“What does he do?” ‘He’s a conductor’ “No but, like, for a job?” ‘That is his…’ “No but how does he earn a LIVING?!” ‘He’s literally been knighted for…’ “I can’t put that, I’m putting farmer, it’s done now”

The fantastic BBC Singers, Britain’s only professional chamber choir, to be disbanded in July to save about £1.5m, only a tad above Gary Lineker’s annual BBC salary. Strange priority for a supposedly public-service broadcaster.

I’m shoring this fragment against my ruin

Tonight’s the night! Our amazing trainees will join forces with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the world famous @3choirs to perform the ‘morality’, #ThePilgrimsProgress - and it is sounding *heavenly* 👼🏼

We're on the lookout for new trustees to join our board, particularly people with experience in fundraising, finance or education. Does that sound like you? Does it sound like anyone you know? byo.org.uk/board-members

Please share far and wide with your networks! Deadline 10 Sept!

Happy Decollation Day musiktheater-im-revier.de/de/performance…

Big news Thursday! We've launched the first online opera training hub in the UK. And we've called it... BYO hub. We believe it will open doors for people who are starting or thinking about starting a career in opera. byo.org.uk/articles/intro…

The new BYO hub is live, which means applications for ALL of our 2024 live programmes are also live. Singers, stage managers, directors, designers, music staff – they can all submit an application now. hub.byo.org.uk/programmes-2

Just two days until applications close for all of our 2024 training programmes. Here's a reminder of what you've only got 48 hours left to sign up for:

I know everyone is very angry about this, but please PLEASE fill it in. The only thing that will matter is data, not tweets. I live in hope that this data can then be presented to the next government in order to redress the current sh*tshow.

PROTEST #SaveOurWNO 🎶 Tuesday, 21st May at 1pm Senedd, Cardiff Bay An invitation from the #Orchestra & #Chorus of Welsh National Opera to join in song next week. Please share &let’s show the Welsh Government & GOV.UK the strength of feeling against dismantling #Wales’s opera company.

Last year we commissioned research into what young directors, designers and conductors needed to help build their careers. Guess what? They told us that they need opportunties to create work and be seen... (1/7)

British Youth Opera ⁦British Youth Opera⁩ has announced new training programmes for early-career creatives taking place over the summer. They’ll stage a full-scale production of The Rape of Lucretia in a tunnel shaft in Rotherhithe, Aug 12-15. lucretia.info

General booking is now open peeps, go get your tickets: lucretia.info

First glimpse of 'Nativity', the new CD of my choral music with Angharad Lyddon, Benedict Nelson, Anneke Hodnett, Martin Owen, The Choir of King's College London and Joseph Fort on DELPHIAN - out on 29th November! delphianrecords.com/products/edwar…

Meet and greet for #BYOLucretia - the first time I have ever heard a round of applause for a model box. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

If you missed it, there are a small number of tickets left for our addition performances of Die Walküre on 12th July (conducted by Harry Sever, our Ring Cycle Conducting Fellow) and 14th July (conducted by Anthony Negus) 🎟️ Next up.. La bohème 🤩 📸 @MatthewWEllis

We’ve had a couple of returns for tonight’s opening performance. Snap ‘em up quick: lucretia.info/tickets