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Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, WNO
I suspect the singers in Mascagni’s Cavalleria and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci when first performed in Wales when WNO was formed 70...
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In Parenthesis, WNO
Iain Bell’s score in the seemingly impossible adaptation of David Jones’ In Parenthesis is theatrical and vigorous while as a...
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Marriage of Figaro, Welsh National Opera
We have reached the midpoint of WNO’s Figaro Fiesta that started with the Barber, now the Marriage and that will...
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Barber of Seville, WNO
My teenage nephew looked puzzled when I told him we had been to a really funny opera. Clearly, having a...
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Sweeney Todd, Welsh National Opera
Opera houses like Sondheim’s grisly musical and have taken it under (and into) their wings to perform possibly as often as...
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I Puritani, Welsh National Opera
Madness takes meant forms in the arts but opera offers the opportunity to transform excesses of the mind into beautiful...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Pelleas et Melisande, Leah-Marian Jones
Scott Wilde (Arkel) and Leah-Marian Jones (Geneviève) Mezzo soprano Leah-Marian has returned to Welsh National...
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The Magic Flute, Welsh National Opera
Bright bowler hats, magical instruments and a gigantic, temperamental lobster abound this exuberant production of Mozart’s wonderfully silly Singspiel, ‘The...
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Peter Pan: the kids have their say
Niamh Bennett, age 8: I liked the Peter Pan show because it was my first ever time seeing an...
In My Words/ Yn Fy Ngeiriau Fy Hun
Pelléas and Mélisande, David Pountney
WNO Chief Executive and Artistic Director David Pountney talks about Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande as he takes a break from...