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Llandudno

Gremlins hit WNO’s I Puritani in Llandudno.

08/11/201501/11/2015 by Robert Farr
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WNO’s I Puritani (c) Welsh National Opera

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bellini. I Puritani: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Carlo Rizzi, Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 27.10.2015. (RJF)

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Updating Madness in Handel’s Orlando Proves Problematical for WNO

18/06/201901/11/2015 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Orlando:  Soloists, and reduced Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Renaldo Alessandrini (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 28.10.2015. (RJF)

ORLAND_WNO, Orlando; Lawrence Zazzo, Angelica; Rebecca Evans, Medoro; Robin Blaze, Dorinda; Fflur Wyn, Zoroastro; Daniel Grice,
WNO’s Orlando (c) Bill Cooper

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Enjoyable Chorus Singing Excellently Performed and Staged

18/03/201517/03/2015 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various Composers, Chorus: Soloists from the WNO chorus, Lesley Garrett (soprano),  Chris Tudor (dancer), Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Alexander Martin (conductor and chorus master), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 12.3.2015  (RJF)

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Young Singer Scores a Big Hit as Papageno on WNO Tour

18/03/201516/03/2015 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart. The Magic Flute (sung in English with English and Welsh titles): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/ Lothar Koenigs (conductor),Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 13.3.2015 (RJF)

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A Great Performance of Rossini’s Last and  Greatest Operatic Achievement

07/11/201430/10/2014 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gioachino Rossini, William Tell. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Carlo Rizzi (conductor)Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 24.10. 2014.(RJF)

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Rarely Heard Rossini Gets Superb Treatment from Soloists, WNO and Rizzi.

07/11/201428/10/2014 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gioachino Rossini, Mosé in Egitto:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 25.10. 2014. (RJF)

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An Undercast and Faded Production Does Little for Bizet’s Masterpiece.

07/11/201427/10/2014 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Georges Bizet. Carmen: Welsh National Opera on Tour / James Southall (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 22.10.2014. (RJF)

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Hardly a Good Night for Puccini or WNO’s Reputation

08/04/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Giacomo Puccini (1858-1925),  Manon Lescaut (1893): (Sung in Italian with subtitles in English and Welsh.) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 2.4.2014.

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