building careers in opera
British Youth Opera is the UK’s national training company for careers in opera – from early introductions to the kind of jobs that bring opera to life, to advanced training for early-career professionals.
apply now
Applications for our summer programmes and Serena Fenwick programme are open now.
Find out more on our online portal and submit an application.
“BYO is the reason I work in opera, it gave me a passion for the genre and I believe it led me to where I am today”
— Checca Ponsonby, Commercial programming at English National Opera
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byo hub
Our only portal is the only way to apply for BYO programmes, and contains hours of specialist online career advice and training.