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Meet our summer participants
Meet our summer participants

Find out more about the participants who’ve got a place on our 2025 summer programmes.

Annoucing a summer recital with Lucy Crowe
Annoucing a summer recital with Lucy Crowe

Our newest vice president takes a moment out from her busy international career for us.

BYO alumni join the Jette Parker programme
BYO alumni join the Jette Parker programme

Talia Stern and and Emyr Jones have secured places on the Royal Ballet and Opera’s in-demand development programme.

Our chair stands down
Our chair stands down

We’re announcing today that Sir Richard Greenhalgh is standing down from his role as chair, having served an incredible 20 years on our board of trustees. 

On sale now: Peter Grimes
On sale now: Peter Grimes

Britten’s landmark opera is our production for this summer, featuring established names alongside our participants.

Our 2025 Serena Fenwick Programme
Our 2025 Serena Fenwick Programme

Our 2025 Serena Fenwick programme participants have arrived, this year with directors and conductors for the first time.

Cultural Enterpise awards
Cultural Enterpise awards

Our summer production of The Rape of Lucretia has been shortlisted in the best event category at the Cultural Enterprise Awards.

Work with us: could you be our administrator?
Work with us: could you be our administrator?

Organised and self motivated? Join the British Youth Opera team as our new administrator.

Alumni news: Charlotte Corderoy
Alumni news: Charlotte Corderoy

Charlotte has been shortlisted for a Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) award in the young artist category.

on sale now – christmas on the strand
on sale now – christmas on the strand

Join us on the Strand for music, laughter, a glass of champagne and the magic of the season.

lucy crowe joins us as vice president
lucy crowe joins us as vice president

Now an OBE, soprano Lucy Crowe was already a part of the BYO alumni family. Now she's joining us a vice president.

Welcome back, Nicky
Welcome back, Nicky

Not only one of Scotland’s proudest sons, but one of BYO's treasured alumni (yes, we still get Christmas cards), Nicky Spence is joining BYO as a vice president.

alumni spotlight: julia solomon
alumni spotlight: julia solomon

One of our most recent alumni, Julia took part in two programmes in 2024!

The Rape of Lucretia
The Rape of Lucretia

As the dust settles on our summer programmes, we look back on the hard work and guided training that will kick-start our participants' careers.

Our season society
Our season society

‘Adopt’ a singer from our summer season and join our Season Society.

Meet our Serena Fenwick programme singers
Meet our Serena Fenwick programme singers

Our intensive career booster programme has got eight brand new participants.

New faces
New faces

We’ve just appointed six shiny, brand new trustees.

Introducing BYO hub

We’ve launched a brand new online platform…

Say hello to our 2023 Serena Fenwick Programme singers

We’ve filled all the spaces on our new career-booster programme.

Brand new stage management training for absolute beginners

We’ve just launched our Serena Fenwick Programme for stage managers…

Arts Council funding – we're in!

We’re excited to announce that we’ve been invited to stay in ACE’s national portfolio.

Photos – it’s our second and fourth night cast’s turn

Check out the second half of our performers – don’t they look good?

Photos – see our first and third night cast in action

The first photos from Sir John in Love are now in. Take a look!

Sneak peek – behind the scenes at studio rehearsals

How about some snapshots from our Sir John in Love studio rehearsals?

Sir John in what? – our 'get to know the show' day

Don’t know much about Sir John in Love? Our ‘get to know the show’ day will help!

Big reveal number two – our 2022 singers programme

Discover who won a place on our 2022 singers’ programme and will appear on stage on our summer season at Opera Holland Park.

the big reveal – our 2022 creative team

The creative brains behind this summer’s production and mentors behind some of our training programmes.

Sir John in Love (booking now open)

Is this the perfect get-rich-quick scheme? Seduce two wealthy friends (who are both married) so you can con them out of some money?

Anna Patalong appointed Chief Executive

Changing faces - as Nicola Candlish leaves BYO, Anna Patalong is appointed Chief Exec

Choosing an Opera

Because we’re a training company, choosing an opera is not as simple as just picking the one with the best tunes.