Operacast

Opera Clues, Theatrical Doll Houses, and Going Meta

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 2023 Guest editor … Emma Black Panellists … Michael Betteridge, Lorna James Interview … George Johnson-Leigh Produced by Northern Opera Group

Touring Dutchmen and Collegiate Opera - with Flora McIntosh

All the latest news from the opera world February 2023 1. News Round-Up Glyndebourne, Welsh National Opera, and Metropolitan Opera new seasons https://www.glyndebourne.com/autumn/glyndebournes-autumn-2023-programme-announced/ https://wno.org.uk/news/a-wnoderful-year-of-opera https://www.metopera.org/season/2023-24-season/ Royal Opera House and BP part ways https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/25/bp-sponsorship-of-royal-opera-house-ends-after-33-years Opera coming up on the big screen https://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 Close https://www.operaupclose.com/ Recorded 22 February 2023 Host - David Ward Interview - Flora McIntosh Production by Northern Opera Group

Imperial Leagues of Opera, Improvised Recits, and #WasEverThus

In our first pod of 2023 we discuss cuts to opera funding, representations of female conductors, and is opera cool? … Running order 1) Arts Council England funding – English National Opera, Glyndebourne, Welsh National Opera https://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 conductors https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/16/thank-you-cate-blanchett-for-taking-up-the-baton-for-female-conductors?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 4) New pay deal for theatre, but opera lags behind https://twitter.com/EquityUK/status/1613477338729119745?s=20&t=0rn5rS67DfQ6TWEuRBYJ3Q 5) Classical music is cool … apparently https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230113-gen-z-and-young-millennials-surprising-obsession 6) Opera History Corner – the first UK opera subsidy, 1930 7) Hidden Gem – ‘Cabildo’ (Amy Beach) 8) Quiz – higher or lower? Recorded on 23 January 2023 Guests - Emma Black, Helen Harrison Host - David Ward Produced by Northern Opera Group

Superhuman Singers, Opera Fool's Day, and Our Friend Joyce

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

Falling for Figaro - Opera Film Club

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