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029 2063 5000
Welsh National Opera
Cardiff-based opera company founded in 1943 whose stated mission is to bring the power, drama and raw emotion of opera to as wide an audience as possible in performances, marked by an uncompromising quest for artistic quality. Building on our 70-year history and our roots in the communities of South Wales, we aim to demonstrate to future generations that opera is a rewarding, relevant and universal art form.
Productions
Director
Jo Davies
No man can resist the charms of opera’s ultimate seductress Carmen. Carefree and spirited she is determined to keep her independence, so when she...
Director
Olivia Fuchs
The Marschallin has all the riches in the world and Octavian, a young lover, to make her feel alive. But the one thing she can’t control is time, and...
Director
Olivia Fuchs
Disillusioned with life, the ageing Faust trades his soul to the devil Méphistophélès in exchange for youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite...
Director
Martin Lloyd-Evans
A gypsy woman is burnt at the stake for witchcraft accused of cursing the health of one of Count di Luna’s twin boys. Her daughter, Azucena, having...
Director
James Macdonald
The Duke can have any woman he wants, and lives a life of frivolity and corruption. Rigoletto, the Duke’s jester, ridicules the fathers and husbands...