{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60faef9323c8ba0019f4f29b/6384eb3133f31700115ca11b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"VOBO Mini-series Day 1: Vincent Osborne","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60faef9323c8ba0019f4f29b/1664823162503-7be4ec7aa4356d3e06df91fefcc3e611.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>To kick-start our mini series on the <a href=\"https://bbcf.uk/voice-of-black-opera-vobo-competition-2022/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Voice of Black Opera (VOBO) 2022 Competition</a> we were delighted to be joined by the competition’s founder, Vincent Osborne. In this episode we discuss what Vincent is looking forward to in the competition, why he established both this competition and the <a href=\"https://bbcf.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Black British Classical Foundation</a>, what he hopes to see the opera industry of the future, and just how he ran the Time Out Bar of the Year, The Brixtonian!</p><p><br></p><p>Episode edited and produced by <a href=\"https://daisygrantproductions.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daisy Grant Productions.</a></p>","author_name":"Alexander Simpson & Helen Daniels"}