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07
October 2011

Opera lends a hand

Welsh National Opera has lent a hand to the preparations for the Michael Jackson Tribute Concert being held at the Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, tomorrow night . They have built the set, a gigantic hand inspired by the singer’s iconic white glove.
08
November 2010

WNO wins award

Welsh National Opera wins TMA Achievement in Opera Award for its 2010 landmark production of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Last night, WNO was presented with the prestigious award at a ceremony held at the Lyric Theatre in London.
25
October 2010

Happy birthday Johann Strauss II

185 years ago today the great Johann Strauss II was born in Austria.
22
October 2010

Joachim Herz

We are sad to announce that Joachim Herz died on Monday aged 86.
11
October 2010

Dame Joan Sutherland

We are sad to learn that Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the greatest of all sopranos, has passed away in Switzerland aged 83.
15
June 2010

BBC 3 announce top aria

BBC 3 has announced the winner of the nation's favourite aria.
19
May 2010

Blue plaque pay tribute to Sir Geraint

Welsh operatic legend, Sir Geraint Evans was celebrated last week with an unveiling of a Blue Plaque on the house he was born, in Cilfynydd.
18
May 2010

On the red carpet at the classical BRITS

On Thursday 13 May, the stars of the classical music world were out in force for the 11th annual Classical BRIT Awards with NS&I.
04
January 2010

Looking forward

As the new year settles in, the media have been looking ahead and selecting the productions in 2010 they are most excited about.
01
January 2010

New Year's honours

Mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly is one of a number of artists to be honoured in the New Year's Honours List.
11
November 2009

Damon Albarn to team up with Alan Moore

Gorillaz' Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have asked Alan Moore to write the libretto for their next opera.
07
October 2009

Happy birthday to the barcode! Beans all round!

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the barcode.
08
April 2009

Sir Charles Mackerras wins BBC Music Magazine Award

Welsh National Opera Conductor Emeritus and former Music Director Sir Charles Mackerras picked up two awards at the prestigious BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009 for classical recording excellence yesterday
17
February 2009

Lights, Camera, Action?

The staff working behind the scenes of a new opera, which premiered at the Royal Opera House at the weekend, had to think on their feet, when half way through the performance the lights went out.
06
February 2009

The Sacrifice on Cd

James Macmillan's Three Interludes from The Sacrifice has been released on CD, coupled with a new recording of Quickening.
05
February 2009

The Official Charts Company launches new chart

The Official Charts Company launches a new chart – The Official Specialist Classical Chart.
01
October 2008

What does your music taste say about you?

Researchers find a correlation between musical taste and personality type.
19
September 2008

Mozart score discovered in French library

Music scholars are thrilled by a discovery dating back to 1800s.
01
September 2008

Bayreuth

Bayreuth to be run by great granddaughters of Richard Wagner.

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