Join us on the Strand for music, laughter, a glass of champagne and the magic of the season.
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.
One of our most recent alumni, Julia took part in two programmes in 2024!
As the dust settles on our summer programmes, we look back on the hard work and guided training that will kick-start our participants' careers.
Our intensive career booster programme has got eight brand new participants.
We’ve filled all the spaces on our new career-booster programme.
We’ve just launched our Serena Fenwick Programme for stage managers…
We’re excited to announce that we’ve been invited to stay in ACE’s national portfolio.
Check out the second half of our performers – don’t they look good?
The first photos from Sir John in Love are now in. Take a look!
How about some snapshots from our Sir John in Love studio rehearsals?
Don’t know much about Sir John in Love? Our ‘get to know the show’ day will help!
Discover who won a place on our 2022 singers’ programme and will appear on stage on our summer season at Opera Holland Park.
The creative brains behind this summer’s production and mentors behind some of our training programmes.
Is this the perfect get-rich-quick scheme? Seduce two wealthy friends (who are both married) so you can con them out of some money?
Changing faces - as Nicola Candlish leaves BYO, Anna Patalong is appointed Chief Exec
Because we’re a training company, choosing an opera is not as simple as just picking the one with the best tunes.
If you're a young singer looking to bridge the gap between education/training and a full-blown professional career then get applying.
Tickets our now on sale for our concert at St John’s Smith Square.
We can finally reveal the participants for our summer 2021 singing programme (who also happen to be our cast!).
We’re finally able to reveal the complete list of mentors in our Serena Fenwick Programme.
We’re thrilled to be launching a brand new training programme!
Serena Fenwick Programme Mentors
We’re finally able to reveal the complete list of mentors in our Serena Fenwick Programme.
Launching the Serena Fenwick Programme
We’re thrilled to be launching a brand new training programme!
Recording a good audition video
Don’t know where to start with recording audition videos? Here are a few tips.
A heads up about singer applications
Applications will be a little bit different this year, so we wanted to let you know early.
Max Webster on watching and learning from other people's acting
Max Webster talks about acting as an opera singer, and how to watch and learn from others.
Proprioception, the 'sixth sense' - Martin Lloyd-Evans
Martin talks to participants about the 'sixth sense' in this clip from BYO's summer festival of online training.
Jack Holton works on Debussy's 'Beau soir' with Felicity Lott
BYO President Dame Felicity Lott works with Jack as part of her online masterclass.
Opera singers workshop their chosen monologue with director Max Webster
Max Webster takes a small group of BYO singers through their pre-prepared monologues.
'Going behind the adjectives' – Martin Lloyd-Evans' acting masterclass
In this clip from his online training session, Martin talks about acting, adjectives, and how to get to the bottom of character.
Masterclass with Nicky Spence
Nicky works with fellow tenor Ted Black in this clip from his online masterclass.
Masterclass with Dame Felicity Lott
Amie Foon (singing from Stockholm!) takes part in BYO President Felicity Lott's online masterclass.
Please, please, please talk
Casting director shares advice on mental health during her BYO summer festival Zoom session.
Do opera singers need websites?
Casting director Sarah Playfair explains why all singers should have at least a basic website, and what she doesn't want to see when she Googles you.
Muscles and breathing – an exercise for opera singers
Mandy Demetriou leads a movement session and shows our participants some simple exercise to loosen their breathing muscles.
'I'm the only one that didn't bring an opera aria' – opera vs. song
In a Zoom masterclass with BYO singers, Roderick Williams explains the difference between singing opera and singing song.
Dame Felicity Lott and Jack Holton discuss the French language
In an online masterclass, BYO President Felicity Lott discusses French with BYO participant Jack Holton.
'You can still be honest at scale' – truthfulness and comfort on stage
Participants in director Max Webster's online class discuss how they think of what they're doing on stage, feeling comfortable and acting with truth and realness.
Casting director Sarah Playfair on the subjectivity of casting
Casting director Sarah Playfair explains how there are lots of different reasons, luck included, why you might not get that role.