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‘We have permission to be brave’: the women taking charge of crisis-hit Welsh National Opera

Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree took up their positions as joint heads of WNO in January after brutal funding cuts. But they are confident their pared-down operation will still offer ‘an electric night out’

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Peter Grimes; Parsifal; Yunchan Lim – review

Depleted yet straining every sinew, Welsh National Opera deliver a formidable new Peter Grimes. Elsewhere, down the aisle with Wagner and fearless Bach from the world’s next great pianist

The Guardian - UK

Peter Grimes review – WNO’s production of Britten’s masterwork seethes like a wild and cruel sea

Melly Still’s new staging production brilliantly captures the tortured guilt, small-minded bitching and flash-points of volatility, with Nicky Spence a sympathetic Grimes

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Pioneering project by Welsh National Opera suggests music can alleviate chronic pain

Participants in pain management programme said singing and breathing exercises eased their symptoms

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The Marriage of Figaro review – WNO’s staging has punch and plenty to savour

The 2016 production – revived by Max Hoehn – emphasises the farcical rather than subversive aspects of Mozart’s opera. It took a while to settle down, with conductor Kerem Hasan setting a frenetic pace

The Guardian - UK

New heights, fond farewells and daring acrobatics – the year in classical music

It was a thrilling year with glittering new works, an electrifying Proms season, Puccini in a laundry and Britten on a trapeze

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s an outrage’: stars join fight against cuts as Welsh arts go into meltdown

Michael Sheen among big names in call for action as leading figure warns there will be little left of the sector in 10 years

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Chorus members at Welsh National Opera postpone strike action

Equity said the 30-strong chorus would not strike on November 15 as planned.

Evening Standard

The week in classical: Welsh National Opera’s Il trittico; Oxford international song festival – review

Even as they fight for survival, WNO give their all in Puccini at his most affecting – and funniest

The Guardian - UK

Rigoletto review – dark and daring take on Verdi’s depraved tale

With the Welsh National Opera on the ropes from funding cuts this is a defiantly non-safe staging with a fine cast and the orchestra and chorus on exceptionally strong form

The Guardian - UK

Il Trittico review – an eloquent, gutsy outpouring of Puccini’s passion and pain

Welsh National Opera pull no emotional punches in this production of David McVicar’s staging of Puccini’s variously suspenseful, tragic and comic triptych

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Carmen; Celebrating 22 Years of Antonio Pappano – review

Glyndebourne hits 90 with Bizet’s sultry crowd-pleaser. Elsewhere, a starry farewell to a much loved maestro, and the fight to save Welsh National Opera

The Guardian - UK

The Tories’ poisonous anti-culture politics has crushed the arts. Bring on election night

Museums have closed and festivals lost funding – but Labour will restore Britain’s creative superpower status, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The outlook is gloomy for opera in Wales

Letter: Clive Summers on the withdrawal of funding from Mid Wales Opera. Plus, Paul Collins on English National Opera’s forthcoming move from London

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The Guardian view on opera and circus: a populist pairing that scales the heights

Editorial: Featuring awe-inspiring aerial antics, Welsh National Opera’s Death In Venice shows how innovative the art form can still be

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The week in classical: Death in Venice; Giant; Angela Hewitt review – five-star Britten and more

Britten’s yearning swansong blazes and beguiles in Welsh National Opera’s new production. Elsewhere, the sad tale of ‘Irish Giant’ Charles Byrne, and an enterprising orchestra for all

The Guardian - UK

Death in Venice review – Britten’s final opera soars in WNO’s captivating staging

Olivia Fuchs’ new production casts aerialists as the Polish family to stunning effect. Mark Le Brocq is a sympathetic Aschenbach and Leo Hussain conducts with a sure hand

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Così fan Tutte review – beautifully sung hard lessons in the cash-strapped school of love

Welsh National Opera’s production maxes out on farce in the bet on female infidelity, but the absurdly lovely music antidotes any excess wackiness

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The Guardian - UK

Bittersweet symphonies: UK classical music 2023 in review

Amid the funding woes there were still bright spots this year, from Bach to Byrd, and the Rite to Rachmaninov, while the streaming world continued to evolve and expand

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Ainadamar review – a defiant and impassioned defence of freedom

Welsh National Opera mount Osvaldo Golijov’s opera about the assassinated Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca – a fiercely evocative piece with the feel of a passion play

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A Prestigious Opera Company Stays in Tune with Wireless Solution

Welsh National Opera upgrades with Riedel Bolero for touring.

The Guardian - UK

‘It helps so much’: long Covid sufferers aided by sessions with opera singers

A Welsh National Opera project is reaching out to patients via Zoom to share the benefits of exercises such as breath control

The Independent UK

The best ways to treat your mum in the UK this Mother’s Day

Discover the best of British with the most important woman in your life this Mother’s Day

Wales Online

The top theatre shows visiting Wales in 2023

From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Heathers and Welsh National Opera, there are top end shows coming to the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff's New Theatre, Venue Cymru in Llandudno and more

Birmingham Post

Welsh National Opera forced to pull performances in England after funding cut

It has seen a £2.2m funding reduction from Arts Council England.

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