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Blaze of Glory!

Swansea Grand TheatreSwansea, Wales, SA1 6BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Thursday 21 May 202619:00
Friday 22 May 202619:00
Programme
Hackbridge Johnson, David (b. 1963)Blaze of Glory!Libretto by Emma Jenkins
Performers
Welsh National Opera
James SouthallConductor
Caroline CleggDirector, Choreography
Elanor HigginsLighting Designer
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Rebecca EvansSopranoMrs Nerys Price
Themba MvulaBassAnthony
Madeleine BoydDesigner
Lea ShawMezzo-sopranoBlodwyn
Angharad LyddonMezzo-sopranoBranwen
Jeffrey Lloyd-RobertsTenorMr Dafydd Pugh
Feargal Mostyn-WilliamsCountertenorBryn Bevan
Adam GilbertTenorEmlyn

Get ready for a toe-tapping, heart-warming adventure in Blaze of Glory! - an uplifting tale set in a 1950s Welsh Valleys community. After a devastating mining disaster a small group of Welsh miners decide to reform their Male Voice Choir to lift spirits and raise the roof! Led by their heroic Chorus Master and supported by the strong-willed women who stand by them, the men embark on a musical escapade which finds them kidnapping a yodeller, taking part in the historic trans-Atlantic link-up with Paul Robeson and blazing a trail to the Eisteddfodau and beyond.

Blaze of Glory! Is a jubilant celebration of the Land of Song and a tribute to how community spirit can triumph over adversity. Traditional Welsh harmonies blend with the a cappella sounds of the 1950s, operetta, gospel and big band as our intrepid band of gleemen Lindy Hop their way to glory. Join our men in blazers, for a feel-good performance which will make your heart sing.

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