Opera houses like Sondheim’s grisly musical and have taken it under (and into) their wings to perform possibly as often as…
I Puritani, Welsh National Opera
October 6, 2015Madness takes meant forms in the arts but opera offers the opportunity to transform excesses of the mind into beautiful…
Pelleas et Melisande, Leah-Marian Jones
May 28, 2015Scott Wilde (Arkel) and Leah-Marian Jones (Geneviève) Mezzo soprano Leah-Marian has returned to Welsh National…
The Magic Flute, Welsh National Opera
May 23, 2015Bright bowler hats, magical instruments and a gigantic, temperamental lobster abound this exuberant production of Mozart’s wonderfully silly Singspiel, ‘The…
Peter Pan: the kids have their say
May 21, 2015Niamh Bennett, age 8: I liked the Peter Pan show because it was my first ever time seeing an…
Pelléas and Mélisande, David Pountney
May 20, 2015WNO Chief Executive and Artistic Director David Pountney talks about Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande as he takes a break from…
Mike Smith pans Peter Pan, WNO
May 18, 2015Boys might be able to fly but this turkey certainly doesn’t. Early on in this show a wagon on the…
Act 3, Walküre, Wales Millennium Centre
April 26, 2015Now in its tenth year, the main stage of Wales Millennium Centre has witnessed some pulse-racing, tear-jerking, smile-inducing highs and…