Jonathan Lyness News Today

A tale of two opera companies from the Land of Song. After its distinctly gamey new Cosi fan tutte, Welsh National Opera has sprung dazzlingly back to form with a new production of Benajmin Britten’s final opera, Death in Venice. It’s directed by Olivia Fuchs, in collaboration with the circus artists of NoFit State, and

Mid Wales Operas chairman has called a cut in funding incomprehensible as it was revealed it had lost an appeal over the cash.

When one hears young singers as good as HGO have gathered together for Hansel and Gretel it is well worth braving the vagaries of the Northern Line!

Berlioz’s Shakespearean opera is stripped to the bone for four instruments and six singers, but the show is slick and spirited, with sopranos Lorena Paz Nieto and Monica McGhee standouts

Nigel Jarrett was at Theatr Brycheiniog to find out what Mid Wales Opera made of Hänsel and Gretel.

AN OPERA will be in Pembrokeshire for one night only later this month!

A PEMBROKESHIRE theatre will be showing an opera based on a popular fairy tale later this year.

Aimed at family audiences, this colourful and nuanced production is full of larger-than-life performances, especially Martha Jones’s Cat

Whether you’re hankering for a Brontë reimagining or winningly posh standup, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

POWYS’ very own opera company will be back on the road this week with a series of outdoor Covid-safe performances celebrating the return of live music - including two Radnorshire shows. Mid Wales Opera (MWO) have been busy lining up singers, musicians and some stunning outdoor venues for their pop-up concerts in May and June, with their first show taking place this weekend. Current Covid-19 regulations mean each performance will be limited to 26 tickets, and there will be three 40-minut...