Sound and video technician for Opera North – vocabulary

relay – transmit information, sounds or images
crop up – phrasal verb INFORMAL – to happen or appear unexpectedly
along the way – during the time that something is happening or that you are doing something
technically-minded – adj – interested in and good at technical matters
to vouch for sth – to be able from knowledge or experience to say that something is true
A placement – a temporary posting in a workplace in order to gain work experience
to feel your way 1) to judge where you are going by touching with your hands instead of looking 2) to act slowly and carefully because you are not certain how to do something. To grope is to feel with your hands.
If you are salaried you receive your pay monthly; If you earn a wage you are paid daily or weekly
To have an hourly rate – to be paid for the hours you work
To do away with sth – to get rid of sth
To be / come as part and parcel of – phrase meaning to be an essential element of

John says this season’s operas are ‘different to most’. ‘Different from‘ is the correct form – similar to…., different from
a changeover – a change from one system or situation to another