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WMC 'must widen appeal in Wales'...city's most attractive buildings and plays a key role in selling Cardiff to Wales and the world," he said. The WMC is home to the Welsh National Opera (WNO), National Dance Company Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Hijinx Theatre,... In this article: Wales, Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre, BBC Radio Cymru, Welsh National Opera, and BBC National Orchestra Of Wales |
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Wales Online | 6 days ago
Arts: Symposium at Chapter Arts Centre
...in their pockets? There will also be a look at the future of new technologies and digital communications for marketing the arts in Wales. Welsh National Opera will present an interactive seminar which will look at their new audience...
In this article: Cardiff, Chief Executive, Recession, and Credit crunch
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Guardian Unlimited | November 20, 2009
Elisabeth Soderstrom obituary
One of her later roles, that of the 300-year-old Emilia Marty in Janacek's The Makropulos Case was undertaken with, among others, Welsh National Opera, an unforgettable experience, also seen in London. She wonderfully conveyed the woman's...
In this article: Elisabeth Soderstrom, Richard Strauss, Leos Janacek, Der Rosenkavalier, Pierre Boulez, and New York
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Wales Online | November 19, 2009
Experts call for Wales to promote its image abroad
...of experts from some of the country's top institutions said yesterday. Experts from the National Museum of Wales, Arts Council of Wales, Welsh National Opera, Welsh Language Board and National Eisteddfod met with representatives from the...
In this article: Wales, Recession, Ireland, St Patrick's Day, National Museum of Wales, St David's Day, and Dylan Thomas
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Wales Online | November 16, 2009
MP calls for Wales, the final colony, to finally take control of its own destiny
...of one hand. Without mentioning himself by name as the politician concerned, Mr Price said the number of Welsh MPs who had criticised the Welsh National Opera and the British Lions was limited to one. He added: "For a country with a rich...
In this article: Wales, Imperialism, Aberystwyth University, and Government of Wales Act 2006
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BBC News | November 15, 2009
Weekend of landmark celebrations
...of performances, many free, and the chance for members of the public to take a "behind the scenes" glimpse of some of its work, including Welsh National Opera rehearsals and theatre performance for children. Fiona Allan, Wales Millennium...
In this article: Gillian Clarke, Wales, Wales Millennium Centre, Karl Jenkins, Adiemus, and Songs of Sanctuary
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | November 10, 2009
Scottish Opera - A happy union?
...says. "Both are the same a sung lyric theatre. I'm not afraid of the word 'opera', but it has become a dirty word, leading to the likes of Welsh National Opera (a company, incidentally, which MTW has not had any association with despite their...
In this article: Scottish Opera, Scotland, Edinburgh, and Royal Opera House
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Wales Online | November 10, 2009
Newport Business Club links up with WNO
NEWPORT Business Club has linked up with Welsh National Opera for its next meeting. The WNO will give a taste of how the performance skills of an opera singer can be used to best effect in everyday business. Chairman Neil Underwood...
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Times Online | November 07, 2009
James MacMillan: Still agitato after all these years
...to write a piece that could be tackled by untrained singers. MacMillan wrote the St John Passion immediately after The Sacrifice, for Welsh National Opera, which led to some surprising cross-pollination. "It was suffused with a sense of...
In this article: James MacMillan, Stefan Sanderling, Shock, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Recession, and London Symphony Orchestra
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | November 06, 2009
Oxford's best and worst
...a tired salad drowning in yukky dressing. But even worse was the Apollo (formerly the New) Theatre, where I went to take a second look at Welsh National Opera's stunning production of Berg's Wozzeck. The performance remains magnificent - I'd...
In this article: Oxford, Jamie Oliver, and Wozzeck
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 01, 2009
Helen Watts
...First Norn in Georg Solti's Ring Cycle in the 1960s. Published: 5:20PM GMT 01 Nov 2009 Helen Watts sings Madame Larina in the Welsh National Opera's production of Eugene Onegin in 1980 Photo: Joll Field/Welsh National Opera Although some...
In this article: Helen Watts, Kathleen Ferrier, Benjamin Britten, Georg Solti, and Covent Garden
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Welsh National Opera (WNO) is a touring opera company founded in Cardiff, Wales in 1946. The WNO now tours Wales, the United Kingdom and the rest of the world extensively. Annually, it gives more than 120 performances of eight main scale operas. In Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Llandudno, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Plymouth, Southampton and Swansea, they regularly perform to over 150,000 people.
Although productions were initially sung in English translation, from the 1970s onwards, operas were increasingly sung in the original languages; not only Italian, German and French, but also Russian and Czech. Surtitles were also provided.
The Company has always provided a mix of traditional and less-well-known operas, including those of Alban Berg, Richard Strauss, Leos Janacek and Benjamin Britten.
In 2004 the Company acquired its first ever permanent home in Cardiff in the new Wales Millennium Centre, a new performing arts centre in the city.
The opera company consists of a professional orchestra (The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera) and a professional choir (The Chorus of Welsh National Opera). Sometimes, the orchestra and the choir perform at events independently of one another. The orchestra and the choir often perform at St David's Hall in Cardiff and at other venues throughout Wales.
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