Welsh National Opera

Un lieu de culture passionnant. Il s’agit de l’opéra, de l’auditorium de Cardiff.
Lorsque j’y suis allée, de nombreux jeunes artistes se produisaient en une sorte de télé crochet. Il y avait également des stands pour faire découvrir les effets spéciaux au cinéma, des écoles de Dj … Le cadre est très épuré, un style danois qui est super à la mode en ce moment. On y trouve également des restos pour se poser, bref un lieu plein de vie.

Now I must start this review by saying I’m not the biggest fan of opera. I like the idea of it, but I don’t get moved to tears by it, unless I have no way of escape. I like singular songs from some opera. I can appreciate the beauty of someone bursting into operatic song, even if they are in Grangetown. I like people like Antony and the Johnsons.
Okay, now I’ve confessed that, I have still enjoyed some of the projects by Welsh National Opera. Projects like their collaboration with National Theatre Wales for Shelf Life. I also have plenty of friends who rave rave rave about them. So this is just a matter of taste, okay. I also don’t like football, but you probably do. WNO is Europe’s busiest touring opera company and the largest provider of touring opera in the UK. The world-​class touring opera company has a permanent company of 250 people.

Welsh National Opera is a world-​renowned touring opera company based in the Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay. It has a permanent company of 250 people, including the chorus, the orchestra, the principal singers, various music staff and other creative teams as well as supporting administration staff.
I’m not very good at sitting still for very long, and the idea of going to an opera that’s nearly three hours long makes me feel nervous. They do, however, put on some shorter performances which are more suitable for first-​time opera goers.
This huge operation is often off on tour elsewhere — it’s incredibly well-​respected and tours Wales, the rest of the UK, and other worldwide destinations — each year giving more than 120 performances of eight main stage operas to a total audience of around 150,000 people! Luckily, they do often give performances in their home city of Cardiff, too — at the Wales Millennium Centre and St David’s Hall — and even occasional outdoor performances at St Fagans. They have lots going on in September/​October 2010 in Cardiff, as well as in February, March, May and June 2011.