Norman Lebrecht

British opera companies and orchestras must start investing in native talent

Brexit and Covid have pushed Britain out of the common musical market and thrown us back on homegrown sprouts. Good, says Norman Lebrecht

The making of a British opera company: English mezzo Edith Coates as Carmen in 1947 in the Royal Opera’s first postwar production,with sets by artist Edward Burra. Credit: Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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