Here We Are: the Greater Manchester Camerata project

Manchester Camerata - Music in Mind

Manchester Camerata is the kind of orchestra that leaps out of the pit and swaggers onto the street to engage new audience in classical music. Heard of the game-changing, now legendary, Haçienda Classical? That’s them. The team’s latest project is Here We Are, a five‑day programme that takes music out of the concert hall and […]

Hansel and Gretel returns to the Finnish National Opera

Hansel & Gretel © Cory Weaver / Lyric Opera Chicago

It’s been almost thirty years since Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel last cast its spell over Helsinki. Now, the Finnish National Opera is bringing the Brothers Grimm’s dark fairytale back to the main stage in Richard Jones’s acclaimed production, this time in a fresh Finnish translation by Mikko Koivusalo.

Apply now for the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA)

Submit your application by 3 November 2025 The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) has opened its fourth call for proposals. The fund will support around 50 residencies in 2026, giving at least 50 emerging artists the chance to work closely with 150 festivals across Europe and beyond. Submissions are are open until 3 […]