There was serious competition to join this year’s Opera Management Course, with 38 excellent applications from 15 countries. These 24 candidates were chosen to represent a diverse group covering many regions and professional backgrounds.
Their Opera Management Course will be conducted under the leadership of Karen Stone, with group leaders Perryn Leech (Toronto), Sebastian Schwarz (Martina Franca) and Cormac Simms (London ROH), and guest lecturers including Steven Foulston (London ROH), Hannah Griffiths (Birmingham), Vik Leyten (Brussels), Marc Scorca (Opera America), Alexandra Stampler-Brown (Düsseldorf) and Marisa Vázquez-Shelly (Madrid) on specific aspects of opera management, such as finance, HR & administration, planning & production, marketing, sales & fundraising, audience development, and leadership. They will be attending our spring conference in Wiesbaden, so look out for them!
