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Programmatic and operatic premières in Cardiff

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Reviewed at St David's Hall, Cardiff on 1 May 2016
Gareth Glyn & team, Mametz Wood
Ap Sion, Chaotic Angels (First performance)
Widmann, Babylon Suite (UK première)
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Lothar Koenigs, Conductor
Céline Forrest, Soprano
A magnificent Tosca from Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower
*****
A dark and disturbing Rigoletto from WNO at the Mayflower
****1
WNO stages Death in Venice for the first time and it’s a triumph
*****
Musical performances keep WNO's new Così afloat
***11
Stacey Alleaume leads WNO's emotionally-charged Traviata
****1
Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar revived by WNO for its 2023 tour
****1
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