For one of the best-known and most frequently staged of Verdi’s opera, Rigoletto can prove at times quite frustrating. There is a…
Il Trittico, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
June 16, 2024Even for Puccini lovers, Il Trittico is somewhat of a curiosity. This collection of three one-act operas was debuted in 1918…
Welsh National Opera reveal plans for Summer 2024
May 22, 2024Welsh National Opera’s Summer Season has been announced, which will include Puccini’s triptych of one-act operas, a WNO Orchestra…
Wales’ cultural organisations need to get out of silos
May 8, 2024It would be wonderful if the people and politicians (and even other cultural organisations) in Wales shared the view of…
Welsh National Opera, Peace and Passion, Wales Millennium Centre
April 22, 2024★★★ It could not have been more apt for this concert that Mozart was struggling to make…
Opera Favourites, Welsh National Opera
March 7, 2024In Opera Favourites WNO’s Orchestra and Chorus took centre stage. The audience was treated to a diverse programme of familiar…
Cosi fan tutte, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
February 26, 2024More than titular accuracy may have encouraged director Max Hoehn to set his new production of Mozart’s Cosi fan…
WNO says Arts Council allocation 10% below standstill funding
September 28, 2023While Welsh National Opera has again received the largest single Arts Council of Wales funding allocation, the company says it…
A gloriously sung La Traviata, Welsh National Opera, WMC
September 22, 2023In recent months the WNO has served up wonderful innovative productions: Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, and Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar. As part…
Candide, Welsh National Opera
June 23, 2023**** It has been a while since I can remember Welsh National Opera getting a (well-deserved) standing ovation and…