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This week Ash + Avi met with director Emma Black. Starting out at Opera North as a choir administrator,  Emma has a very unique and interesting journey to her directing career. She has loads of insights and is very involved with education outreach as well. You can now find Emma back at Opera North directing Eugene Onegin. 

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This week Ash + Avi are joined by Rachael Williams, CEO of Streetwise Opera. Rachael shares with us what Streetwise Opera is all about and WOW - what a fantastic organisation. We also chat about what it means to be a good leader within this industry, alongside a few nuggets of advice for emerging producers. 

We hope you enjoy!

Make sure you check out the links below to learn more and support Streetwise Opera. 

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This week Ash + Avi met up with artist manager James Black. James previously an international countertenor now an artist manager working with singers across opera and concerts. We discussed his journey of becoming an agent, and James work with young emerging artists in the industry as well.

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This week on AA Opera we were joined by Louise Bakker - Stage Director. Louise talks about building a career as a director within Opera, the wonderful production of Orpheus in the Underworld at RCM, her work at Aylesbury Opera and the importance of learning and participation within the Industry.  This episode also tackles tough topics of life at Conservatoire and arts funding cuts.

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This week Ash + Avi chatted with Mezzo-Soprano Sophie Dicks. Sophie has been working in the UK opera industry since she was a student at Conservatoire . She has performed with Opera Holland Park, English Touring Opera, Welsh National Opera, and more. Sophie opened up to us about her vocal health journey as well as her newest journey of becoming a mother while continuing to pursue a career onstage. And as she says "everyone else has to just get on board with it."

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This week we chat with our dear friend and Soprano Anush Hovhannisyan. Anush is the face of Opera's future and we are delighted to share this episode in which Anush shares her story of her musical childhood in Armenia and how she came to grace the UK Opera scene with her extraordinary voice and stage presence. We also dive deep into conversations about artistic development. Enjoy!

It has been a while... This week as Ash + Avi launch season 7 (!!!) they take a moment to catch-up share what has happened over the last several months.

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The season 6 FINALE is here! 

What a season it's been! We reminisce on the early days of AA Opera, but most of all - we look to the future and finally reveal 'that' big announcement...

You can catch us both at Opera Holland Park this summer as members of the Chorus! Tune in to find out all the details and raise a glass as we celebrate season 6 and our first contracts as professional Opera singers! (WE DID IT!)

Tickets are now on sale so head to the links below, and be sure to follow us on socials for the full OHP experience. 

We'll see you there!

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Opera Holland Park

Eugene Onegin

Carmen

Margot la Rouge / Le Villi

Little Women

HMS Pinafore

Opera in Song 2022

This week we chat with Mezzo-Soprano Kezia Bienek!  Kezia is making a name for herself on stages all across the UK. Right now in Madam Butterfly with WNO, you can also catch her in the title role of Carmen this summer at Opera Holland Park and with Opera North later this year... an exciting career alongside being a parent and a trained Birth & Postnatal Doula - say what?!?! Yes - an amazing lady.

We admire Kezia so much! It's such a joy to share this episode!

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This week Ash + Avi got to chat with performer, educator and collaborator, Mikael Eliasen.

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