Opera For All

Aidan Lang will step down from the role general director at @WNOtweet at the end of this year, following four years in the position. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/aidan-lang-to-…

Sussex-based opera house @glyndebourne had a bumper 2023, with 97% of seats were filled during this year's festival. Find out more: operaforall.co.uk/glyndebourne-r…

Edinburgh-based opera company @AriaAlbaOpera is looking for new members to take part in its production of Bizet’s Carmen in 2024, which will be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Find out more: operaforall.co.uk/aria-alba-call…

Profile: Judith Weir This award-winning British composer is best known for her operas, but she also creates orchestral and choral works and chamber music. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/profile-judith…

Suffolk-based company Jubilee Opera has revealed that former stage and production manager Nick Fowler has taken up the role of artistic director. Find out more: operaforall.co.uk/jubilee-opera-…

Suffolk-based company Mahogany Opera has revealed that current board member Mary Miller has taken up the role of chair, replacing Penny Jonas. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/mahogany-opera…

National company @NIOpera will host six one-act productions at venues in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry as part of its Salon Series. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/northern-irela…

North London-based opera company HGO will present a new version of Humperdinck’s fairytale opera Hansel and Gretel at Jacksons Lane theatre this month. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/hgo-hansel-and…

Sussex-based opera house @glyndebourne has announced the seven musicians who will take part in this year’s Jerwood Pit Perfect scheme for young orchestral instrumentalists. Find out more: operaforall.co.uk/glyndebourne-2…

Opera company @WNOtweet has announced that Welsh tenor Wynne Evans – well known for his appearances in the Go.Compare ads – will represent its Cradle choirs for people living with dementia. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/wno-wynne-evan…

Acclaimed opera company Gothic Opera is set to stage a new version of Rip Van Winkle, a much neglected opera by French composer Robert Planquette. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/female-creativ…

Gloucestershire-based @lfotweet has appointed retired commercial finance leader Andrew Mosely as non-executive chair of its board of trustees. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/longborough-re…

We often hear the word aria in connection with opera, but what does it really mean and where did the word come from? Find out all about the meaning and history of this musical term: operaforall.co.uk/what-is-an-ari…

Review: Iolanthe by @E_N_O. Cal McCrystal’s gag-filled production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s fairytale satire has returned to the Coliseum. Our reviewer left with a smile on her face. Find out more: operaforall.co.uk/review-iolanth…

Esteemed vocal coach Ingrid Surgenor will join the judging panel for this year's Bampton Classical Opera's Young Singers' Competition. Find out more: operaforall.co.uk/ingrid-surgeno…

Sussex-based opera house @glyndebourne says that its new autumn programme of opera and classical music will share and showcase the transformative power of opera. Read more@ operaforall.co.uk/glyndebourne-a…

As part of its autumn touring programme @ETOpera is set to host new English-language versions of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea and Rossini’s Cinderella. Read more: operaforall.co.uk/english-tourin…

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Leeds-based company @Opera_North's forthcoming autumn/winter programme includes Masque of Might, a new work by Sir David Pountney based on the music of Henry Purcell. Find out more operaforall.co.uk/opera-north-wo…

Review: Salieri’s little-known opera buffa At the Venice Fair is brought to the UK for the first time in this new English-language version by Bampton Classical Opera. Find out more: operaforall.co.uk/review-venice-…