This 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…
Cole Porter, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
December 9, 2016It was with some mild trepidation that I took my seat for Welsh National Opera’s Kiss Me, Kate. The musical…
Mahler – Symphony No 2 (Resurrection) Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conductor Tomáš Hanus St David’s Hall, Cardiff
October 23, 2016If ever a conductor, new to a city orchestra and its audiences needed a suitable vehicle with which to showcase…
Tomas Hanus: Making Music with Mahler
October 11, 2016I consider Gustav Mahler’s music to be one of the most important gifts of what art can give to the…
Kiss Me Kate, Welsh National Opera, WMC
September 30, 2016It isn’t often that one has the opportunity to experience one of the classic Broadway musicals performed by a world-renowned…