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The Flying Dutchman review – delusion, torment and menace in detailed and finely sung Wagner

Jack Furness’s unconventional staging for Welsh National Opera sees the orchestra play up a storm under Tomáš Hanus in Wagner’s legend of the man condemned to sail the oceans for eternity

The Guardian - UK

The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

Under Trump, the world-class centre for performing arts is one of many US cultural institutions changing beyond recognition. Will others buckle, asks the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Kennedy Center hit with another cancelation after MAGA takeover

Historic performing arts center has faced a deluge of cancelations from artists amid Donald Trump’s controversial takeover

The Independent UK

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Washington National Opera leaving the Kennedy Center in latest upheaval since Trump takeover

After WNO announced their departure, the Trump Kennedy Center claimed the decision was due to a ‘financially challenging relationship’

The Independent UK

Washington National Opera bows out of Kennedy Center

The Washington National Opera has decided to end its arrangement with the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital, though it says it is hoping for an “amicable transition.”

The Independent UK

Kennedy Center Controversy: 'Wicked' Composer Stephen Schwartz Is the Latest to Cancel Shows Amid Boycotts

Stephen Schwartz has withdrawn from a Kennedy Center gala, citing opposition to its controversial renaming after Trump amid growing artist boycotts.

International Business Times UK

Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’

Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center

The Guardian - US

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Tosca review – Natalya Romaniw is riveting in WNO’s season-opener

The Welsh-Ukrainian singer was in ravishing voice, and the orchestra brought richness to a reduced score, while Edward Dick’s production seemed chillingly relevant

The Guardian - UK

‘We have permission to be brave’: the women taking charge of crisis-hit Welsh National Opera

Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree took up their positions as joint heads of WNO in January after brutal funding cuts. But they are confident their pared-down operation will still offer ‘an electric night out’

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Peter Grimes; Parsifal; Yunchan Lim – review

Depleted yet straining every sinew, Welsh National Opera deliver a formidable new Peter Grimes. Elsewhere, down the aisle with Wagner and fearless Bach from the world’s next great pianist

The Guardian - UK

Peter Grimes review – WNO’s production of Britten’s masterwork seethes like a wild and cruel sea

Melly Still’s new staging production brilliantly captures the tortured guilt, small-minded bitching and flash-points of volatility, with Nicky Spence a sympathetic Grimes

The Guardian - UK

Pioneering project by Welsh National Opera suggests music can alleviate chronic pain

Participants in pain management programme said singing and breathing exercises eased their symptoms

The Guardian - UK

The Marriage of Figaro review – WNO’s staging has punch and plenty to savour

The 2016 production – revived by Max Hoehn – emphasises the farcical rather than subversive aspects of Mozart’s opera. It took a while to settle down, with conductor Kerem Hasan setting a frenetic pace

The Guardian - UK

Chorus members at Welsh National Opera postpone strike action

Equity said the 30-strong chorus would not strike on November 15 as planned.

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The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Welsh National Opera’s Il trittico; Oxford international song festival – review

Even as they fight for survival, WNO give their all in Puccini at his most affecting – and funniest

The Conversation

Does UK opera have a future to sing about?

Nestled deep in the Sussex countryside, Glyndebourne has been attracting opera fans for almost a century. This year, its flagship summer festival coincides with a celebration of the company’s 90th anniversary. This is no small feat, given the harsh economic climate and challenges UK opera companies face to keep the…

The Guardian - UK

Il Trittico review – an eloquent, gutsy outpouring of Puccini’s passion and pain

Welsh National Opera pull no emotional punches in this production of David McVicar’s staging of Puccini’s variously suspenseful, tragic and comic triptych

The Guardian - UK

The Very Last Green Thing review – youth opera gives voice to environmental anxiety

Weston Studio, WMC, CardiffAs the Welsh National Youth Opera’s 10 to 18-year-olds update Cary John Franklin’s opera it is clear its message remains all too necessary three decades on

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The week in classical: Carmen; Celebrating 22 Years of Antonio Pappano – review

Glyndebourne hits 90 with Bizet’s sultry crowd-pleaser. Elsewhere, a starry farewell to a much loved maestro, and the fight to save Welsh National Opera

The Guardian - UK

London vigil marks six years since exposure of Windrush scandal

Campaigners and supporters gather in Brixton to ‘remember those who have died without redress’

The Guardian - UK

Death in Venice review – Britten’s final opera soars in WNO’s captivating staging

Olivia Fuchs’ new production casts aerialists as the Polish family to stunning effect. Mark Le Brocq is a sympathetic Aschenbach and Leo Hussain conducts with a sure hand

The Guardian - UK

Così fan Tutte review – beautifully sung hard lessons in the cash-strapped school of love

Welsh National Opera’s production maxes out on farce in the bet on female infidelity, but the absurdly lovely music antidotes any excess wackiness

The Independent UK

‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off

Nearly 10 years after it was first imagined as an opera, “Grounded” is ready to take flight

The Guardian - UK

Ainadamar review – a defiant and impassioned defence of freedom

Welsh National Opera mount Osvaldo Golijov’s opera about the assassinated Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca – a fiercely evocative piece with the feel of a passion play

Wales Online

Funding cuts threaten the future of Welsh National Opera

Arts Council England’s plan to reduce WNO’s funding by 35% is 'the reverse of levelling up'

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