WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND | PREVIEW
If, like me, not many things sound more idyllic to you than an opera performance in a National Trust garden on a summer evening, with a glass of bubbles in …
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IESTYN DAVIES | INTERVIEW
IESTYN DAVIES | INTERVIEW Renowned countertenor Iestyn Davies is regarded as one of the finest singers in his field. His pre-Christmas schedule includes a concert at Wigmore Hall and …
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | OPERA REVIEW
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA’S THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Sun 16 Feb ***** With their first season of 2020, Welsh National Opera offer up an accessible and …
LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES | OPERA REVIEW
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA’S LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Sat 8 Feb *** Based on a real historical event which occurred in Sicily in 1282, Verdi’s rarely staged …
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA’S SPRING SEASON | UPFRONT
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA’S SPRING SEASON With the arrival of a new Artistic Director imminent, WNO is in a state of flux. In 2019, Yvette Vaughan-Jones became the first woman to …
A VIXEN’S TALE | UPFRONT
A VIXEN’S TALE Accompanying the Welsh National Opera’s production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen is artificial reality (AR) experience A Vixen’s Tale, produced in collaboration with AR mavens Arcade …
WNO AUTUMN SEASON | UPFRONT
WNO Autumn Season Welsh National Opera open their 2019 autumn season with one of the most iconic operas of all time, Georges Bizet’s Carmen. Written in 1875, Carmen tells the …
BRUNDIBÁR | STAGE REVIEW
BRUNDIBÁR |STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sat 22 June Brundibár, part of Welsh National Opera’s Freedom season, is a simple story. Aninku and Pepíček’s father is dead. …
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA | STAGE PREVIEW
WNO SPRING PREVIEW The Welsh National Opera will be continuing its Verdi trilogy this spring season with the centrepiece of the trio and another explosive production. This time out, …
LA TRAVIATA | STAGE REVIEW
LA TRAVIATA | STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Fri 21 Sept Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? In Rome, last month, when I watched La …
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: SPRING SEASON | STAGE PREVIEW
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: SPRING SEASON – TRAGEDIES OF THE 18TH CENTURY | STAGE PREVIEW For the coming spring season, the Welsh National Opera (WNO) are transforming the stages of the …