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David Pountney; Welsh National Opera; Millie Tennant; Claire Booth; Christopher Glynn
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Pelléas et Mélisande
Mélisande als Lulu in David Pountneys unbefriedigender Inszenierung von Debussys Pelléas et Mélisande für die Welsh National Opera.
WNO’s Figaro revival crackles with humour and exudes joie de vivre

A solid Figaro in Cardiff, in which individual performances are a joy, and humour abounds.
WNO tackles Vêpres but the vocal fireworks fail to ignite

David Pountney completes his “Verdi trilogy” for the company but although his staging has fluidity, it lacks an explosive ending... and the vocal performances disappoint.
A White House Rigoletto with some impressive voices

Welsh National Opera brought a cast of strong voices to Birmingham for a production of Rigoletto intriguingly set in the White House of the 1960s.
Carmen in Cardiff: WNO's powerful new production is a triumph

Virginie Verrez acted not with fire and ice but with gallic insouciance.
War and Peace: WNO comes to London to parade its wares

It’s a small miracle that the production has been recreated so well in such a short time frame.