By Nick Mabey. “Pleasure makes life longer” sung by our protagonist, Violetta – played wonderfully by a blooming Caroline Taylor – sums up the first act of La Traviata. Guiseppe Verdi’s famous nineteenth century opera has been reimagined in Paris in the 1930s and it’s all finery and decadence...
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Ainadamar – The story of Spanish poet Lorca and his fountain of tears
By Diane Parkes Welsh National Opera’s production of Ainadamar tells the story of one of Spain’s most famous poets and playwrights – Federico García Lorca. Lorca, who was left wing and gay, was targeted by the Fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War and is believed to have been...