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Opera’s Woman Problem: There Just Aren’t Enough Of Them In Decision-Making Roles

MUSIC Posted: November 8, 2019 7:35 am

The Stage senior reporter Georgia Snow talks to women working as directors, designers, and administrators in opera in the UK — who tell her that things are getting better, but not fast enough. (Opera companies are, after all, large, expensive, slow-moving machines.) Says English National Opera’s new artistic director, Annelese Miskimmon, “Unless we reflect our audience we can’t serve them. According to every statistic I have seen, it’s women who buy opera tickets. So it doesn’t matter what people’s own feelings are – it’s sensible economics.” – The Stage

MUSIC Published: 11.06.19, sjm

Read the story in The Stage Published: 11.06.19, sjm

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