Exploring research partnerships with Opera North

Thursday, 5th May, 2011

15.30: registration; tea/coffee on arrival
15.45: welcome; Richard Mantle (ON) & Graeme Gooday (CHR)
15.50: DARE - a bit of background; Kara McKechnie (PCI) & Ric Green (ON)
16.00: the Opera North/DARE research agenda and research themes; Dominic Gray (Projects Dir.), Ric Green (Operations and Technical Dir), Christine Chibnall (Planning Dir.)
16.45: Group discussions on possible University/Opera North collaborations
17.45: summary & commentary on funding opportunities Matthew Treherne (LHRI)
18:00: refreshments and networking up to 19.00
19.30: complementary first night performance of Janacek’s From the House of the Dead

Musical education and the opera company, for example: - Opera North as a ‘Teaching Theatre’ a training resource for the cultural sector Conservatoires and the musical professions in the UK
The science of audience experience, for example: - Music and mental health: neurodiversity, autism and opera Improving the audience experience: the science of watching an opera
Opera, city and society, for example: - The value of opera in a city: Perceptions of opera in the media Not-London? Cultural diversity in the business of opera
Tickets for Janacek’s From the House of the Dead (max 2 per delegate):