(Credit: Alex Walker) Birmingham Opera Company has named Seb Lovell-Huckle to the position of General Manager. In his new position, Selb will be running the day-to-day activities of the company. Selb has served as Chief Executive of the English Symphony Orchestra, Executive Director of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and has held roles at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham {…}
The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards have announced its 2025 shortlist nominees. This article only features those nominated for vocal works. The Awards will feature performances from a range of nominees and is hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenters Jess Gillam and Tom McKinney, with trophies presented by RPS Chair Angela Dixon. The Awards ceremony will be held for the first {…}
The Birmingham Opera Company has lost 50 percent of its grant from Birmingham City Council this year and 100 percent in the next financial year. The news comes as the Birmingham City Council is attempting to fill a £300m budget shortfall over the next two years after declaring itself bankrupt in September. Among the measures that the city council is {…}
Birmingham Opera has announced it will be staging a 2021 production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold,” featuring an international cast and local volunteer performers led by Artistic Director Graham Vick and new Music Director Alpesh Chauhan. The performance, which comes in partnership with Urban Splash, will be held at The Tubeworks on Icknield Port Loop, a disused metalworks which is set {…}
(Credit: Patrick Allen) The Birmingham Opera Company has named Alpesh Chauhan its new Music Director effective July 1, 2020. Chauhan will work alongside Artistic Director Graham Vick leading the Company on its mission to “make great opera.” Chauhan was Principal Cello with the CBSO Youth Orchestra and studied at the Royal Northern College of Music. He went on to perform alongside {…}
Nina Stemme was announced as one of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2019 award winners. Stemme took home the Singer award with the panel citing her appearances in the Royal Opera House’s Ring Cycle as the main reason behind the choice. “As Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera, Nina Stemme gave one of the all-time great performances of {…}