A Street Songs Project supported by

Street Songs is a year long programme of activity aimed at capturing the rich seam of stories and voices of the valleys. Welsh National Opera is working across the South Wales Valleys with local people of all ages and backgrounds to turn your stories and life experiences into song and bring opera into the open.

Sister Songs is an all female project, with a selection of ladies from across the valleys who previously took part in the Carbon 12 ladies community choir during our first year of work in the South Wales Valleys, funded by Paul Hamlyn.

Moving on from performance only, 'Sister Songs' will explore the common themes and experiences they have as women living in the valleys today, and help them create original lyrics and music which they will perform alongside professional singers, as part of our Street Songs work.

The project ran throughout January, culminating with a performance in Tesco's Merthyr Tydfill and a WMC Tesco Stage performance in early February.

"Just to say thank you and all the team for sister songs it was a really great project to be involved in, I feel very privileged to have been there and I enjoyed it so much!" Sister Songs Participant

Click here to view the Sister Songs Poems

If you have participated in Sister Songs you can have exclusive access to a Notice Board where you can keep in touch and up to date with your group and project.

Writer Louise Osbourn Composer Helen Woods Director Rhian Hutchings Mezzo/Animateur Kate Woolveridge Soprano Gemma Coleman Producer Claire Cressey