Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chroma Ensemble

Mark Shanahan, Jessica Cottis, Richard Hetherington, Alice Farnhem Mentors
David Gowland (Artistic Director, JPYAP), Susie Stranders (ROH Music Staff) Repetiteurs

Emily Vine Soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones Mezzo-Soprano
Bethan Langford Mezzo-Soprano
Satriya Krisna Tenor

W.A. Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito (Excerpts)
G. Benjamin - Into the Little Hill

The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, in collaboration with National Opera Studio and the Royal Philharmonic Society, runs two Women Conductor courses in 2019 with the vision to provide women conductors with new opportunities to develop their conducting skills and achieve the same status that men conductors have had for decades:

• A week-long opera course covers score preparation, approaches to alternative repertory, conducting recitative, co-ordinating singers and instrumentalists and developing a deeper understanding of successful music-making in opera. The week concludes with a chance to conduct singers and an ensemble of professional musicians at the Royal Opera House. The repertory for this course includes extracts from Mozart's La clemenza di Tito and George Benjamin's Into the Little Hill.

The opera course will take place from 1 to 5 July 2019 at the Royal Opera House and at the National Opera Studio in Wandsworth, London. A total of 12 places are available, with a maximum of six places for observers.

The Royal Opera House aims to ensure that women conductors are positioned alongside men conductors, and to ensure an equitable future for women on the podium in the classical world. These courses are provided free of charge, thanks to the generous support of Oak Foundation, and they are open to both UK and non-UK women applicants.

The Women Conductor courses are part of the Royal Opera House's commitment to promoting diversity in the arts, both on and off the stage. Alongside the Women Conductor courses this Season The Royal Opera is presenting Engender, a celebration of, and platform for, women in opera and an investment in their future.