To celebrate the launch of ROBE today, we’re hosting a special series of guest blogs from people involved in creating this piece, from its premiere at Tête à Tête to the new recording. In the final blog, Soprano Kelly Poukens writes about her experience in ROBE. To introduce the post, here are three of curator … Continued
As ROBE approaches its launch this Friday, we’re hosting a special series of guest blogs from people involved in creating this piece, from its premiere at Tête à Tête to the new recording. In today’s blog, flautist Jenni Hogan writes about her experience in ROBE. Listen to a preview from the ROBE release, ‘Beira’s Speech,’ here: … Continued
As ROBE approaches its launch this Friday, we’re hosting a special series of guest blogs from people involved in creating this piece, from its premiere at Tête à Tête to the new recording. Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2019’s cyberpunk fashion-opera ROBE is out Friday 12th February on Métier Records. This is the third … Continued
Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2019’s cyberpunk fashion-opera ROBE is out Friday 12th February on Métier Records. This is the second blog in a guest series to mark the release. This time, Clara Kanter describes her experience as a singer in the UU Studios production. To introduce the post, here are three … Continued
As ROBE approaches its launch this Friday, we’re hosting a special series of guest blogs from people involved in creating this piece, from its premiere at Tête à Tête to the new recording. Gemma A. Williams. ROBE co-director and fashion curator: A Reflection. TatFest 2019’s cyberpunk fashion-opera ROBE is out Friday 12th February on … Continued
Devoted And Disgruntled: How Can We Change Opera For The Better? 9 – 10 April 2016 Lilian Baylis House, 165 Broadhurst Gardens, London NW6 3AX A large cross-section of our operatic community gathered at “LBH” over the weekend of 9/10 April to air ideas, share frustrations, listen and contribute to a myriad of discussions created … Continued
We Shall Not Be Removed, Ramps on the Moon, Attitude is Everything, Paraorchestra and What Next? have worked together to create these Seven Inclusive Principles. We welcome their work, and look forward to implementing them into our own practice as we strive to make sure that we are a space everyone feels welcome. https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publication/7-principles-ensure-inclusive-recovery
We’ve had a year filled with lovely work at Tête à Tête, continuing to explore the future of opera. We were delighted by the recognition we received. You can see more about what we achieved here. “Joyfully disparate and proudly chaotic, this is the Tête à Tête Opera Festival” – The Stage “I always … Continued
We’re delighted to be partnering with King’s Cross to put on four Cubitt Sessions, featuring some fabulous friends of Tête à Tête. Ayanna Witter-Johnson‘s performance celebrates Jamaican Independence and shares a mix of original songs inspired by her heritage and some classics from the great Jamaican songbook. Crewdson and Cevanne bring us a new … Continued
We’re delighted by the news that our Artistic Director, Bill Bankes-Jones, has been awarded the BEM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for “services to opera and diversity.” After 20 years at the helm of Tête à Tête, it’s a well-deserved recognition of all his achievements with us and across the operatic sector. Whether creating Tête … Continued
