Music Theatre Wales (MTW) is set to bring its Street Art Opera program to the Newport Live Act Fringe Festival on Saturday, March 21, at The Place, Bridge Street, Newport. The event is presented in partnership with Newport-based community music charity Operasonic. MTW’s Street Art Operas project bold animation, music, and striking visuals onto external urban walls after dark, with {…}
On September 24, 2021, Music Theatre Wales will launch its “New Directions,” an initiative which seeks to redefine opera by collaborating with artists and designers who have not worked in opera until now. First will be “The House of Jollof Opera,” by writer/composer/performer Tumi Williams and multidisciplinary director and dramaturg Sita Thomas. This work follows a chef Adeola, who uses {…}
Music Theatre Wales has announced a brand new program of work entitled “New Directions.” The program, which set outs to create real change in the opera world, will be led by Artistic Associate Elayce Ismail and will engage with groups underrepresented in the opera world, including Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse artists, disabled artists, LGBTQ+ artists, and others. As such, {…}