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Inside opera – live

Opera houses will come together on 10 May 2014 for Inside Opera: Live and to find the next generation of opera fans
  • Inside Opera: did it convince three sceptics?

    Saturday afternoon's live-streamed Inside Opera event united all seven of the UK's publicly funded opera houses in an unprecedented collaboration that aimed to introduce new audiences to the art form. Hosted by Kirsten O'Brien, it featured live discussion and music, linkups to opera around the country, and prerecorded films looking at different aspects of creating opera today. Did it persuade Frances, Erica and Hannah that 'opera is an incredible amazing art form'?

  • Inside Opera: Live - watch the live stream here

  • Rehearsals for La Bohème at Opera North, April 2014

    'Opera can make us see, feel and hear the world differently': the UK's opera chiefs tell us why their art form matters

  • Christopher Maltman as Count Almaviva and Mary Bevan as Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro at The Royal Opera House, 2013.

    Your first opera: What should it be? And why?

  • Inside Opera Live Stephen Fry

    Inside Opera: Live - Stephen Fry picks the best opera for someone new to it

  • Inside Opera Trailer

    Inside Opera: Live - video trailer

    On the afternoon of Saturday 10 May 2014, all seven of the UK's publicly funded opera houses are joining forces to take viewers inside the world of opera across the country with live events, discussion and pre-recorded exclusive films. The event will be live-streamed here on the Guardian, join us then from 2-6pm.

  • Mariusz Kwiecien as Don Giovanni and Malin Bystrom as Donna Anna at the Royal Opera House

    Inside Opera: Live stream hopes to widen access to UK's opera houses

    Online linkup between all seven public-funded companies will be streamed on YouTube and aims to find younger audience

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