The O Word

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 Llewellyn Evans, yn trafod eu rolau yn Blaze of Glory! ac yn cynnig mewnwelediad pellach i werth canu cymunedol.

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 director and conductor of Blaze of Glory!, Caroline Clegg and Stephen Higgins.---Mae Michael Graham-Court yn archwilio sut all canu gyfoethogi cymunedau wrth iddo ddysgu am draddodiad Corau Meibion Cymru a ysbrydolodd gynhyrchiad newydd WNO, Blaze of Glory!Mae Michael yn ...

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, Michael explores this retitled and reimagined version of Shostakovich’s Cheryomushki. The cast of young singers also lend their voices to this episode, sharing their experiences of rehearsing for a full-scale production, which will be performed in Wales Millennium ...

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 Lighting and Sound Ian Jones. _Mae Lorna’n mynd y tu ôl i’r llenni i ddysgu mwy am fywydau aelodau adran dechnegol WNO ar daith. Mae’r gwesteion yn cynnwys Bethan Kelly a Stevie Haynes-Gould, Cynorthwywyr Gwisgoedd ar Daith, y Prif Yrrwr Daniel Sam...

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 Orchestra member Patrick King. -Mae Lorna Prichard yn codi cwr y llen ar fywyd perfformiwr ar daith wrth iddi archwilio sut mae bywyd ar daith wedi datblygu dros y blynyddoedd. Mae’r gwesteion yn cynnwys y Soprano Alexia Voulgaridou, aelod o Gorws WNO...

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 A Song for the Future, a collaborative project with Oasis Cardiff, in which WNO participants devised and performed an opera in response to their personal experiences. Bydd Gareth Jones yn archwilio comisiynau opera newydd, yn edrych yn ôl ar rai o weithiau gwreiddiol WNO...

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 also chats with Gareth about how he built on The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro to create his sequel Figaro Gets a Divorce.Bydd Gareth Jones yn cael cwmni'r adolygydd opera enwog, Rupert Christiansen, wrth iddo ymchwilio i hanes un o gymeriadau mwyaf diddorol opera, Figaro. Mae'r cyfarwyddwr David Poun...

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 recent production of Carmen that was reinterpreted for a post-‘me too’ era. Bydd Gareth Jones yn siarad â Clair Rowden, darlithydd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, a byddant yn archwilio sut mae Carmen wedi esblygu dros y blynyddoedd ers ei pherfformia...