Michael McCarthy is Director of Music Theatre Wales and has staged over 30 productions for the company. Productions include Richard…
Michael McCarthy: Denis & Katya, revolutionary work from Music Theatre Wales
February 11, 2020“Not only is Venables’s newest creation the most brilliantly original operatic work I’ve seen in a decade, it’s a sensitive,…
Michael McCarthy: My Personal Experience of The Intelligence Park
October 4, 2019I attended the world premiere of The Intelligence Park at the Almeida Festival in summer 1990. As a young director…
Michael McCarthy: Working on Passion, a new dance-opera
September 18, 2018The UK’s leading contemporary opera company, Music Theatre Wales, will join forces with National Dance Company Wales to present PASSION…
Michael McCarthy: Directing The Golden Dragon, Music Theatre Wales
September 6, 2017As I begin work on The Golden Dragon in preparation for the UK Tour, I am constantly reminded of the…
Michael McCarthy: Bringing Y Tŵr to life as an Opera, Music Theatre Wales
April 26, 2017Creating new opera is the very essence of Music Theatre Wales, but creating a new opera in Welsh, on a…
The Devil Inside, Michael McCarthy
February 7, 2016Commissioning, nurturing and enabling a new opera to reach the stage is a phenomenally exciting and challenging process. It takes…