Arts Council England’s funding round: its impact on opera

The Irish soprano talks about singing Mozart’s Così fan tutte with English National Opera, in London and Manchester – and how the wily Despina is the perfectly subversive character for her. 

The current CEO of English National Opera will succeed Marcus Davey, who has led the Roundhouse since its redevelopment in 1999.

Bachtrack’s 25,000th review marks 15 years of global classical music and dance coverage. Discover in-depth, professionally edited reviews in multiple languages from 37 countries – and tip your hat to our wonderful editors and reviewers.

Kazuki Yamada, Claire Booth and the Paraorchestra were among the winners announced on Thursday, which also honoured contemporary music record label NMC and Belfast’s Open Arts Community Choir.

A new report finds a £160m funding shortfall in the budget for music education across England, noting a shortage of specialist music teachers, and a lack of appropriate and affordable venues.

In March, 15 months after they faced a storm of protest after cuts to UK opera, Arts Council England published Let’s Create: Opera and Music Theatre Analysis. It’s an eye-poppingly poor piece of work.