Tête à Tête/DCMS pilot for the return to indoor performances with a socially distanced audience is the first public performance of opera in a theatre since March

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Tête à Tête is proud to have presented the first live indoor opera performance for a paying public since March.  Héloïse Werner performed some extracts of operas at the Cockpit Theatre on 26th July 2020. Working closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS), we were the only opera company presenting one … Continued

Artist Blog: Covid related rehearsal experiences

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covid related rehearsal experiences   by Roswitha Gerlitz (The Manna Threshold)   this ‘opera’ was written for performers, two of them in dialogue. there are three whispered text sections before the dialogue which i, the director/writer record myself. under the new circumstances, we, the collaborators of the project agreed to turn the live performance into … Continued

The Manifesto In The Media

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Bill’s Manifesto has been getting a lot of attention across the media. From International Arts Manager to Opera Today, all the way up to , and right down the Opera Wire. Read more now!

Festival Introduction

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It has been a crazily bittersweet task to put together a festival this year. It has also been fantastically inspiring.   Almost the only thing that we know for sure is that we will never go back to where we were. Though this is very painful and tough for every one of us making our … Continued

Creative Resource Round-Up Three: May 2020 #2

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As the arts continue to deal with the COVID-19 situation, there are lots of resources available to offer a little help or guidance. We’ve brought together some of our favourites here.   1. List of Online Theatre, Music, and Dance shows   This great list from The Culture Diary brings together the rather overwhelming number … Continued

Creative Resource Round-Up: May 2020

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  The COVID-19 pandemic in ongoing and arts organisations around the globe have kept putting out new resources. We have rounded up some of our recent favourites to help our artists:   1. UK Music’s Music Creators’ Survey   This year more than ever, clear information about the state of the industry is going to be … Continued

Creative Resource Round-Up

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  The internet has been filling with different resources for creatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have rounded up some of those we think will be of use to our artists:   1. Arts Council Digital Culture Network   The Arts Council has been boosting digital culture over the past years. Whether you’re an experienced veteran … Continued

Top Ten #TATFest19 Trends

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It’s nearly Christmas, and we’re having fun doing #TATvent and looking back over the year. And so I get to write a listicle looking at the top trends from this year’s Festival. And don’t forget – you can watch all of them for free on our website and Vimeo pages!   1. Site Specific Shows … Continued

Making Your Opera Reality – Professional Producers Help You!

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Last summer we were lucky enough to work with the Opera and Music Theatre Forum to put on the Producer’s Forum – an event centred around the needs of opera producers, especially those putting on new work (like, say, those at any Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival).   You can watch the panel discussion … Continued

Top Tips on developing your opera from the Tête à Tête Team

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Launched in Summer 2019 we made these video to support artists who were getting in touch with questions about how to get their shows off the ground.   Whether it’s Artistic Director Bill Bankes-Jones talking about how he goes about directing new opera, Administrative Director Anna Gregg’s advice about getting your show on the road … Continued