Song Of Our Heartland:A Community Opera with Opera North

Song Of Our Heartland:A Community Opera with Opera North

May 5, 2022 | News

Song of Our Heartland: A community opera   Written by Durham-born composer Will Todd, with a storyline by Caroline Clegg and libretto by Emma Jenkins, this new opera was developed in partnership with members of the community. It was commissioned by Northern...
Like A Rainbow Shining new free song for choirs

Like A Rainbow Shining new free song for choirs

May 5, 2022 | News

 Will Todd April 2020 A friend of mine asked recently if I could write a ‘song of hope’. It’s definitely challenging right now in the middle of 2020 not to feel disconnected, anxious and concerned about the future. Taking inspiration from the trend of painting...
2020: YOU WON’T HOLD ME BACK! with Into Opera

2020: YOU WON’T HOLD ME BACK! with Into Opera

May 3, 2022 | News

The six songs created by Into Opera, Adisa the Verbalizer, Will Todd and the schools in Norwich form a song cycle titled 2020: You Won’t Hold Me Back!  The Tablet ‘“I choose love and joy and hope and share it round the world … I’m hoping for a world that wants to...
Will talks about Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love and Noodles

Will talks about Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love and Noodles

May 1, 2022 | News

 Michael Rosen “…echoes, memories, pictures and sounds of a city: and the words and music that spring from it all.” Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love and Noodles Will talks about Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love and Noodles written for Youth Singers as part of...
How do you write an opera?

How do you write an opera?

May 1, 2022 | News

Will Todd talks to opera journalist Gareth Jones for WNO’s series of podcasts ‘The O Word’ which explores the world of opera both on stage and off.  As opera is a medium known for reviving and reinventing established works, what are the essential...