# How does a new opera take flight?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Edward Hughes, I Fagiolini
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/how-does-new-opera-take-flight)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Edward Hughes and artists from The Opera Group and I Fagiolini. The creative team behind The Birds gave an entertaining introduction to developing an opera for the City London Festival - from the initial draft to the singers' struggle to learn the music. Composer Ed Hughes and artists from The Opera Group and I Fagiolini offered tantalising excerpts from their new work.

## Lectures

1. [How does a new opera take flight?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/how-does-new-opera-take-flight/54a133acfae8) (YouTube)