I'm delighted to be joined. for the third episode of this series with SPM by soprano Julia Mariko Smith to talk all things soprano, culture, cleaning and Disney.  Steve Phillips Management is a bespoke agency representing a diverse roster of talented up and coming opera performers. I got the opportunity to speak with Steve Phillips himself on an episode of A Moment with The Arts. I loved hearing all about his new and exciting agency and his singers and asked him if the singers he represented would like to join me on mic and give a little insight in to their lives as opera performers. It was such a privilege to get the opportunity to sit down and speak with these artists as we delved into everything from mental health, prejudices in the industry, unique hobbies and much more. Tune in every Thursday to get to know a new singer from Steve Phillips Management. http://stevephillipsmanagement.co.uk/

In this episode, I'm joined by Corkonian singer-songwriter Jack O'Rourke ahead of the release of his new song 'Patsy Cline' this Friday the 20th of August.  We also chat about his upcoming album, his 2021/2022 residency in the Centre Culture Irlandais in Paris and the creative process of being a songwriter. 

In the third episode of this six part series, I'm joined by the insightful conductor, Holly Mathieson. Episodes of Let's Talk About The Arts, The Collectives: Women in Opera are released every Monday for 6 weeks with each episode featuring a different artist opening up about topics, thoughts and opinions around the Arts Industry. 

In episode two, I'm joined by the infectious and explorative baritone, Themba Mvula. Steve Phillips Management is a bespoke agency representing a diverse roster of talented up and coming opera performers. I got the opportunity to speak with Steve Phillips himself on an episode of A Moment with The Arts. I loved hearing all about his new and exciting agency and his singers and asked him if the singers he represented would like to join me on mic and give a little insight in to their lives as opera performers. It was such a privilege to get the opportunity to sit down and speak with these artists as we delved into everything from mental health, prejudices in the industry, unique hobbies and much more. Tune in every Thursday to get to know a new singer from Steve Phillips Management. http://stevephillipsmanagement.co.uk/

Episode 2 For the second episode of this Collective series, I'm joined by the positive and inspiring dancer, choreographer and data enthusiast Caitlin Fretwell Walsh. ---------- Welcome to a new strand to the LTATA podcast series. This is Let’s Talk About the Arts, The Collectives. These mini series are an opportunity to explore a particular area or topic within the arts industry. I will continue to speak with diverse, unique and passionate artists, and in upcoming collective series other artists will take my place as host or join me behind the mic as a co-host. In this series, I get the opportunity to talk to 6 fascinating women who have made and continue to make their mark on the opera world. I’m joined by directors, conductors, a choreographer and a stage manager as we get to know some of the other jobs it takes to making the music and stories of opera come alive on the stage.

Steve Phillips Management is a bespoke agency representing a diverse roster of talented up and coming opera performers. I got the opportunity to speak with Steve Phillips himself on an episode of A Moment with The Arts. I loved hearing all about his new and exciting agency and his singers and asked him if the singers he represented would like to join me on mic and give a little insight in to their lives as opera performers. It was such a privilege to get the opportunity to sit down and speak with these artists as we delved into everything from mental health, prejudices in the industry, unique hobbies and much more. Today I’m joined by the fabulous and kind soprano Emily Garland. Emily had just started working with the Grange Festival when we spoke and it was great to see her back in her element. I’ve been lucky to know Emily for a few years and was so delighted that she brought her openness and supportive nature to this episode. Tune in every Thursday to get to know a new singer from Steve Phillips Management. http://stevephillipsmanagement.co.uk/

Welcome to a new strand to the LTATA podcast series. This is Let’s Talk About the Arts, The Collectives. These mini series are an opportunity to explore a particular area or topic within the arts industry. I will continue to speak with diverse, unique and passionate artists, and in upcoming collective series other artists will take my place as host or join me behind the mic as a co-host. In this series, I get the opportunity to talk to 6 fascinating women who have made and continue to make their mark on the opera world. I’m joined by directors, conductors, a choreographer and a stage manager as we get to know some of the other jobs it takes to making the music and stories of opera come alive on the stage. In my first episode of this 6 part collective series, I’m joined by the powerhouse opera director Lousia Muller. It was a joy to be put in touch with Louisa and I had a great time getting to know this experienced artist with a great point of view to share both in the episode, but of course also on the stage. So here is the first episode to this new mini series, Let’s Talk About The Arts, The Collectives: Women in Opera

Welcome to Let’s Talk About The Arts: A Moment with Arts presented by Fearghal Curtis. These mini episodes are a chance for you to sit down with a coffee, take a short walk or find a moment in your day to connect with The Arts. It’s a chance to get to hear from an artist, an organisation, or a charity about a project they are releasing and find out a little bit more about what has gone into getting this project out there into the world. Today I’m joined by the versatile stylings of Rachel Goode. A trained opera singer who still connects with her country and folk song roots, Rachel is releasing her first single, a cover of Loretta Lynn’s song ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ on Tuesday the 27th of July. But that’s not all that is happening on the 27th for her. Irish National Opera’s new opera ‘A Thing I Cannot Name’ will be streamed for the West Cork Literary Festival and Rachel is one of the three singers a part of the production. It was my first episode of AMWTA in person and it was so gorgeous to share this with Rachel ahead of an exciting week. Rachel also kindly shared a clip of her new single ahead of the release tomorrow. 

This is the second part of a conversation I had with photographer Ruth Medjber about Ownership and Funding within the Arts Industry. In this episode we delve more into funding applications from the artists perspective.  If you would like to get involved in the conversation, please contact us at [email protected] where all feedback, ideas, thoughts and experiences are welcome 

This is Part One of a two part conversation with photographer Ruth Medjber.  In this episode, myself and Ruth discuss ownership of work and funding applications from the artists point of view.  The Arts Council recently used Medjbers work on their socials and didn't credit or tag her. She raised awareness to this on her twitter account, and expressed that it was particularly confusing due to the photo promoting an application she had put in for and hadn't heard back about.  Her tweet got a lot of feedback and raised awareness to the conversation we opened in this episode. Since our conversation, the Arts Council have contacted Ruth, and she has received positive feedback regarding her application and has also been successful with another application. However, the conversation around Ownership and Funding is an important one to have and I was honoured that Ruth was willing to have the conversation with Let's Talk About The Arts.  LTATA aims to open up the important conversations that need to be had to highlight the areas and topics that need growth and change within the industry. This is a safe space to share, explore and discuss. If you would like to get involved in the conversation, please email us at [email protected], where all feedback, ideas, thoughts and experiences are welcome.