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: 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…
Andrew Mckenzie Wicks: Dark twist on a fable, The Golden Dragon, Music Theatre Wales
October 2, 2017Migration, exploitation, hopes and lost dreams are at the heart of The Golden Dragon, a compelling fable of modern…
In the dressing room for The Golden Dragon
October 2, 2017Migration, exploitation, hopes and lost dreams are at the heart of The Golden Dragon, a compelling fable of modern life…
The Golden Dragon, Music Theatre Wales, Sherman Theatre
September 23, 2017This intriguing opera starts with the introduction of five amusing chefs in a Chinese/Thai/Vietnamese restaurant one of whom is a…
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…
New consult musical director for Welsh opera company
August 8, 2017Music Theatre Wales has appointed Richard Baker as its Consultant Music Director from immediate effect. Conductor and composer Richard Baker conducted…
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…