From discovering opera through his local library in Hartlepool to designing multiple productions for La Scala in Milan, Leslie Travers has been on quite the journey! In this podcast, Into Opera’s Artistic Director, Genevieve Raghu, finds out ab

Annilese Miskimmon (Artistic Director, English National Opera)

Sep 27th, 2020 50m 2s

Starting a brand new job running a major national opera company… during the Covid-19 pandemic. Challenging to say the least! Annilese Miskimmon took on the prominent role of Artistic Director of English National Opera in May 2020. In this podca

Tim Claydon (Choreographer)

Aug 25th, 2020 55m 18s

Opera and Circus, a match made in heaven for choreographer Tim Claydon. If vocal acrobatics weren’t enough, Tim frequently takes things one step further, convincing opera singers to embrace physical acrobatics too… we hear all about how he mana

Carolyn Dobbin (Mezzo Soprano)

Aug 21st, 2020 40m 11s

The Mezzo… who paints! The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the lifestyles, hobbies and habits of so many. Northern Irish mezzo-soprano, Carolyn Dobbin, has turned to painting. In this podcast Carolyn talks to Into Opera’s Artistic Director, Genev

Toby Purser (Conductor)

Jul 31st, 2020 58m 42s

No one was more surprised than Toby when he found himself in his first conducting lesson. In this podcast we hear all about Toby's journey into opera and classical music, including his training in Russia and recent appointment as the Head of Co

Nazan Fikret (Soprano)

Jul 22nd, 2020 39m 20s

From the age of 12, opera had Nazan hooked. 20 years on and Nazan has performed with a long list of major opera companies, including Glyndebourne and Garsington Opera. In 2017 she brought opera singers together in a time of crisis and produced

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