Mid Wales Opera are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Artistic Director, Nicholas Cleobury, who will take over the baton from Keith Darlington on his retirement in October. To read our press release, please click here.
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Mid Wales Opera’s La Bohème, 2007 |
Welcome
Founded in 1988, Mid Wales Opera has established itself as one of the foremost British touring opera companies. Recipient of various national awards, including two Prudential Opera Awards for "excellence, creativity, innovation and accessibility", Mid Wales Opera's productions have now been performed in over eighty venues in Great Britain and Ireland.
Full scale productions of major operas such as Turandot, Aida, Carmen and Madama Butterfly have included international soloists from Covent Garden and the English, Welsh and Scottish National Opera companies. The specially adapted touring productions of more intimate operas have proved immensely popular in an ever increasing number of venues.
In 2007 MWO’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème was given 31 performances throughout England and Wales. In 2008 we mounted a new production of Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann (Click here for details). MWO now tours to a wider range of theatres than any other opera company in Great Britain, from the elegant Opera House at Buxton and Snape Maltings at Aldeburgh to the intimate theatre at Felin Fach, Lampeter. The Company receives enthusiastic receptions at all venues and its annual visit is eagerly anticipated by opera-lovers throughout the country.
Our most recent production, The Tales of Hoffmann has received universal critical acclaim and delighted audiences all round Wales and England.
Please click here for reviews and pictures.
Our Festival and Tour 2009 will be a production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro directed by Martin Lloyd–Evans, designed by Bridget Kimak and conducted by Keith Darlington, with lighting design by Robert Wallbank. This is the same team that had such success with La Bohème in 2007, and with a strong cast, this production promises to be another stunner.