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The Opera Pod

Nov 26, 2020

Aurore talks openly with Nina Brazier about her childhood in a small town in central France, where her mother was determined to give her daughters the artistic education that she was denied.  Deciding at school that she was destined to become the future director of the Festival D’Avignon, Aurore made her way through...


Nov 19, 2020

Tim Claydon chats with Nina Brazier about the series of happy accidents that have forged his career, from his early start as a classical dancer, to flying above 20,000 people as an aerialist at the opening of the Millennium Dome, through his current – and completely unexpected - lockdown career. Tim confesses to...


Nov 12, 2020

Leslie Travers shares his journey from finding inspiration as a young, working-class Hartlepool boy in his local library, to becoming an internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning set designer.  He chats candidly with Nina Brazier about enabling singers to deliver something truthful in a space that can initially...


Nov 5, 2020

British costume designer Sue Willmington chats with Nina Brazier about her early love of music and fabric, being tested to her limit on her first job, and how she finds real joy in collaborating with a creative team. She reveals the unexpected differences between designing for singers versus actors, and gives a...