Tag Archives: Welsh National Opera

Cav & Pag: a nostalgia trip for Welsh National Opera

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci **** Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 29th May 2016 Welsh National Opera may have reached the ripe old age of seventy but it’s very much alive and kicking. It celebrates this milestone Janus-like, looking … Continue reading →

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Surveillance programme

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Once you enter the opera house or concert hall, what’s the first thing you do? Collect your ticket from the box office? Deposit your coat into the cloakroom? I wouldn’t mind betting that you then dutifully queue to purchase a … Continue reading →

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Classic production of Madama Butterfly receives a red-blooded performance

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Mark Pullinger

Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 23rd March 2013 As Lieutenant Pinkerton peruses his new house, a traditional Japanese construction with sliding shoji paper doors, purchased on a 999 year lease – with an option to … Continue reading →

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