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28 September 2021

English National Opera’s trailblazing

Covid-19 projects lead the 2021 RPS

Awards shortlists

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The Royal Philharmonic Society has announced this year's shortlists, with artists and
initiatives who thrived during the Covid-19 pandemic making up the bulk of the
nominations

By Freya Parr
The shortlists for this year’s RPS Awards have now been announced, with many of
the artists and initiatives nominated having played a key role in music-making
throughout the pandemic.

The English National Opera’s ENO Breathe scheme is among this year’s line-up,
having helped Covid-19 sufferers who were living with breathing difficulties. In the
November issue of BBC Music Magazine – on sale this week – we send Rebecca
Franks off to the ENO to try out this new scheme, having lived with ‘Long Covid’ for