RIGOLETTO: Verdi’s dark masterpiece shines with stellar performances at WNO
Powerful performances, brilliant direction, and emotional intensity make WNO's latest Rigoletto producion a must-see opera in Cardiff.
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IL TRITTICO: WNO stage Puccini’s grand triplet of operas at the WMC
Il Trittico is an impressive three-part undertaking from WNO. With such a glorious company on our doorstep, more ought to experience opera.
DEATH IN VENICE: Britten’s final curtain unites WNO & NoFit State in an impassioned fusion
Britten's opera adaptation of Thomas Mann's controversial Death In Venice gets a marvelous mounting by WNO, with help from NoFit State circus.
COSÌ FAN TUTTE: WNO offer a mixed education in Mozart’s dated comic opera
One of Mozart’s four famous operatic works which does not feature a knockout aria, WNO's Così Fan Tutte has some value, but both the length and the lack of worthwhile supporting characters makes it drag.
WNO turn to a glamorous dark side in LA TRAVIATA revival
A lavish revival of La Traviata by Welsh National Opera, currently at the WMC, fully use of the grandeur of Verdi's timeless opera.
Grit & fire from WNO’s intoxicating Spanish thriller AINADAMAR
A powerful fusion of love, war, and flamenco come to vibrant life in Spanish opera Ainadamar by Welsh National Opera.
Vivienne Westwood mingles with Voltaire in WELSH NATIONAL OPERA’s rollicking new CANDIDE
For the Welsh National Opera's Candide, it takes an American to truly get this show and the whole musical offering shimmered with bite and glee.
WELSH NATIONAL YOUTH OPERA delight in a rodent, crustacean-filled double bill
An enchanting double bill by Welsh National Youth Opera - The Pied Piper of Hamelin and The Crab That Played With The Sea - spotlights talented young voices and captivating performances.
The spirit of the male voice choir roars in WNO’s BLAZE OF GLORY!
Welsh National Opera’s latest original work looks at Wales’ deep sense of tradition, with the tale of a south Wales choir on the rise.
Vaporwave Mozart shakes up Welsh National Opera in a disappointing MAGIC FLUTE
A unique 'Vaporwave' Mozart production of The Magic Flute by WNO, features 80s aesthetics and impressive vocal performances in an unconventional take on this classic opera in Cardiff Bay.
WNO’s THE SHOEMAKER mends hardship & strife in intimate WMC show
Recent events in Iran loom over things as The Shoemaker progresses, with screenings of actual footage from protests both there and in the UK.
Youngsters fight for their rights in CHERRY TOWN, MOSCOW via WNO’s ambitious revolution
Cherry Town, Moscow, which premiered in 1959, was written just a few years after the death of Joseph Stalin - a timely piece if ever there was one.