Rian Evans, The Guardian
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Mid Wales Opera continue to survive against the odds, and this small-scale but lively evening is full of wit and strong singing”
theguardian.com – darllenwch yr adolygiad llawn
“I was dumbfounded by the brilliance with which MWO…managed to conjure up the spirit of 1950s American suburbia. This little Welsh Production, smartly directed by Richard Studer and dynamically conducted by Jonathan Lyness, was completely satisfying.”
Michael White, The Catholic Herald
Mae’r dyddiadau hyn i gyd yn y gorffennol.
Mae opera un act Bernstein yn ddadansoddiad cain o’r Freuddwyd Americanaidd wych, trwy lygaid Sam a Dinah yn nhŷ Pastel a phriodas ffens polion gwyn yr 1950au. Mae triawd ‘scat’ Jazz yn rhoi sylwebaeth wrth i’r cwpl osgoi realiti eu perthynas. I Sam mae’n golygu ei gyfeillion yn y gampfa a’i waith, ac i Dinah ei therapydd a dihangfa ogoneddus Hollywood – a oes bywyd ar ôl yn eu ‘priodas berffaith’?
Wedi’i pherfformio yn nhrefniant siambr Yannotta ar gyfer saith offerynwr, gyda chast o bump dan arweiniad Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd OCC o’r piano, mae’r opera’n llenwi hanner cyntaf y noson, gyda’r ail hanner yn dathlu opera a theatr gerddorol Americanaidd, gyda thema Y Freuddwyd Americanaidd, yn cynnwys yr holl berfformwyr.
“The MWO cast delivers a performance of sustained power and grace and the orchestra revels in its role as aider and abetter of strife and its attempts at resolution.”
Nigel Jarrett Arts Scene in Wales – darllenwch yr adolygiad llawn
“MWO are nothing if not adventurous and game in their choice of challenging work with problems to solve in staging small-scale, whilst still giving the full experience to audiences across Wales.”
Jenny March Theatre in Wales – darllenwch yr adolygiad llawn
Cerddoriaeth a Libreto: Leonard Bernstein
Trefniant Siambr: Bernard Yannotta
Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd: Jonathan Lyness
Cyfarwyddwr/Cynllunydd: Richard Studer
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Dinah: Samantha Price
Sam: Samuel Pantcheff
Triawd #1: Kirsty McLean
Triawd #2: Sam Marston
Triawd #3: John Ieuan Jones
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Ffliwt / Piccolo / Alto Ffliwt: Nicola Woodward.
Clarinét / Clarinét Bas: Chris Goodman
Trwmped: Sian Davis
Trombôn: Peter Richards
Bas Dwbl: Dave Ayre
Timpani / Offerynnau Taro: James Harrison
Piano: Jonathan Lyness
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Pob sioe am 7.30pm
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Trouble in Tahiti: 45 munud
Egwyl
Y Freuddwyd Americanaidd: 45 munud
Richard Bratby, The Spectator
“Modest in scale but uncompromising in quality”
David Truslove, Opera Today
“Mid Wales Opera has virtually created an instruction manual for the performance of community-based opera in rural areas, shrink-wrapping works into spaces that rarely enjoy professional presentation.”
