Only one British singer in Covent Garden’s new trainees
NewsThe Royal Opera House has named member of next season’s Jette Parker Artists Programme.
The young Scottish tenor Michael Gibson is the only British singer in the pack. The others are Sarah Dufresne (soprano, Canada), Gabrielė Kupšytė (mezzo soprano, Lithuania), and Josef Jeongmeen Ahn (baritone, South Korea).
Covent Garden is acting rather like a Premiership football club in its talent development policy. Its intended purpose, as a crucible for national talent, has long been abandoned.
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