Mid Wales Opera’s touring production of Puccini’s Il tabarro demonstrates that this is a company with more sense than money…
Creating Mid Wales Opera’s Parisian love affair
September 2, 2021Music Director Jonathan Lyness talks about creating a new score for four instruments to perform Puccini’s Il tabarro, and Artistic…
Mid Wales Opera to tour with Puccini’s Il tabarro
August 18, 2021The dearth of opera across Wales is to be partially filled by Mid Wales Opera taking a small stage tour…
Mid Wales Opera back on the road
May 11, 2021Mid Wales Opera will be back on the road from May 15th with a series of outdoor, Covid safe performances…
Jonathan Lyness: Conducting The Marriage of Figaro
January 17, 2020My first experience of The Marriage of Figaro was as a student, accompanying rehearsals and, in my days as a…
Richard Studer: MWO’s new Mrs Peachum’s Guide to Love and Marriage
October 17, 2019With less than a month to go until the world premiere of our new SmallStages tour, Mrs Peachum’s Guide to…
Jonathan Lyness: The Gin-fuelled Mrs Peachum
August 30, 2019John Gay’s ballade opera The Beggar’s Opera was first performed at the Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre in London in 1728…
Mid Wales Opera to stage Tosca
December 20, 2018Mid Wales Opera has announced that Puccini’s Tosca will be the company’s spring 2019 tour. The new production of Tosca…
Artistic director steps up so show can go on
December 3, 2018Mid Wales Opera’s Aristic Director literally stepped up to ensure the company’s performances of Ravel’s L’heure espagnole could continue when…
L’heure Espagnol, A Spanish Hour, Mid Wales Opera
November 22, 2018Creating touring opera productions that can adapt to vastly varying spaces while retaining commitment to both drama and musical quality…