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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
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
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
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
Ahead of our residency with Welsh National Opera, we catch up with one of our 2021/22 Young Artists Siân Griffiths who, alongside her colleagues, will be taking to the Donald Gordon Stage at Wales Millennium Centre this Sunday to perform our specially curated programme entitled 'Anarchy at the Opera'. Read more
December 20212021/22 Young Artist, Mezzo-soprano Joanna Harries, catches up with internationally-acclaimed Bass Brindley Sherratt following a masterclass he gave at the National Opera Studio. They talk about singing, practice regimes, being "match fit" and his former life as a trumpeter. Read more
30 September 2021 Marco Titus - a recent graduate of the BA Acting course at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - shares his experience of attending our Discovering Opera short course. Read more
13 April 2021Pianist and NOS Assistant Head of Music, Dearbhla Collins, discusses how her work at the National Opera Studio has been impacted by Covid-19 and shares the positives that have come out of this situation during coaching sessions with our Young Artists. Read more
15 March 2021David Sulkin OBE, shares an insight into how he has adapted and developed the stagecraft and movement offer at NOS during Covid-19 and discusses the incredible work being carried out by his team with our Young Artists. (Photo: 2020/21 Young Artist Jevan McAuley) Read more
14 January 2021Getting ready for an online audition can be daunting. We’ve gathered together what we’ve learned from our Young Artists and scoured the net to compile our list of top tips to help you master the art of online auditioning. Read more
13 November 2020 We 'Meet the Creators' ahead of the premiere of our contemporary opera project 12:42, and have asked composer Alex Ho about his new work 'Above the White Island'. Read more
12 November 2020 We 'Meet the Creators' ahead of the premiere of our contemporary opera project 12:42, and have asked librettist Theophilus Kwek about his new work 'Above the White Island'. Read more
In November 2019, six recent alumni of the National Opera Studio, Carly Owen (soprano), Heather Lowe (mezzo-soprano), Feargal Mostyn-Williams (countertenor), Andrew Henley (tenor), Emyr Wyn Jones (bass-baritone) and Emily Hooker (répétiteur) headed out to Moscow for a series of concerts as part of the 2019 UK-Russia Year of Music, coordinated and supported by the British Council. Read more
by Jessica Zammit 05 June 2019 In the final installation of this year's Meet the Composer series, we had a chat with George Benjamin, a scene from whose opera Written on Skin features in Voices of Now, the NOS's celebration of contemporary opera, opening this Friday at RADA Studio Theatre. Read more
by Judith Weir CBE 04 June 2019 Our latest production Voices of Now contains an extract from Judith Weir's opera Blond Eckbert. We are delighted that she found time to tell us about the opera in her own words. Read more
by Jessica Zammit 29 May 2019 Our latest production Voices of Now opens next week, and we were delighted to be able to have a chat with composer Emma Ruth-Richards about her opera Traffick, an extract from which features in the show. Read more