmas gifts for opera lovers
1.01.37 – Opera on TV, Radio and Film
1.03.37 – Opera on Christmas TV past - http://bit.ly/2OWHRDS
1.07.26 – Hidden Gem, ‘The Christmas Elf’ (Pfitzner)
1.09.08 – Opera Quiz
Recorded at Chapel FM on 6 December 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Michael Betteridge, Chris Pelly
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Episode content
1.07 Wexford’s 2020 season - http://bit.ly/33NCADP
4.50 No tickets for Fidelio at Royal Opera House - https://t.co/wgwBBkmZtz?amp=1
12.08 Grange Festival Competition winner, Kiandra Howarth - http://bit.ly/2XlMvOA
12.22 Buxton win at UK Theatre Awards - http://bit.ly/375fOcI
12.33 Theatres reject Sackler Trust funding - https://t.co/rJUPsD61qA?amp=1
17.29 Opera Awards nominations open - https://t.co/5Aq88ZUppY?amp=1
21.32 Opera’s gender problem – bit.ly/2NkF3zV
31.30 Interview, Gerald Finley
1.16.16 Royal Opera House film - http://bit.ly/2QhuNdu
1.19.25 Opera on TV, Radio and Film
1.22.25 Hidden Gem – Der Wildschutz, Lortzing
1.25.11 Opera Quiz
Recorded at Chapel FM on 14 November 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Emma Black, Ben Crick
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2.10 ENO announce new AD - http://bit.ly/2BK6fS5
7.52 ENO Response - http://bit.ly/2qvKMtu
14.41 Domingo withdraws from the Met, leaves LA Opera, and Grigolo grope – http://bit.ly/31AiF9A
http://bit.ly/31Cz0dM
26.10 UK Theatre nominations - http://bit.ly/35Wlyon
27.02 Opera Holland Park cast announcement - http://bit.ly/2o6ZWoe
Grange Park - http://bit.ly/2pH5oi3
27.35 RSC drops BP - http://bit.ly/32CLZxr
35.10 Justin Kim interview
1.08.12 Jessye Norman - https://bbc.in/2BuF4ul
1.11.35 World Opera Day – 25 October
1.12.05 How to watch an opera - http://bit.ly/2BwUA8T
1.28.45 TV, Film and radio round-up
1.30.38 Gramophone Opera Award (and Hidden Gem) - http://bit.ly/2oUx6bg
1.32.40 Opera Quiz
Recorded at Chapel FM on 22 October 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward
Guests – Helen Harrison, Chris Pelly
All of the latest opera news.
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Episode content
0.52 - Early season reviews round up, Royal Opera and Opera North
6.09 - Placido Domingo – http://bit.ly/2m1tUJ3
14.40 - Opera is woke (?) - http://bit.ly/2kKBpE1
22.16 - Stuart Murphy interview
1.07.30 - ENO Response and response from critics - http://bit.ly/2m6DpX9
1.16.25 - ‘Fat shaming’ – https://bbc.in/2m1gn42
1.23.20 - Cecilia Bartoli’s new album cover - http://bit.ly/2kUsCiJ
1.24.15 - Film, TV and Radio round-up
1.25.07 - Guardian top 21st century classical music - http://bit.ly/2kI0fnX
1.28.13 - Hidden Gem – ‘The Original Chinese Conjuror’ (Yiu / Warren)
Recorded at Chapel FM on 20 September 2019
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Ben Crick
All of the latest opera news
Recorded LIVE at Chapel FM as part of the Leeds Opera Festival 2019
Episode content
1.10 - Opera and pop culture
8.20 - Placido Domingo
17.50 - UK Opera Festivals
57.15 - Opera Quiz
Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 26 August 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Ella Marchment, John Savournin, Guy Withers
All of the latest opera news.
Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM, Leeds (tickets are free) - bit.ly/2LFWvPI
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Episode content
Review of the Operalia 2019 Competition Final
Competitors Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain Mario Bahg, tenor, South Korea Piotr Buszewski, tenor, Poland Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea Bongani Justice Kubheka, baritone, South Africa Felicia Moore, soprano, USA Christina Nilsson, soprano, Sweden Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, USA/Germany Liv Redpath, soprano, USA Anna Shapovalova, soprano, Russia
Watch the Competition on medici.tv – http://bit.ly/2GyfZ4F
Operalia website - http://bit.ly/310X764
Recorded on 27 July 2019
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Louise Garner
All of the latest opera news.
Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM (tickets are free) - http://bit.ly/2LFWvPI
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Episode content
1.26 - ENO win at Sky Arts Awards - http://bit.ly/2Mf6bjw
2.26 - Buxton 2020 season - http://bit.ly/2Y1M6UQ
9.24 - Grange Festival 2020 - http://bit.ly/2Y6ga1F
13.19 - Swap’ra 18/19 stats - http://bit.ly/2JT6miV
24.15 - Glyndebourne Cup returns - http://bit.ly/30VEuAg
32.13 - Dame Sarah Connolly diagnosed with breast cancer - https://bbc.in/2Yh22On
32.50 - Interview with John Andrews - http://bit.ly/2Ykm76k
1.12.17 - Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past – discuss! - http://bit.ly/2YfGWzP
1.23.58 - Kangmin Justin Kim and Danielle de Niese - http://bit.ly/30R4dty
https://dailym.ai/2OdNSxB
1.31.46 - Extinction Rebellion at RoH die-in - http://bit.ly/2GvlHEb
1.32.18 - Rebuilding the world’s first opera house - http://bit.ly/2LFZHum
1.35.21 - What’s on Radio, TV, Film
1.36.29 - Hidden Gem – ‘Taming of the Shrew’, Goetz
1.39.21 - Opera quiz
Recorded at Chapel FM on 25 July 2019
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Emma Black and Helen Harrison
All of the latest opera news.
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Episode content
1.45 - New Music Director at Opera North - http://bit.ly/2X7lDzT
4.33 - BYO new season - http://bit.ly/2YlhVnQ
7.56 - Garsington 2020 - http://bit.ly/31ZJt4p
10.50 - New Tete a Tete Festival - http://bit.ly/2xuiBeZ
13.31 - Cardiff singer round up - http://bit.ly/2WTV29y
14.45 - Interview with Katie Bray
32.10 - Carlo Rizzi, new Artistic Director of Opera Rara - http://bit.ly/2JeIWD1
32.31 - Queen’s Honours - http://bit.ly/2XFJdrV
34.44 - Opera North new residency for women conductors - http://bit.ly/2XFJmLZ
38.27 - PRS Key Change - http://bit.ly/2KJoPQN
41.00 - National Opera Studio interview, Emily Gottlieb - http://bit.ly/2XBNAo0
1.07.47 - Extinction Rebellion protest BP and RoH - http://bit.ly/2NvKtd8
1.17.25 - Opera on tv, radio and film
1.19.03 - Franco Zeffirelli - https://bbc.in/2IXf6Ea
1.20.58 - Hidden gem – ‘Aleko’, Rachmaninoff
1.23.25 - Quiz – Classic FM Hall of Fame
Recorded at Chapel FM on 27 June 2019
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Matthew Eberhardt and Lorna James
Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 special - it's the Final!
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Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM – free to attend
http://www.northernoperagroup.co.uk/operacast-live/
Final Competitors
Baritone Andrei Kymach from Ukraine Soprano Sooyeon Lee from South Korea Tenor Mingjie Lei from China Mezzo Guadalupe Barrientos from Argentina Bass Patrick Guetti from USA
Interview with Adriana Gonzalez
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Louise Garner
Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 special
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Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM – free to attend
Heat 4 competitors
Tenor Luis Gomes from Portugal Soprano Sooyeon Lee from South Korea Tenor Roman Arndt from Russia Soprano Adriana Gonzalez from Guatemala Baritone Jorge Espino from Mexico
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Lorna James
Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 special
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Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM – free to attend
Heat 3 competitors
Mezzo Guadalupe Barrientos from Argentina Tenor Owen Metsileng from South Africa Mezzo Katie Bray from England Baritone Andrei Kymach from Ukraine Mezzo Yulia Mennibaeva from Russia
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Chris Pelly
Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 special Heat 2
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Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM – free to attend
Heat 2 competitors
Soprano Camila Titinger from Brazil Baritone Leonardo Lee from South Korea Mezzo Angharad Lyddon from Wales Bass Patrick Guetti from the USA Mezzo Lena Belkina from Ukraine
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Ben Crick
Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 special Heat 1
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Operacast LIVE – Monday 26 August, 2pm, Chapel FM – free to attend
Heat 1 competitors
Bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba from the USA Mezzo Karina Kherunts from Russia Tenor Mingjie Lei from China Soprano Lauren Fagan from Australia Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts from New Zealand
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Louise Garner
All of the latest opera news.
