Carys Davies, a previous member of WNO Youth Opera and current RWCMD student, in WNO’s main scale production of The Magic Flute.
The step between conservatoire and professional performer is quite a big one, and many organisations offer schemes that help this transition. There has been quite a bit of new in this area recently, there is a new Leverhulme Conducting Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and Welsh National Opera are sharing a new multi-million pound legacy, the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland is starting a fund to support NYOS Camerata, a pre-professional chamber ensemble, and the current London Philharmonic Orchestra Young Composers scheme is reaching its concluding concert with five new works being directed by Brett Dean.
Following a selection process involving 150 global candidates, British-Canadian conductor Riley Court-Wood has been appointed as the new Leverhulme Conducting Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). The fellowship, in association with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is for conductors on the cusp of their careers, offering a further step in the journey between study and the professional podium. Riley will work extensively with Martyn Brabbins – RCS’s Visiting Professor of Conducting and the Music Director of English National Opera – and will take up the role in September 2023, succeeding Emilie Godden. Further details from the RCS website.
Riley Court-Wood - new Leverhulme Conducting Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
RWCMD’s David Seligman Opera School offers a fully integrated operatic training experience, with storytelling through music and drama at the heart of its intensive, personalised training. Part of the legacy will be directly invested into the productions, whilst crucially-needed new scholarships will also be created in the Seligman name for opera and other music disciplines.
WNO Youth Opera was established in the mid-1990s as a way for the WNO company to share its love of opera with aspiring young singers. The impact of David’s legacy will ensure that WNO Youth Opera can present a showcase performance every year. The legacy also allows for a continuation of a talent development pathway that has historically linked both WNO and RWCMD. Numerous youth opera alumni have gone on to train at the College and then subsequently returned to WNO in a professional capacity. Further details from the RWCMD website.
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