A British tenor has outlined the extra complications and costs for musicians wishing to work in Europe.
Peter Hoare, who starred in the world premiere of Lessons in Love and Violence at the Royal Opera House in 2018, had to complete almost ten extra pieces of paperwork to play the role at Liceu opera house in Barcelona this month.
On the website of his fellow singer, Paul Carey Jones, Hoare revealed the travails he faced to perform in the touring production of George Benjamin’s contemporary opera, which is set in the court of Edward II. Hoare plays Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, the man who deposed the king.
Beyond the coronavirus-related costs, such as so-called battlefield insurance and a recent negative test, he had to
