Michael interviews Meurig Price, Tony Kear and Geraint York, members of Dowlais and Blaenavon Male Voice Choirs. --Mae Michael yn cyfweld Meurig Price, Tony Kear a Geraint York, aelodau o gorau Meibion Dowlais a Blaenafon.&...

Singers Nafissatou Batu Daramy and Mark Llewellyn Evans discuss their roles in Blaze of Glory! and provide further insight into the value of community singing. ----Mae’r cantorion, Nafissatou Batu Daramy a Mark Llewelly...

Michael Graham-Court explores how singing can enrich communities and learns about the Welsh tradition of Male Voice Choirs that has inspired WNO’s new production Blaze of Glory! In this episode, Michael is joined by the dir...

Host Michael Graham-Court delves behind-the-scenes of WNO Youth Opera’s brand-new production of Cherry Town, Moscow. In a roundtable discussion with director Daisy Evans, conductor Alice Farnham and WNO General Director Aidan Lang, Mic...

Lorna meets WNO’s long-serving Company Manager Ian Douglas as he completes his final touring Season with the Company after over forty years working with WNO.  

Lorna Prichard delves behind the scenes to find out more about the touring lives of members of WNO’s Technical department. Guests include, Touring Wardrobe Assistants Bethan Kelly and Stevie Haynes-Gould, Lead Driver Daniel Sammons and Head of ...

Comedian and Opera enthusiast Lorna Prichard gains an insight into the life of a performer on tour and explores how touring life has evolved over the years. Guests include, Soprano Alexia Voulgaridou, WNO Chorus member Julian Boyce and WNO Orch...

Gareth Jones explores new opera commissions, looking back at some of WNO’s original works and discovering how they portrayed contemporary themes. He is joined by the cast and creatives from WNO’s recent commission

Gareth Jones is joined by renowned opera critic Rupert Christiansen as he delves into the history of one of  opera’s most enduring characters, Figaro. Director David Pountney...

Gareth Jones speaks to Cardiff University lecturer Clair Rowden and together they explore how Carmen has evolved over the years since its premiere in 1875. Gareth is also joined by director Oliver Lamford who talks about his involvement in a re...

Conductor Tianyi Lu discusses the first steps a graduate takes towards a professional career. Tianyi is joined by soprano Elin Pritchard, baritone Oscar Dom Victor Catellino, Head of the Royal ...

Conductor and Music Director Tim Rhys-Evans investigates the process of studying at conservatoires and universities, while discovering more about the day-to-day life of an artist in training. Providing his own insight on this process as Directo...

Soprano Natalya Romaniw explores how the early experiences of classical music in youth can shape the perspective of an artist. Reflecting on her own experiences of singing with WNO Youth Opera<...

Bonus unheard extracts from Gareth's interview with Welsh National Opera's Music Director Tomáš Hanus. Help us get to know you.... https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/theoword

What is the difference between directing a play and directing an opera? Opera director Daisy Evans talks to Gareth about her unique approach to directing, how she got started in the industry ...

Gareth meets with donors and fundraisers to discuss how philanthropy ensures the future survival of opera. Delving beyond works seen on stage, Gareth investigates the different ways in which donations can bring the art of opera to schools, care...

Gareth meets Welsh National Opera’s Music Director Tomáš Hanus to discuss his career to date and to discover what it takes to work as a conductor on an international scale. 

Gareth interviews young opera singers and enthusiasts to establish whether opera is relevant to their generation. Featuring baritone John Ieuan Jones, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama student Rosie Rowell and Max Catalano from Cardiff Uni...

Gareth meets WNO Female Conductor in Residence Tianyi Lu to find out more about the role of a conductor in opera. Gareth also sits down with British conductor Alexander Joel and David Adams from WNO Orchestra to discuss the challenges they face...

Gareth invites leading arts critics and correspondents for a roundtable discussion about the importance of a critical voice in opera and live performance. Joining Gareth is The Telegraph’s Rupert Christiansen; journalist and composer S...

Gareth returns to question ‘What does it take to be an opera singer?’, this time sitting down with Soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams. Together they discuss Mary Elizabeth’s career to date and consider what lies ahead for the opera world in challe...

Gareth talks to WNO producer Jennifer Hill about the formation of Welsh National Opera’s Cradle Choir, a project which brings together 96 primary school children and people living with dementia for a shared choral experience.  He also its ...

Gareth meets writers Shreya Sen-Handley, Edson Burton and Miles Chambers, to discover more about their unique approaches to writing a libretto for the first time. Acclaimed librettist Emma Jenkins, known for works such as

Gareth investigates how contemporary writers approach creating an opera from scratch. As opera is a medium known for reviving and reinventing established works, what are the essential components needed for a brand-new opera to be representative...

Does opera have an image problem? Gareth looks to the future of opera with Aidan Lang (General Director, WNO) and James Clutton (Director, Opera Holland Park. Gareth is also  joined by leading figures in youth opera; Dan Perkin and Sian Ca...