In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Jonathan Lyness: Mid Wales Opera’s Shakespeare season
Mid Wales Opera are back on the road this season with two Shakespearean operas. In March next year the company...
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In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Jonathan Lyness on Mid Wales Opera’s Hansel and Gretel
Mid Wales Opera’s new production of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretal opens on March 4 and tours through the spring. Musical...
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Jonathan Lyness: The Magic of Montsalvatge
Since first encountering Xavier Montsalvatge’s music, way back in 1995, MWO’s Music Director has been fascinated by the Catalan composer’s...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Jonathan Lyness: Conducting The Marriage of Figaro
My first experience of The Marriage of Figaro was as a student, accompanying rehearsals and, in my days as a...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Jonathan Lyness: The Gin-fuelled Mrs Peachum
John Gay’s ballade opera The Beggar’s Opera was first performed at the Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre in London in 1728...