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Michael McCarthy – 40 years of making new opera
Michael McCarthy is Director of Music Theatre Wales and has staged over 30 productions for the company. Productions include Richard...
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In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Michael McCarthy: Denis & Katya, revolutionary work from Music Theatre Wales
“Not only is Venables’s newest creation the most brilliantly original operatic work I’ve seen in a decade, it’s a sensitive,...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Michael McCarthy: My Personal Experience of The Intelligence Park
I attended the world premiere of The Intelligence Park at the Almeida Festival in summer 1990. As a young director...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Michael McCarthy: Working on Passion, a new dance-opera
The UK’s leading contemporary opera company, Music Theatre Wales, will join forces with National Dance Company Wales to present PASSION...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Michael McCarthy: Directing The Golden Dragon, Music Theatre Wales
As I begin work on The Golden Dragon in preparation for the UK Tour, I am constantly reminded of the...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Michael McCarthy: Bringing Y Tŵr to life as an Opera, Music Theatre Wales
Creating new opera is the very essence of Music Theatre Wales, but creating a new opera in Welsh, on a...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
The Devil Inside, Michael McCarthy
Commissioning, nurturing and enabling a new opera to reach the stage is a phenomenally exciting and challenging process. It takes...