All of the latest opera news.

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Episode content

0.41 – Royal Opera 19/20 season – http://bit.ly/2VUEUcd

14.29 – Glyndebourne 2020 season – http://bit.ly/2VXTLCx

16.03 – Grange Park 2020 season – http://bit.ly/2VKiuWa

18.25 – International Opera Awards winners - http://bit.ly/2DjqdmW

21.05 - SWAP’ra and Julie Fuchs – http://bit.ly/2X8cB6R

47.30 – By Voice Alone – http://bit.ly/2JZEGtk

Katie Bray at Blackheath Halls - http://bit.ly/2JYTmsq

54.40 – TV, Radio, Film, Online round-up

https://bbc.in/2JzL0rS

57.45 – Coughing at the opera - http://bit.ly/2YGbRWF

59.44 – Adam Sandler: Opera Man - http://bit.ly/2K0MT07

1.00.35 - Hidden Gem – Jessonda by Louis Spohr - http://bit.ly/2JAA25j

1.03.23 - Opera Quiz - http://bit.ly/2WnOcgd

Spotify playlist to accompany the episode - https://spoti.fi/2wl22RL

Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on Wednesday 22 May 2019

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Ben Crick and Sophie Gilpin

All of the latest opera news.

Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform.

Operacast LIVE – Saturday 24 August, Chapel FM, Leeds

Episode content

0.48 Daniel Kramer steps down at ENO - http://bit.ly/2ZnUTgR

5.43 ENO new season - http://bit.ly/2UIHIZr

9.31 Scottish Opera new season - http://bit.ly/2XwzAbn

12.45 BBC Proms - https://bbc.in/2KRHCu1

13.05 Leeds Opera Festival - http://bit.ly/2W4gpVO

14.02 Improbable - http://bit.ly/2ULJHw0

17.17 Olivier award winners - http://bit.ly/2Fbt6qV

17.37 Ellen Reid wins Pulitzer Prize for Music for p r i s m - http://bit.ly/2IGKWFu

18.37 OMTF #loveopera - http://bit.ly/2KNSAAt

19.37 Arts Council England ‘relevance’ vs ‘quality’ - http://bit.ly/2KQ0Zn9

40.40 National Student Opera Society – Izzy Pitman - http://bit.ly/2Uqbddy

1.01.22 ENO changing their doors - http://bit.ly/2ZkZa4M

1.05.15 La Scala returns Saudi donation - http://bit.ly/2Iu8AWr

1.11.19 Opera on TV, radio, big screen this month

1.12.28 Hidden Gem – ‘Notre Dame’ (Franz Schmidt) - https://spoti.fi/2VVFVg9

1.14.51 Richard Madeley: opera agony aunt - http://bit.ly/2vcKabp

Spotify playlist to accompany the episode - https://spoti.fi/2UKdl4J

Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on Wednesday 17 April 2019

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guest – Freya Wynn-Jones

Interview – Izzy Pitman

All of the latest opera news

If you want to get in touch about any of the topics covered this month please email [email protected]

Episode content

1:02 Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 finalists - https://bbc.in/2FjJlU7

4:34 Streetwise Opera new Artistic Director - http://bit.ly/2UI3us2

5:04 Olivier Awards 2019 shortlist - http://bit.ly/2Fbt6qV

7:45 Opera on radio, television, online and at the cinema this month - http://bit.ly/2udv98F

15:45 Opera North 19/20 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2O8YASF

27:22 Polly Graham interview - http://bit.ly/2HG135x

1:04:06 Ticket prices and availability at the Royal Opera House - http://bit.ly/2JjRhbW (read the comments!)

1:12:00 Menotti and Heggie at WNO - http://bit.ly/2Y6qKC4

http://bit.ly/2TLBlUK

1:12:47 Kathleen Turner and ‘so-called acting’ - http://bit.ly/2OaBDOV

1:18:28 Encores aplenty - http://bit.ly/2UGllj7

1:21:36 Hidden Gem – ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’

1:23:00 Opera quiz – Mozart

Spotify playlist to accompany the episode – http://bit.ly/operacastmarch19playlist

Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 13 March 2019

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Ben Crick, John Savournin

Interview – Polly Graham

All of the latest opera news

Support our crowdfunder to grow Operacast in 2019 – http://bit.ly/2UOT9ds

If you want to get in touch about any of the topics covered this month please email [email protected]

Episode content

0:53 International Opera Awards shortlist - http://bit.ly/2DjqdmW

3:35 Welsh National Opera 19/20 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2BtifYm

8:53 Buxton Festival announce summer season - http://bit.ly/2GyZB4v

11:08 English translations and riff-raff at ENO - http://bit.ly/2WJcZZs

http://bit.ly/2RNMY7R

28:20 Sian Edwards and ‘Katya Kabanova’ - http://bit.ly/2MX1x7W

1:09:50 Under-18s at ENO - http://bit.ly/2SG0PkU

1:17:58 Casting ‘Porgy and Bess’ - http://bit.ly/2Bs4ZDf [paywall]

http://bit.ly/2WR5P5F

1:23:32 'Winterreise' in Pizza Express - http://bit.ly/2Gxf3hJ

1:26:30 ‘The Magic Flute’ as ‘Star Wars’ - http://bit.ly/2SIM6pD

1:29:50 Hidden Gem – ‘Merlin’, Albeniz

1:32:18 Opera quiz – Puccini

P.S. Thinking about it, we don’t know which is better suited to kids … it was pretty harrowing at times … http://bit.ly/2RLOhUE

(P.P.S. Are you ready to Verdi? …)

Spotify playlist to accompany the episode – http://bit.ly/operacastfeb19

Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 7 February 2019

Produced by Northern Opera Group

Host – David Ward

Guests – Lorna James, Emma Black

Interview – Sian Edwards

Preview Episode ahead of our official launch in Spring 2019.

Support our crowdfunder to get Operacast up and running in 2019 - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/operacastpod

Episode content

1) Wexford's new season - https://www.wexfordopera.com/media/news/wexford-festival-opera-announces-dates-and-main-evening-operas-for-2019

2) RNCM Lecturer in Musician's Health & Wellbeing - https://www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-commits-to-supporting-student-health-and-wellbeing/

3) Opera on radio and television

4) Tete a Tete YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYvUpB2Q-JTgd5iPJMwcWpA

5) Aigul Akhmetshina at the Royal Opera House - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEPAAENld2s

6) Tilda Swinton and Handel - https://youtu.be/XcTS15OO0Bw

7) Hidden Gem - ‘Hochzeit des Camacho’, Mendelssohn

8) Opera quiz - Wagner

P.S. Apologies to Cheryl Barker, who did indeed appear in the 'La Boheme' that Ben saw on the TV

P.P.S. Let’s not forget, though, that Cheryl Baker (of Bucks Fizz) did appear in ‘Popstar to Operastar’ - https://youtu.be/vGrYMIYsBDM

P.P.P.S. Apologies for David's and Ben's interesting pronunciation of composers and operas ...

Spotify playlist to accompany the episode - http://bit.ly/Bucksfizz

Recorded at Chapel FM, Leeds, on 17 December 2018

Host - David Ward

Guest - Ben Crick

A pocket edition of our Preview Episode of Operacast.

For full show notes please see the full episode.

Host - David Ward

Guest - Ben Crick

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