Acknowledgements
This free course was written by Laura Hamer.
With thanks to Ann Grindley (The Open University [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] ) who supported the development of this OpenLearn course, and to Lucy Hollingworth (The Open University) and Kenneth Baird (European Opera Centre), who also provided extremely helpful feedback. Many thanks to all of the interviewees for their valuable contributions: Gabriella Di Laccio (Donne Women in Music), Róisín Maher (Finding A Voice), Tim Parker-Langston (Hensel Songs Online), Stephan Meier (BCMG), Angela Slater (Illuminate), and Deborah Keyser (Tŷ Cerdd). Thanks also to Michael McCarthy (Music Theatre Wales) and Paula Scott (Welsh National Opera) for their valuable insights. Many thanks to Åsa Malmsten (The Open University) for all her support and input into the development of this OpenLearn course. Last but not least tremendous thanks to Hannah Parish, Claudia Torres Fernández, Marcus Young, and Luke Yorke from the OpenLearn team.
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