Fashion’s favourite white shirt label has just launched jeans – I tried them on With Nothing Underneath has completed your capsule wardrobe with denim Evening Standard · Aug 28
This opera company's bold rebrand aims to prove Timothée Chalamet wrong Welsh National Opera's new logo creates intentional dissonance. Creative Bloq · Jul 20
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 · Apr 17
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 · Jan 19
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 · Jan 17
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 · Jan 10
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 · Jan 10
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Center Controversy: 'Wicked' Composer Stephen Schwartz Is the Latest to Cancel Shows Amid Boycotts Stephen Schwartz has withdrawn from a Kennedy Center gala, citing opposition to its controversial renaming after Trump amid growing artist boycotts.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 · Jan 6
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 · Nov 7, 2025
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 · Sep 15, 2025
‘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 · Sep 11, 2025
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 · Apr 12, 2025
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 · Apr 6, 2025
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 · Mar 24, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024 Chorus members at Welsh National Opera postpone strike action Equity said the 30-strong chorus would not strike on November 15 as planned.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 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 · Jul 10, 2024 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 · Jun 16, 2024 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 · May 26, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024 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 · Apr 6, 2024 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 · Mar 8, 2024 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 · Feb 25, 2024 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 · Oct 26, 2023 ‘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