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Episode content

- Theatre Tax Relief and the Arts Premium

https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/budget-2021-theatre-tax-relief-doubled-until-2023

- Glyndebourne’s net zero ambition

https://smeclimatehub.org/uk-based-opera-house-glyndebourne-targets-net-zero-prioritizes-climate-action-throughout-business/

- Operalia competition

https://www.operaliacompetition.org/operalia-2021/

Handel singing competition

https://www.london-handel-festival.com/handel-singing-competition/2021-competition/

- Royal College of Music Museum

https://www.rcm.ac.uk/museum/

- Bernard Haitink, Amanda Holden and Carlisle Floyd

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/16/opera-librettist-amanda-holden-obituary

- ‘Falling for Figaro’ watchalong

https://www.fallingforfigaro.movie/

- Nicky Spence and Emma Bell interview (ENO Valkyrie)

https://www.eno.org/whats-on/the-valkyrie/

- ETO orchestra

https://twitter.com/NicholasHellen/status/1437021589598613507

- “Exotic heritage”

https://twitter.com/Sitko_Soprano/status/1446913923853205520

- Royal Opera to review past productions

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/royal-opera-house-to-review-classic-works-as-it-makes-overture-to-black-lives-matter/ar-AAPIsEe

- If … Opera

https://www.ifopera.com/blog/blog-post-two-9gre5

- A Samoan Ring Cycle in Putney

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/28/samoan-ring-cycle-wagner-gafa-ringafa?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture

- What’s on TV, radio, cinema

https://www.glyndebourne.com/encore/

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2021/event/opera-double-bill-bizet-and-viardot

https://operahollandpark.com/online/the-bear/

https://www.musictheatre.wales/

https://stream.roh.org.uk/free-titles?_ga=2.141711985.2119307038.1635923109-778179775.1633529647

- Quiz

Opera in film and television soundtracks


Recorded on 2 November 2021
Production by Northern Opera Group

Host … David Ward
Guests … Michael Betteridge, Emma Black

Interview … Emma Bell, Nicky Spence