Despite attending WNO productions in Cardiff for over twenty years this was the first time I have seen their staging…
Nicholas Lester: Adelaide Eisteddfod to WNO’s Barber via Amazon
September 30, 2021MS: You have had, and continue to have, a strong association with Wales. How did they come about and develop?…
Butterfly, well sort of. WNO at WMC
September 25, 2021What to do if the opera you are directing has ethical and cultural problems? Australian Director Lindy Hume’s solution is…
Paul Carey Jones: The new Wotan with a watchful eye
September 14, 2021Paul Carey Jones may be based in London and describes himself as Welsh-Irish (his mother’s parents were from Mayo) but…
Soprano Elin Pritchard’s opera brainchild Opera Ensemble saves the day
August 25, 2021Lockdown was intended to squash the COVID sombrero in early 2020 but it also flattened Welsh soprano Elin Pritchard’s rising…
Digital talks approach planned around WNO’s new Madam Butterfly
August 24, 2021Welsh National Opera is scheduling a series of events around its performances of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly on the type of…
WNO gives more details of Autumn 2021 season
August 11, 2021Welsh National Opera has announced more details of its Autumn 2021 Season which includes a new production of Puccini’s Madam…
Elin Pritchard sensational performance as Manon Lescaut
July 25, 2021The glorious season for Welsh sopranos (in England) continued with soprano Elin Pritchard giving a sensational performance of Manon Lescaut…
Stalin’s soft spot, Ivan the Terrible, Grange Park Opera
June 22, 2021After some high and lows during his tenure at Welsh National Opera, it is always with some slight trepidation I…
Alice in Dyffryn Gardens
June 20, 2021Welsh National Opera is presenting outdoor performances of Opera Holland Park’s Will Todd family opera Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland this…