Operatic Mezzo-Soprano. Mum/Dogmum. Wife/teammate/BFF to @JFCTenor. I make the best roast potatoes in the world. Represented by @ssartists
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ALT 'We are deeply disappointed and indeed shocked at the news that - after 35 years of staging remarkable opera across the length and breadth of Wales - the Arts Council has decided not to offer us multi-annual funding. Obviously, we will be considering our next steps over the coming weeks. This will, however, be a hammer blow for the young artists who gain invaluable career development opportunities from working with us, as well as to audiences in towns and rural communities who have few, if any opportunities to experience live opera. However, this decision has no direct impact on our exciting plans for the next few months which are fully funded. We look forward to welcoming audiences from Barmouth to Abergavenny and from Milford Haven to Bangor to our performances of Berlioz's 'Beatrice and Benedict' (from 13 October to 10 November) and of Macbeth in February and March 2024'. Gareth Williams Chair, Mid Wales Opera
ALT Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing holds her baton in one hand and has her other hand open in a gesture to the musicians in front of her. Prommers stand behind watching on.
ALT Mezzo soprano Felicity Buckland sings on stage holding the music stand in front of her. The conductor behind her has her back to us with her hands raised at the orchestra.
ALT Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing stands on a podium with both hands on her heart. Katie Derham looks at her smiling and clapping her hands. Ali Plumb also smiles. The musicians in the orchestra also smile and clap.
ALT The shot looks down from behind the audience in the gallery on the orchestra below on the stage. You can also see the audience in the distance below.
