It’s been a great year for Tête à Tête, with Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2025 reaching outside London for the first time with our Newcastle stint. You can watch some highlights here: And then we went back to London, where the smogasboard of new works continued: (It’d be … Continued
As a founding member of the UK Opera Association (UKOA), we’re really happy to share the news that Thangam Debbonaire will lead the body as its first Chief Executive Officer, with Bob Willard Watts as its Chief Operating Officer. UKOA will champion opera in the UK and promote its significant contribution to national life. … Continued
What Find our event page here. Donate towards The Rain Show HERE Tête à Tête has teamed up with Baraka Opera Kenya and Across Arts for a UK tour of schools across Cornwall and the North East of England. In collaboration with Tête à Tête’s Artistic and Music directors, Kenyan composer Shaka Lwaki … Continued
So, You’ve Heard About The Joy Of Opera… (If not, take a look at this page.) Do You Want To Share Something? If you’ve got something you’d like to share, we’d love to hear about it. We’re open to anything. The core advice is: Does it offer something to other … Continued
I’m over the moon with the success of our week’s residency at Alphabetti with Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival. We were so pleased to continue building on our programme of networking and opera-maker development with our Opera Escape Room, while also very proud to present two full shows and a programme of shorts … Continued
We’re happy to share a message from the UK Opera Association: Are you an opera maker, producer or staff member of an opera company? Please join an open meeting on Wednesday 25 June to discuss and collaborate on the creation of a representative body for the opera sector. You can register here.
We have the pleasure of announcing our wonderful new Patron, Errollyn Wallen CBE, Master of the King’s Music. To quote Bill, “Errollyn remains the most featured festival artist ever, but is of course so much more as well. We are thrilled and delighted to have her support in this way.” Errollyn, meanwhile, commented “I … Continued
For the first decade of our festival, we rolled along happily against a global background of comparative security and stability. The world was a mostly friendly place where you could know what to expect and get on. As we approach our eighteenth festival, we are preparing against a foreground, really, of instability, political and … Continued
We are looking for someone to manage and maintain our existing WordPress setup. We have our own hosting package to which you would have admin access. You require a knowledge of cPanel and Linux webhosting – to manage the website hosting package. A good knowledge of WordPress, PHP and its templating systems … Continued
27-28 June: Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle 22 September – 5 October: The Cockpit, London We are absolutely over the moon to announce the dates of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2025. This year, the festival spreads beyond London for the first time! We’ll be opening with two nights in Newcastle at Alphabetti Theatre showcasing the work we’ve … Continued
