Jazz singing is the art that often beguiles with the idea that complexity is easy to deliver by substituting manner…
American director Keith Kopp talks about making his first feature film about a Welsh story
August 18, 2023Translations is a Welsh romance drama that focuses on love between two people facing challenges with their mental health. Specifically…
42nd Street, Wales Millennium Centre
August 17, 2023The 21st century appears to be the era of nostalgia for the high times of Broadway and Hollywood. Think movies…
The Fairy Queen, Longborough Festival Opera
August 1, 2023Longborough Opera’s commitment to new and emerging talent takes the form of a fun and lively reimagining of Purcell’s Fairy…
Cardiff director’s Il re pastore, Buxton International Festival
July 21, 2023**** When the singers start jigging along at the end of Il re pastore, having told us the Greek army is…
Annie, Wales Millennium Centre
July 4, 2023It would be a challenge not to be sucked in by the sense of persistent optimism present in Annie, and…
Port Talbot’s Adele Thomas directs Il Trovatore, Royal Opera
June 30, 2023**** Port Talbot born Adele Thomas has won numerous awards in Wales, plaudits for work at the Royal Opera House…
Mitridate, Garsington Opera
June 27, 2023***** Sometimes it is a bore being an opera-loving academic classicist. On one hand it can be very helpful knowing…
Natalya Romaniw shines in Ariadne auf Naxos at Garsington
June 26, 2023***** Great things are now expected from the acclaimed Swansea-born Natalya Romaniw, and in Bruno Ravella’s production of Ariadne…
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…