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Episode content
0.41 – Royal Opera 19/20 season – http://bit.ly/2VUEUcd
14.29 – Glyndebourne 2020 season – http://bit.ly/2VXTLCx
16.03 – Grange Park 2020 season – http://bit.ly/2VKiuWa
18.25 – International Opera Awards winners - http://bit.ly/2DjqdmW
21.05 - SWAP’ra and Julie Fuchs – http://bit.ly/2X8cB6R
47.30 – By Voice Alone – http://bit.ly/2JZEGtk
Katie Bray at Blackheath Halls - http://bit.ly/2JYTmsq
54.40 – TV, Radio, Film, Online round-up https://bbc.in/2JzL0rS
57.45 – Coughing at the opera - http://bit.ly/2YGbRWF
59.44 – Adam Sandler: Opera Man - http://bit.ly/2K0MT07
1.00.35 - Hidden Gem – Jessonda by Louis Spohr - http://bit.ly/2JAA25j
1.03.23 - Opera Quiz - http://bit.ly/2WnOcgd
Spotify playlist to accompany the episode - https://spoti.fi/2wl22RL
Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on Wednesday 22 May 2019
Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Ben Crick and Sophie Gilpin
All of the latest opera news.
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Operacast LIVE – Saturday 24 August, Chapel FM, Leeds
Episode content
0.48 Daniel Kramer steps down at ENO - http://bit.ly/2ZnUTgR
5.43 ENO new season - http://bit.ly/2UIHIZr
9.31 Scottish Opera new season - http://bit.ly/2XwzAbn
12.45 BBC Proms - https://bbc.in/2KRHCu1
13.05 Leeds Opera Festival - http://bit.ly/2W4gpVO
14.02 Improbable - http://bit.ly/2ULJHw0
17.17 Olivier award winners - http://bit.ly/2Fbt6qV
17.37 Ellen Reid wins Pulitzer Prize for Music for p r i s m - http://bit.ly/2IGKWFu
18.37 OMTF #loveopera - http://bit.ly/2KNSAAt
19.37 Arts Council England ‘relevance’ vs ‘quality’ - http://bit.ly/2KQ0Zn9
40.40 National Student Opera Society – Izzy Pitman - http://bit.ly/2Uqbddy
1.01.22 ENO changing their doors - http://bit.ly/2ZkZa4M
1.05.15 La Scala returns Saudi donation - http://bit.ly/2Iu8AWr
1.11.19 Opera on TV, radio, big screen this month
1.12.28 Hidden Gem – ‘Notre Dame’ (Franz Schmidt) - https://spoti.fi/2VVFVg9
1.14.51 Richard Madeley: opera agony aunt - http://bit.ly/2vcKabp
Spotify playlist to accompany the episode - https://spoti.fi/2UKdl4J
Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on Wednesday 17 April 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guest – Freya Wynn-Jones Interview – Izzy Pitman
All of the latest opera news
If you want to get in touch about any of the topics covered this month please email info@operacast.co.uk
Episode content
1:02 Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 finalists - https://bbc.in/2FjJlU7
4:34 Streetwise Opera new Artistic Director - http://bit.ly/2UI3us2
5:04 Olivier Awards 2019 shortlist - http://bit.ly/2Fbt6qV
7:45 Opera on radio, television, online and at the cinema this month - http://bit.ly/2udv98F
15:45 Opera North 19/20 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2O8YASF
27:22 Polly Graham interview - http://bit.ly/2HG135x
1:04:06 Ticket prices and availability at the Royal Opera House - http://bit.ly/2JjRhbW (read the comments!)
