We are delighted to reveal the dates for Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022, across London and online: . 15th August-11th September . Is there anywhere else you can find operas involving trampolines, libido-saving crocodiles and queer feminist gardening societies other than at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival? For its 15th iteration, this … Continued
There are lots of different organisations that support the arts, with lots of different priorities and deadlines. We’ve rounded up information about those deadlines and organisations and summarised it here – though always check the organisation’s website for full details and the most up-to-date information. Many will require you to be a registered charity, … Continued
We are looking for people interested in the arts to join our friendly Board of Trustees. The new trustees will bring skills that complement those of our current Board, can widen our influence and support the executive team as we continue to forge new practice, inspiring ambition and vision across the opera sector. Our current Board and Advisory … Continued
As 2022 gets underway, here’s one last look back at 2021 – all the press coverage of our different projects. From communities performing for the G8 to our live and online festival, there’s all sorts of wonderful reviews, articles, and interviews for you to read: Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2021 Press Report … Continued
Considering how challenging it has been recently to get new work off the ground, we went back to our Festival Alumni from the last few years to tell us what they are up to at the moment, how they are keeping up their creative momentum in 2022, and how you can find out more. Al White … Continued
Times are hard for artists right now, and we want to do as much as we can to help. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share resources, articles by inspiring creatives, and things we found inspiring to help you as much as we can. To start off with, here’s a guide to some things … Continued
Tête à Tête is proud to have signed up to Music Declares Emergency. We’re standing alongside thousands of other signatories to say there’s #NoMusicOnADeadPlanet. We’ve already been working hard to deliver and run work as sustainably as possible, tackling the issue head-on in our own productions, and raise new generations of opera makers … Continued
Ahead of the work-in-progress sharing of ‘While There’s Light’ next Wednesday, librettist and translator Vincent Katz reflects on the process of adapting ancient texts amid numerous influences. *** Elizabeth Bishop got me here, but now that I’m in London, albeit in quarantine for the moment, other voices are speaking to me. I’ve been reading … Continued
This is a guest blog by Leo Doulton, creator of the concept behind Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, a show in Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2021. Read on to find out more about how opera, games, and interactive theatre can be mixed! *** I like new opera. I like TTRPGs. I … Continued
Something emerges in the debris… It’s tickets for Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2021 – get yours today! Our artists are emerging undaunted from the wreckage of 2020 to unearth new discoveries, whether drawing lessons from the past or exploring future utopias and dystopias. We anticipate you will be sat socially distanced and mask … Continued
