April 2024 Our spring term Diverse Voices activity was wide-ranging, and we were pleased to continue expanding opportunities for young people in our home borough of Wandsworth. Part of this outreach work involved our Young Artists and singers from our Diverse Voices Programme leading workshops for our local school communities. Shafali Jalota, one of our NTP Young Artists, describes her involvement in this project: Read more
March 2024 The National Opera Studio is excited to announce the appointment of American coach, pianist and conductor Eric Melear as Artistic Director, effective July 2024. Read more
February 2024The Diverse Voices calendar continues to be very busy, and we are pleased to have expanded opportunities for young people in our home borough of Wandsworth. Part of this outreach work has included a series of small projects which introduce solo opera singing to pupils from local secondary schools. Read more
November 2023For the very first time, as part of our Diverse voices initiative, we hosted a Focus Week for singers supported by the programme. Countertenor Joshua Elmore shares his experience. Read more
November 2023Applications for singers and repetiteurs to audition for our 2024/25 Global Talent Programme are now open. Read more
October 2023 This year, our Young Artist repetiteurs are each spending a week with one of our partner companies, shadowing the music team as they work on productions. Here's what Jacob Swindells had to say about his time with Scottish Opera. Read more
September 2023 We are thrilled to announce our 2023/24 National Talent Programme Young Artists. Read more
August 2023 The Young Artists who will be joining the National Opera Studio for the 2023/24 training year have been announced. Read more
We recently spoke to 2022/23 Young Artist repetiteur Adrian Salinero about his time on the Global Talent Programme. Read more
As we have reached the end of the year, we caught up with tenor Rhydian Jenkins about his year on the Global Talent Programme. Read more
Acclaimed Scottish soprano Marie McLaughlin leads a masterclass with three of our Young Artists - Samantha Quillish, Sarah Seunghwa Chae and Beren Kader Fidan, accompanied by repetiteurs Max Bilbe and Adrian Salinero. Read more
We were greatly saddened to hear of the recent death of soprano Kathryn Harries from cancer. Kathryn was Director of the National Opera Studio from 2008-2017. Read more
Following a week long residency with Opera North, one of our partner companies, our Young Artists gave two outstanding performances of their latest contemporary opera scenes at London's Wilton's Music Hall. Read more
2022/23 Young Artist Felix Gygli wins First Prize at the 68th Kathleen Ferrier competition. Read more
In the second part of our 'Meet the Composer' series, we spoke to Søren Nils Eichberg whose opera 'Glare' will feature in our contemporary scenes performance. Read more
Ahead of our upcoming contemporary opera scenes production, we spoke to Judith Weir about her opera 'The Vanishing Bridegroom', which will feature 'Cautionary Tales', showing in Leeds and London. Read more
To celebrate World Piano Day, we spoke to our 2022/23 Young Artists about their role as repetiteurs. Read more
To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2023, we spoke to some of our Young Artists about their experiences of neurodiversity. Read more
Ahead of our residency with Welsh National Opera, we catch up with one of our 2022/23 Young Artists Rhydian Jenkins who, alongside his colleagues, will be taking to the BBC Hoddinott Hall at Wales Millennium Centre in February to perform our specially curated programme entitled 'The Things You Do for Love'. Read more
December 2022 The board of the National Opera Studio is delighted to announce the appointment of two new trustees - Dori Dana-Haeri and Antje Hensel-Roth. Read more
December 2022 We're delighted to welcome soprano & dancer Natasha Agarwal to the Studio, who will be joining a new programme she is helping us to co-curate and develop called the 'Diverse Voices National Talent Programme'. Read more
November 2022 We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Isobel Flinn who was a highly valued and respected part of the National Opera Studio family for over thirty years. Gerry Finley OC, CBE leads a series of tributes remembering her time at the Studio over those years. Read more
November 2022 We are delighted to announce that the National Opera Studio has been successful in retaining its status as an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation in the upcoming investment period 2023-26. Read more
October 2022Applications for singers and repetiteurs to audition for our 2023/24 Global Talent Programme are now open. Read more