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

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.