It’s Christmas Eve and high above the streets of Paris a knock at the door begins the timeless love story of poet Rodolfo and his neighbour Mimi. Their fairytale romance feels like a Christmas miracle, but even the warmth of their love can’t defeat the winter chill
Mid Wales Opera needs a passionate, bilingual marketing officer to join our busy team and to lead the company’s marketing and communications work, initially focussing on our La bohème tour in Spring 2022 – and hopefully our future touring work (subject to successful funding application). Based on 2 days per week January- December 2022 with the aim of extending beyond this period. The initial salary will be £9,200 pa (£23,000 pa pro rata).Please send a CV and letter explaining how you would approach the role and why you’d love to get involved with MWO’s work to Lydia@midwalesopera.co.uk. Closing date December 6 2022. The post would be home based and staff live and work around Mid Wales and the Borders. Own transport or ability to travel is essential.
We’re very proud to introduce the first projects supported by Cerddoriaeth Eich Milltir Sgwâr – Music at Your Place – our open call commissioning programme designed to support artist across Wales working in their own communities during the pandemic.
We asked each of the applicants to introduce their project in their own words, and we’ll be sharing their progress on our social media and website.
Find out more about the project Cerddoriaeth eich Milltir Sgwar / Music at Your Place, a joint Mid Wales Opera/Ensemble Cymru project developed in response to COVID-19.
While our Our Friends of Mid Wales Opera Gala summer concert was cancelled because of the pandemic, we were able to create a digital version filmed last August. We hope you enjoy the varied programme put together by Charlotte Forrest, with performances by Fflur Wyn (soprano) and Robyn Lyn Evans (tenor).
Mid Wales Opera crafts and performs fully-staged and intimate touring opera productions at venues across Wales & beyond. We are passionate about opera, taking inspiring productions into theatres and spaces where live opera is rarely seen and bringing it to new audiences. We are committed to nurturing, challenging and encouraging young and fresh talent by casting half or more of our performers from those who have recently graduated or are under thirty years old.
Our Spring 2020 production of Mozart’s comic classic The Marriage of Figaro, in partnership with the Welsh International Academy of Voice, takes a fresh look at this timeless audience favourite.
Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times
“Jonathan Lyness maintained a lively momentum in the pit with his tiny orchestra, single strings allowing the glorious woodwind writing to blossom, underpinning Studer’s basically traditional but always lively staging… [of] this rather lovable Figaro”
Steph Power, The Stage
“Cannily witty, big-hearted production of Mozart’s opera”
www.thestage.co.uk – read the full review
Arts Council Wales, Welsh Government, The Lottery, The Ashley Family Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation.
