Natalya Romaniw’s journey to the professional stage in 2017 with selection of images of her recent roles It’s…
Rhian Hutchings: It’s not a Nightmare Scenario – really!! Operasonic
October 2, 2017When I launched Operasonic in 2015, one of the things I knew I wanted to do was create an adventure…
Eugene Onegin, Welsh National Opera, WMC
October 1, 2017Let’s get the production out of the way first and move on to the plus points of this revival of…
Welsh National Opera’s Khovanshchina, Wales Millennium Centre
September 26, 2017The main attraction of this revival of the 2007 production of Khovanshchina is the much-anticipated conducting of Mussorgsky’s gargantuan score…
WNO’s Russia-themed season with a Czech mate and some batty light relief
August 31, 2017This autumn Welsh National Opera will present three Russian-themed opera under the title Russian Revolution. The season will include performances…
Der Rosenkavalier, Welsh National Opera, WMC, Cardiff
June 18, 2017Of course what happens on stage and in the pit are the most important elements of a night at the…
Olivia Fuchs: ‘Time is a strange thing’, Rosenkavalier, Welsh National Opera
May 30, 2017‘Time is a strange thing’ – these words sung by the Marschallin in ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ and set to the most…
Katie Heath-Jones: Stage Manager, Die Fledermaus, Welsh National Opera
May 16, 2017As I write this we’re in our last week in the studio for Die Fledermaus before we move on stage…
Rebecca Evans to lead WNO’s summer season in a Viennnese whirl
April 11, 2017Welsh National Opera’s Summer season is a Viennese whirl with the cherry on the cake being a new production of Richard…
La Bohème, Welsh National Opera, WNO, Cardiff
January 30, 2017Annabel Arden’s La Bohème is marked by the fresh, youthful enthusiasm of the cast in a generally charming production. Here…