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Coverage from Glyndebourne, UK, of the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup.

Today’s episode: FINAL held on 7 March 2020

The results are

1st: Edward Nelson

2nd: Alexandra Low

3rd: Eric Ferring

Most Promising: Siphokazi Molteno

Audience Prize: Meigui Zhang

Youth Jury Prize: Sungho Kim

Hosts: Louise Garner and David Ward

More information: www.glyndebourne.com/events/the-gly…era-cup-final/

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Coverage from Glyndebourne, UK, of the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup.

Today’s episode: Semi-Finals held on 4 March 2020

The singers going through the Final are

Eric Ferring

Siphokazi Molteno

Meigui Zhang

Sungho Kim

Alexandra Low

Edward Nelson

Hosts: Louise Garner and David Ward

More information: https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/the-glyndebourne-opera-cup-final/

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We go into the rehearsal room at the Royal Opera House's new production of Handel's 'Susanna'.

Interviews - Isabelle Kettle (director), Patrick Milne (conductor), Masabene Cecilia Rangwanasha (Susanna), Patrick Terry (Joacim), Namiko Gahier-Ogawa (Movement Director)

Host - David Ward

Recorded at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on Thursday 13 February 2020

More information - https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/susanna-by-isabelle-kettle-details

Our full interview with Elizabeth Llewellyn, featured on our February 2020 podcast ('The Capitalist's Opera House, $45m Gianni Schicchi and Maria Who?')

Recorded on 24 January 2020.

Host - David Ward

Guest - Elizabeth Llewellyn

https://elizabethllewellyn.com/

All of the latest opera news.

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Episode content

0.50 Opera Awards shortlist and vote in audience award - http://bit.ly/2Pc4FPS

2.25 Met 2020-21 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2PclvOp

7.17 Welsh National Opera 2020-21 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2HKRS2S

10.44 Opera North 2020-21 season announcements - http://bit.ly/39RmxHB

17.53 Leeds Conducting Competition making a return - http://bit.ly/37GQoB6

20.05 Arts Council England survey and statistics

29.45 Glyndebourne Opera Cup semi finalists - http://bit.ly/2SJf9Z4

30.20 Cost of young artist programmes - http://bit.ly/2Va45pG

41.55 Interview with Guy Withers

54.14 Elizabeth Llewelyn interview – reviews for Luisa Miller

1.09.00 Subsidy for opera companies - http://bit.ly/37RrGOJ

1.21.50 Mirella Freni - http://bit.ly/32kwUkH

1.23.15 St Louis’ $45m gift - https://abcn.ws/2wvsV92

1.24.55 $5,000 to appear on stage with Opera Australia - http://bit.ly/2vVCMEI

1.28.13 Opera on TV, Radio and Film

1.29.05 Hidden Gem

1.30.58 Quiz

Recorded in Leeds, UK on 20 February 2020

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Lorna James, Chris Pelly

Welcome to Operacast Extra - our new monthly series of episodes taking a deep dive into a particular topic, opera, production or event.

This month, Alison Buchanan (Pegasus Opera) discusses the challenges facing BAME singers, and David Ward digs into the stats on BAME representation in opera.

Next month - behind the scenes on the Royal Opera's new production of 'Susanna'

Host - David Ward

Recorded on 6 January 2020

All of the latest opera news.

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Episode content

1.10 Kanye West’s ‘Mary’ - http://bit.ly/2ucl1QG

5.55 Bachtrack stats of 2019 - http://bit.ly/38mjwyr

9.55 Michael Volpe retires from Opera Holland Park - http://bit.ly/2R4Vp1h

10.21 Critics’ Question Time at Opera Holland Park - http://bit.ly/2NDS4nH

17.53 Can Opera Survive Outside London? - http://bit.ly/2RqJZUw

27.25 ENO recruit 5 BAME string players - http://bit.ly/2R5kdWY

Does Opera Have a Racism Problem? - https://nyti.ms/30xg7d9

Blacking up at Vienna Staatsoper - http://bit.ly/2FXTN30

33.03 Interview with Stuart Stratford (Music Director, Stuart Stratford)

1.09.04 ‘Britain is Great’ at Royal Opera House - http://bit.ly/30vWdPX

1.17.30 World’s First Hyperreality Opera - http://bit.ly/2twBdMJ

1.19.05 Casa Verdi - http://bit.ly/38ghTlJ

1.21.20 Would we like more Beethoven Operas?

1.24.41 Duchess of Sussex: The Opera (courtesy of Neil Fisher) - http://bit.ly/2v2B1FB

1.27.20 Opera on Radio, Film and Online

1.28.17 Hidden Gem – ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ (Giannini)

1.30.37 Opera Quiz

Recorded at Chapel FM on 17 January 2020

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Ben Crick, Helen Harrison

All of the latest opera news.

