Midlife Career-Change: From Lawyer to Opera Composer - A midlife costume change | Lisa Logan

00:00 Welcome to The Wobbly Middle 00:13 A whole career in law 00:27 Her son's 11-plus and the composing lessons 01:23 Like being fluent in a language overnight 02:58 Where to start with opera 04:11 Why surtitles help 05:07 Female composers and finding the time 06:33 A master's, to be taken seriously 08:08 Rejected, then accepted by King's College London 11:09 Why law and composing work together 13:26 Writing grant applications like a lawyer 15:06 Diana, the Brontës and Greta Thunberg 18:27 Her first opera, A Silver Spoon 19:49 Is it ever too late? 21:38 What's next: a two-hour opera 24:21 Don't stop because you're middle-aged Media and entertainment lawyer Lisa Logan tells of the hidden talent that revealed itself as she sat at the piano helping her reluctant 11-year-old son with his homework. A decade on, she has written six operas with themes ranging from Princess Diana to the Brontë sisters and Greta Thunberg, all the while keeping her legal career for the security it brings. In this episode she talks to Patsy about the moment the talent revealed itself, why she went back to King's College London for a Masters in Composition, and how her legal career and her composing feed each other rather than compete. She explains why she writes strong women into opera, where so often the female roles have been courtesans and victims, and offers grounded advice for any woman wondering whether her own second act is still possible. About Lisa Logan: Lisa Logan is a media and entertainment lawyer and opera composer. A former choral scholar at Cambridge, she began composing about ten years ago, after taking over her son's composing lessons, and went on to do a master's in composition at King's College London. She has written operas about Princess Diana, the Brontë sisters and Greta Thunberg, is an ambassador for English National Opera and sits on ENO's Insights Council. She has kept her legal career going alongside her composing. Key topics: Midlife career change Opera composer Women in opera Female composers Returning to study Self-taught composers Transferable skills Arts funding Opera for beginners Financial stability Never too late Links: Lisa Logan, composer: https://lisalogan.co.uk/ A Silver Spoon at the Beaumaris Festival: https://www.beaumarisfestival.org/a-s... — Lisa's first opera, about Princess Diana and Dodi English National Opera: https://www.eno.org/ — Lisa is an ENO ambassador Foundation for Future London: https://future.london/ — Lisa mentions taking its free training in writing grant applications Follow Lisa Logan: Website: https://lisalogan.co.uk/ SoundCloud:   / lisa-logan-165841223   Listen on your favourite platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YhwsBc... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/180... Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thewobblymiddle.substack.com?... Find out more: https://thewobblymiddle.substack.com/... About The Wobbly Middle: The Wobbly Middle is a podcast for women reinventing their careers in midlife. New episodes every other Tuesday. Presented by Patsy Day. #podcast #midlifecareer #womeninbusiness #careerchange #thewobblymiddle #lisalogan #englishnationalopera #midlifecareerchange #operacomposer #womeninopera #femalecomposers #returningtostudy #selftaughtcomposers #transferableskills #artsfunding