Grange Festival Names Interim Chair of the Board

Richard Mantle has been appointed to the position of interim chair of the board of the UK’s ⁦Grange Festival. Mantle is set to step down from his current position as General Director of Opera North in December and will succeed Tim Parker, who joined the board of the Grange Festival in March 2017 and has held the role of chair {…}

Jun 21, 2023

Richard Mantle, Lucy Crowe, Nicky Spence, Ivor Bolton to Receive Major Distinctions as Part of King’s Birthday Honours

A number of major figures of the opera world have received major distinctions as part of the King’s Birthday Honours. Opera North’s general director Richard Mantle will be knighted while conductor Ivor Bolton will be a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Finally, soprano Lucy Crowe and tenor Nicky Spence will be Officers of the Order of {…}