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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.

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“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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Our only portal is the only way to apply for BYO programmes, and contains hours of specialist online career advice and training.