What is Success?

May 22, 2019 | Views

Explaining Success Explaining success is very difficult – even dictionaries give multiple definitions. They will tell you that it’s acquiring money or respect, or the achievement of a specific result. They even rely on the cop out of defining “successful” as “someone...

Chicken & Egg: Which comes first? Diversity or Inclusivity?

Apr 8, 2019 | Views

We live in an uneasy social climate. The political upheavals of recent years have done little to foster an atmosphere of inclusion and diversity, and yet that’s the conversation we – as an industry, and more widely as a society – need to have. Since diversity is...

Is it time to stop prioritising looks in opera?

Feb 25, 2019 | Views

Photo Credit: Robert Workman   In January 2019, we launched Opera: By Voice Alone – a new competition featuring a ‘blind audition’ in the first round, at which a panel judges candidates purely by how well they sing. The competition, with its emphasis on...

Singing with a disabilitiy: interview with Jenny Wilson-Best

Feb 18, 2019 | News, Views

Jenny Wilson-Best is a professional soprano whose career as an opera and concert singer spans nearly 40 years. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and has long been an advocate for singers with disabilities. Here, Jenny shares some of her experiences with...

By Voice Alone – No bias. No barriers. No compromise

Jan 29, 2019 | News, Views

Round 1 – blind auditions Why blind auditions? No Bias. No Barriers. We want to hear as diverse a range of exciting vocal talent from the largest pool possible: regardless of age, ethnicity, appearance, experience, or disability whilst maintaining the keen focus on...

 

 

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