Welsh National Opera
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South West
WNO: Madame Butterfly – Bristol Hippodrome
Writer: Puccini Director: Lindy Hume Welsh National Opera’s first Madame Butterfly in over 40 years is a masterclass in how…
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Central
The Cunning Little Vixen – Birmingham Hippodrome
Composer and Libretto: Leoš Janáček Conductor: Tomáš Hanus Director: David Pountney Reviewer: C L Delft Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen had…
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Drama
Rigoletto – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Opera: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave Director: James Macdonald Revival director: Caroline Chaney Reviewer: Barbara Michaels Set in the…
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Central
WNO Family Concert – Town Hall, Birmingham
Conductor: Frederick Brown Reviewer: Tim Harding Only four weeks left until the summer holiday starts. And it turns out that…
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Drama
The Consul – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Writer, music & lyrics: Gian Carlo Menotti Director: Max Hoehn Reviewer: Beth Steer Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul, a tale…
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Roberto Devereux – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Music: Gaetano Donizetti Libretto: Salvadore Cammarano Director: Alessandro Talevi Reviewer: Barbara Michaels A stunning revival for Welsh National Opera’s take…
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Drama
The Magic Flute – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder English translation: Jeremy Sams Director Dominic Cooke Reviewer: Barbara Michaels Mozart’s sardonic fairy-tale…
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Un Ballo in Maschera – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Antonio Somma Director: David Pountney Reviewer: Barbara Michaels It would seem appropriate, give its close proximity…
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