You will ensure the effective management of the Pagliacci Stage Management team in rehearsals, and take on the role of Company Stage Manager for Pagliacci and The Gondoliers on tour, working closely with the Head of Production to ensure English Touring Opera’s tours are thoroughly prepared and run smoothly. In collaboration with the production teams, you will safeguard and maintain the artistic integrity of the shows, supporting the creative vision throughout the touring process. While on tour, you will act as an ambassador for English Touring Opera, facilitating clear and efficient communication between the touring company and head office.

The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the work of other departments within English Touring Opera and carry out, within reason, other duties to further the objectives of the organisation.

Fee:

• £725.00 per week as Pagliacci Stage Manager & £850.00 per week as Company Stage Manager

Key dates:

• 9 February - 27 May 2026

About English Touring Opera:

For over 40 years, English Touring Opera (ETO) has held a unique place in the opera industry as the only mid-scale touring company offering regional venues and thousands of audience members outstanding live productions and impactful learning and participation projects, with the largest geographical reach of any UK company, from Devon to Durham and Canterbury to Chester.

At the heart of our ethos is making exceptional artistic experiences available and accessible to everyone, through a commitment to touring ambitious programmes of high-quality, innovative opera productions that engage and inspire over 33,000 people every year. Central to ETO’s programming is our award-winning Learning and Participation Programme, which annually works with over 8,000 children and adults nationwide in schools, workshops, and community projects.

To apply:
Please send the following to production@etopera.org.uk, with the subject line ‘SM and CSM Role’:

• A full CV (2 pages maximum).
• Accompanying cover letter (1 side of A4 maximum) or video (2 minutes) detailing your interest in English Touring Opera and the skillset you would bring to the role.
• Please also fill in the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Formwhich will be anonymised, stored separately from your application, and will not be considered as part of it.

Deadline for applications: 10am on Monday 5th January 2026.
Interviews: w/c 12th January 2026

If there are any reasonable adjustments or if there may be another application format better suited to you, we are very happy to do all we can to accommodate your requests – please contact the English Touring Opera office to facilitate.

If you would like an informal discussion with the Head of Production, Ryan
Watson, about your application, please contact production@etopera.org.uk.

English Touring Opera is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.