@I_OPERA_

A collective of opera makers working to effect positive change within the opera industry. #OPERAKINDNESS

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Hello to our community. It's been a while, a lot has happened. We're holding a space for colleagues to check-in next Thursday 17 November from 10-11am. Sign-up via our website: iopera.org/connect #ChooseOpera
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I:Opera is changing... I:Opera came about during the pandemic when a group of freelance Opera Makers hungry to make change in their arena came together. We gathered, we discussed and we focussed our work in certain areas: kindness & dignity, sustainability and anti-racism.
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We will continue to work for a fairer, kinder, more equitable sector; to challenge accepted hierarchies, highlight barriers and seek to include myriad voices and experiences. Please take a look at @FreelancersMake and sign up to their mailing list to keep receiving information.
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Thank you for your support over the last 4 years!
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Are you a freelance opera maker with experience in using the Theatre GreenBook, or who creates work about sustainability and the climate crisis? If so, we'd love to hear from you! #theatregreenbook #sustainability #climatecrisis
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Whilst we'd love to include everyone, at this stage we are just looking for people with direct experience in this area. Later this year we plan to hold some events for those who are curious to learn more, so watch this space! . . .
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I know it’s not cool to talk about this, but I’m having a lot of projects cancelled last minute because of budget. This energy crisis will probably go on for a few years, and opportunities to create will be even more scarce. Feeling quite lost with it atm tbh.
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More thoughts to throw into the ring... 1) last minute auditions should be unusual, at the moment they feel like the norm 2) yes, casting often - understandably - takes more than two weeks. But surely the courtesy of communication is achievable?
I:OPERA@I_OPERA_12 Dec 2022
Replying to @I_OPERA_
To implement immediate change, we would like to suggest that opera companies follow a two-week rule: 1) Give us a minimum of two weeks’ notice about upcoming auditions 2) Send a response or a holding email within two weeks post-audition
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Thank you so much to everyone who has shared our Open Letter - please keep doing the good work! We will be writing to opera companies over the coming weeks with an invitation to discuss how this can be turned into meaningful action 🤞
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Replying to @MimiDoulton @I_OPERA_
Especially the short notice element - once in a while a cancellation opens up a slot last minute, in which case, fine, but not as a rule/standard operating procedure. I’ve had 3 to 8 weeks’ notice for each of five auditions this autumn/early winter, so it is possible.
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Let’s keep sharing and striving for industry change!
I:OPERA@I_OPERA_12 Dec 2022
Auditions: an open letter from singers in the I:OPERA community. 'The current lack of recruitment policy and due process is damaging to performers, undermining and devaluing the important role we play in this industry.' iopera.org/blog/auditions-op…
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Replying to @corybee @I_OPERA_
My friends who work in corporate industries are shocked to learn that we have to pay for our own audition costs.
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On making audition processes kinder - Opera companies and producers take note - 👇👇👇
I:OPERA@I_OPERA_12 Dec 2022
Auditions: an open letter from singers in the I:OPERA community. 'The current lack of recruitment policy and due process is damaging to performers, undermining and devaluing the important role we play in this industry.' iopera.org/blog/auditions-op…
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This ⬇️ But also how financially restrictive having audition and competition entries where you need professional videos every 6months, with specific criteria for each one. More understandable in the middle of pandemic, but please hear singers in person #equity
I:OPERA@I_OPERA_12 Dec 2022
Auditions: an open letter from singers in the I:OPERA community. 'The current lack of recruitment policy and due process is damaging to performers, undermining and devaluing the important role we play in this industry.' iopera.org/blog/auditions-op…
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Hats off @I_OPERA_ 🎩 In this current climate of uncertainty in the opera industry an open dialogue about audition etiquette is SO welcome. I wish I had you in my corner for my formative years…
I:OPERA@I_OPERA_12 Dec 2022
Auditions: an open letter from singers in the I:OPERA community. 'The current lack of recruitment policy and due process is damaging to performers, undermining and devaluing the important role we play in this industry.' iopera.org/blog/auditions-op…
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This 👇🏻 Please RT & share!!! – at High Wycombe, England
I:OPERA@I_OPERA_12 Dec 2022
Auditions: an open letter from singers in the I:OPERA community. 'The current lack of recruitment policy and due process is damaging to performers, undermining and devaluing the important role we play in this industry.' iopera.org/blog/auditions-op…
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