It seems British music is still being hit hard by Brexit. Opera designer Antony McDonald, who won an Olivier Award last week for his work on Alcina at the Royal Opera House, said Brexit had done “terrible damage” to his art form.
He told The Stage: "Brexit has done terrible damage because it has absolutely curtailed people’s careers, because this thing about only being allowed into Europe for so many days of a year means great singers are turning down roles abroad", calling it a “tragedy”. The cuts from the Arts Council to the English National Opera have not helped, he said.
The designer added that opera isn't as elitist as some believe it to be. "We get a wide audience in opera and there is this terrible thing about it being elitist, which I wish we could get rid of" he said.
Meanwhile, German punk band Trigger Cut claimed they were refused entry for their UK tour over the weekend, as they didn’t have a certificate of sponsorship for all of the venues they were supposed to play in. The band had their passports confiscated, and they said they were “humiliated”.