1:12:00 Menotti and Heggie at WNO - http://bit.ly/2Y6qKC4
http://bit.ly/2TLBlUK
1:12:47 Kathleen Turner and ‘so-called acting’ - http://bit.ly/2OaBDOV
1:18:28 Encores aplenty - http://bit.ly/2UGllj7
1:21:36 Hidden Gem – ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
1:23:00 Opera quiz – Mozart
Spotify playlist to accompany the episode – http://bit.ly/operacastmarch19playlist
Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 13 March 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Ben Crick, John Savournin Interview – Polly Graham
All of the latest opera news
Support our crowdfunder to grow Operacast in 2019 – http://bit.ly/2UOT9ds
If you want to get in touch about any of the topics covered this month please email info@operacast.co.uk
Episode content
0:53 International Opera Awards shortlist - http://bit.ly/2DjqdmW
3:35 Welsh National Opera 19/20 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2BtifYm
8:53 Buxton Festival announce summer season - http://bit.ly/2GyZB4v
11:08 English translations and riff-raff at ENO - http://bit.ly/2WJcZZs
http://bit.ly/2RNMY7R
28:20 Sian Edwards and ‘Katya Kabanova’ - http://bit.ly/2MX1x7W
1:09:50 Under-18s at ENO - http://bit.ly/2SG0PkU
1:17:58 Casting ‘Porgy and Bess’ - http://bit.ly/2Bs4ZDf [paywall]
http://bit.ly/2WR5P5F
1:23:32 'Winterreise' in Pizza Express - http://bit.ly/2Gxf3hJ
1:26:30 ‘The Magic Flute’ as ‘Star Wars’ - http://bit.ly/2SIM6pD
1:29:50 Hidden Gem – ‘Merlin’, Albeniz
1:32:18 Opera quiz – Puccini
P.S. Thinking about it, we don’t know which is better suited to kids … it was pretty harrowing at times … http://bit.ly/2RLOhUE
(P.P.S. Are you ready to Verdi? …)
Spotify playlist to accompany the episode – http://bit.ly/operacastfeb19
Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 7 February 2019 Produced by Northern Opera Group
Host – David Ward Guests – Lorna James, Emma Black Interview – Sian Edwards
Preview Episode ahead of our official launch in Spring 2019.
Support our crowdfunder to get Operacast up and running in 2019 - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/operacastpod
Episode content
1) Wexford's new season - https://www.wexfordopera.com/media/news/wexford-festival-opera-announces-dates-and-main-evening-operas-for-2019
2) RNCM Lecturer in Musician's Health & Wellbeing - https://www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-commits-to-supporting-student-health-and-wellbeing/
3) Opera on radio and television
4) Tete a Tete YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYvUpB2Q-JTgd5iPJMwcWpA
5) Aigul Akhmetshina at the Royal Opera House - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEPAAENld2s
6) Tilda Swinton and Handel - https://youtu.be/XcTS15OO0Bw
7) Hidden Gem - ‘Hochzeit des Camacho’, Mendelssohn
8) Opera quiz - Wagner
P.S. Apologies to Cheryl Barker, who did indeed appear in the 'La Boheme' that Ben saw on the TV
P.P.S. Let’s not forget, though, that Cheryl Baker (of Bucks Fizz) did appear in ‘Popstar to Operastar’ - https://youtu.be/vGrYMIYsBDM
P.P.P.S. Apologies for David's and Ben's interesting pronunciation of composers and operas ...
Spotify playlist to accompany the episode - http://bit.ly/Bucksfizz
Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 17 December 2018
Host - David Ward Guest - Ben Crick
A pocket edition of our Preview Episode of Operacast.
For full show notes please see the full episode.
Host - David Ward Guest - Ben Crick
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