Tonight sees the world-premiere of Jonathan Dove’s UPRISING at Glyndebourne. This mammoth project has been a part of my life since Autumn 2023, when I first went to Jonathan’s house to discuss chorus allocations. (🧵)
Ashley Beauchamp
@ashbeauchamp.bsky.social
Conductor/Repetiteur. Head of Music and Co-Director of YA Programme at Waterperry Opera Festival. Musical Director of the Glyndebourne Youth Opera Company. Found all over the place. You’re probably pronouncing my surname wrong. www.ashleybeauchamp.com
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Sarah Brayne@sarahbrayne.bsky.social · 2y agoAs we kick off the first week of quarter, I am reminded that I my mental model is *absolutely* directory structure and I have no idea how students now live their entire lives in the chaotic laundry basket that is Google Drive. This article explains it so well: www.theverge.com/22684730/stu...
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I cannot be the only one feeling a rising sense of despair at the direction of social media? First Twitter imploding, now Meta scrambling to appease the Trump administration. The amount of vitriol out there is staggering, and I increasingly find myself retreating from it all. All very depressing.
160 singers 320 (!) arias 4 cities 5 days 0 on-time trains 2 slightly delirious YAP directors A lovely way to finish the year - travelling the UK with the brilliant Rebecca Meltzer as we audition for our 2025 cohort of young artist singers at Waterperry Opera Festival.
It’s starting to look (and sound) very Christmassy here at Glyndebourne, as we had the first of our Christmas Concerts for 2024 today. 🎄😁
A brilliant evening watching “Shakespeare Revisited” at the National Opera Studio tonight. A great mix of scenes and monologues by the current cohort of YA singers & pianists, wonderfully conducted by @colla-voce.bsky.social! Two more performances tomorrow, and only a handful of tickets left ☺️
A gorgeous few days over in Jersey, performing with dear friend Georgia Bishop. Over ten years of music making, fun and laughter. ☺️ Grateful to Art House Jersey for organising, and looking forward to further exploring plans in 2025 for more opera on this beautiful island… 📸 Blake Watson
How DARE an economist have a subscription to The Financial Times.
Pete Fraser@petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 2y agoOh god, don’t you just hate it when politicians *stay abreast of events*?
My body is a temple. Someone left it to crumble in the forest and I seem to be covered in ivy.
Russ Jones@russincheshire.bsky.social · 2y agoMy body is a temple, but I took a wrong turn and ended up in a kebab house
Stormy weather up at Snape Maltings today. The reed beds absolutely mesmerising in the wind.
ENO announce more details of their Manchester move.. www.eno.org/your-visit/g...
ENO in Greater Manchester | Your Visit | ENO
Read about ENO's first wave of plans for a major new partnership between ENO and the city-region of Greater Manchester
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Ashley Beauchamp@ashbeauchamp.bsky.social · 2y agoMore news coming at 1500 today about ENO moving to Manchester? 🧐
More news coming at 1500 today about ENO moving to Manchester? 🧐
At Glyndebourne, we're currently in the middle of chorus music calls for a very exciting new world premiere - UPRISING by Jonathan Dove. Our chorus is made up of 110 amateur singers (13-80 years old!). It's very wholesome, slightly chaotic, and a lot of fun 😁 We open Spring 2025 - do come!
This is wonderful news.
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I know people say Leonardo da Vinci was ahead of his time, but posting on BlueSky in 1510 was seriously ahead of the curve…
leonardo da vinci@ieonardodavinci.bsky.social · 516y agoI am sorry 'The Last Supper' fans, 22 hours from now, I will take 'The Last Supper' down. I cannot take this anymore.
Those farmers aren't messing about huh
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · 2y agoWhat are the farmers planning?!?!!
OPERA PEOPLE OF BLUESKY! I need your help spreading the word… Applications for our Young Artist Programme at Waterperry Opera Festival are open, and the deadline is tomorrow (Tues 19) at 1700. More details about the programme in thread, and info on how to apply at the below link. Please share!
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Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Plenty of Bluesky in Brighton today. Lovely day of music-making and opera-planning with some wonderful people.
I'm really enjoying it on here, but I absolutely flat out refuse to embrace the term "Skeet". Nope. I'll die on this lonely hill if I have to.
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Emma Kennedy@emmakennedy.bsky.social · 2y agoIs there a name for a Bluesky message like tweet or thread? Whats the accepted term here please?