As one might imagine, our plans for major productions to mark the 75 years have been shelved. We have, however,…
James Ellis reviews Carmen, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
March 8, 2020Carmen returned to the WMC much quicker than expected. WNO’s recent production has Latin American revolution vibes circa 1970s, originally…
James Ellis reviews The Marriage of Figaro, Welsh National Opera
February 18, 2020With all honesty, this production of the Mozart opera is the one part of the Figaro season from 2016 by…
The Marriage of Figaro, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
February 17, 2020This is a dramatically reworked version of Tobias Richter’s 2016 production and sung in Italian rather than English. It is…
Mike Smith reviews Les vêpres siciliennes, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
February 9, 2020WNO’s new Les vêpres siciliennes boasts some fine singing, excellent orchestral playing, a number of interesting interpretative ideas. But all…
Chiara Strazzulla reviews Les Vêpres Siciliennes, WNO
February 9, 2020First performed in 1855 at the Paris Opéra, Les Vêpres Siciliennes is a less frequently revisited entry in the Verdi catalogue, and…
Welsh National Opera 2020 season kicks off
February 8, 2020Welsh National Opera’s new season opens tonight (January 8th) with a new production of Verdi’s grand opera, Les vêpres siciliennes. Directed…
The Cunning Little Vixen, WNO, WMC
October 6, 2019One of the best things about the past few seasons at the WNO has been their commitment in exploring and…
Rigoletto, WNO, WMC
October 5, 2019Giuseppe Verdi once described Rigoletto as his best opera, and it is certainly, from a musical standpoint, one of his…
Welsh National Opera, Don Pasquale, The Riverfront, Newport
May 28, 2019Switch a greasy doner kebab stack for a huge carrot on a vertical rotisserie and you can see why this…