Ally joined OperaUpClose as Executive Producer in March 2023. She has over ten years of experience working in the classical music and opera sector as a producer and administrator and was previously Executive Manager of Mahogany Opera. Ally is hugely inspired by the work of OperaUpClose and its ambitious plans for the future and is excited to have joined its brilliant team! She is currently a trustee for intersectional feminist opera company HERA led by Toria Banks and Linda Hirst. In her spare time Ally drums for Simon & the Spears and plays clarinet and is on the committee for Dulwich Symphony Orchestra.