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Episode content

1.25 - Kanye West’s 'Nebuchadnezzar' - http://bit.ly/2LvECRH

8.24 - Cecilia Bartoli at Monte Carlo - https://nyti.ms/350KY3c

8.46 - Wagner Competition winner, Kiandra Howarth

Bampton Competition winner, Lucy Anderson - http://bit.ly/2RsvYHB

RPS Opera and Music Theatre Award, Lady Macbeth of Mtensk (Birmingham Opera) - http://bit.ly/38fCjMw

9.12 - Highlights of 2019

13.38 - Gareth Hancock, Glyndebourne and Royal Academy of Music - http://bit.ly/2YAowMh

Placido Domingo and ‘Gallant Gestures’ - http://bit.ly/2RuyflI

Vittorio Grigolo - https://nyti.ms/2PfHhQw

24.05 - To look forward to in 2020

28.38 – Interview, Sarah Hopwood (Managing Director, Glyndebourne)

57.12 - Mariss Jansons and Jonathan Miller

58.10 – Christmas gifts for opera lovers

1.01.37 – Opera on TV, Radio and Film

1.03.37 – Opera on Christmas TV past - http://bit.ly/2OWHRDS

1.07.26 – Hidden Gem, ‘The Christmas Elf’ (Pfitzner)

1.09.08 – Opera Quiz

Recorded at Chapel FM on 6 December 2019

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Michael Betteridge, Chris Pelly

All of the latest opera news.

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Episode content

1.07 Wexford’s 2020 season - http://bit.ly/33NCADP

4.50 No tickets for Fidelio at Royal Opera House - https://t.co/wgwBBkmZtz?amp=1

12.08 Grange Festival Competition winner, Kiandra Howarth - http://bit.ly/2XlMvOA

12.22 Buxton win at UK Theatre Awards - http://bit.ly/375fOcI

12.33 Theatres reject Sackler Trust funding - https://t.co/rJUPsD61qA?amp=1

17.29 Opera Awards nominations open - https://t.co/5Aq88ZUppY?amp=1

21.32 Opera’s gender problem – bit.ly/2NkF3zV

31.30 Interview, Gerald Finley

1.16.16 Royal Opera House film - http://bit.ly/2QhuNdu

1.19.25 Opera on TV, Radio and Film

1.22.25 Hidden Gem – Der Wildschutz, Lortzing

1.25.11 Opera Quiz

Recorded at Chapel FM on 14 November 2019

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Emma Black, Ben Crick

All of the latest opera news.

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Episode content

2.10 ENO announce new AD - http://bit.ly/2BK6fS5

7.52 ENO Response - http://bit.ly/2qvKMtu

14.41 Domingo withdraws from the Met, leaves LA Opera, and Grigolo grope – http://bit.ly/31AiF9A

http://bit.ly/31Cz0dM

26.10 UK Theatre nominations - http://bit.ly/35Wlyon

27.02 Opera Holland Park cast announcement - http://bit.ly/2o6ZWoe

Grange Park - http://bit.ly/2pH5oi3

27.35 RSC drops BP - http://bit.ly/32CLZxr

35.10 Justin Kim interview

1.08.12 Jessye Norman - https://bbc.in/2BuF4ul

1.11.35 World Opera Day – 25 October

1.12.05 How to watch an opera - http://bit.ly/2BwUA8T

1.28.45 TV, Film and radio round-up

1.30.38 Gramophone Opera Award (and Hidden Gem) - http://bit.ly/2oUx6bg

1.32.40 Opera Quiz

Recorded at Chapel FM on 22 October 2019

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Helen Harrison, Chris Pelly