Organization

Admin

Mid Wales Opera

Translator

Stage director (+4)

Richard Studer

Arranger (music)

Conductor (+3)

Jonathan Lyness

Stage director

Conductor

Tenor (+1)

Robyn Lyn Evans

Canio

Soprano (+1)

Elin Pritchard

Nedda

Baritone (+3)

Philip Smith

Tonio

Sam Marston

Peppe

Baritone (+4)

Johnny Herford

Silvio

Violinist

Elenid Owen

Violin

Cellist

Nicola Pearce

Cello

Clarinettist

Peryn Clement-Evans

Clarinet

Harpist

Elfair Grug

Harp

Piano

Borough Theatre

Dragon Theatre

Wyeside Arts Centre

Theatr Colwyn

St Andrew's Church

Taliesin Arts Centre

The Hafren

The Holroyd Community Theatre

Criccieth Memorial Hall

Neuadd Dyfi (Aberdovey)

Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Theatr Gwaun

SmallStages Tour Autumn 2024

Mid Wales Opera are back on tour this autumn with Leoncavallo’s legendary operatic thriller ‘Pagliacci’, or ‘Clowns’. Canio, the leader of a touring troupe of comedy actors, discovers that his wife Nedda is having an affair. But before finding out who it is, he must go on stage and perform the role of… a despairing husband whose wife is having an affair. The performance culminates with the terrifying blurring of reality between stage and real life witnessed by a terrified audience. Packed with sensational music, Pagliacci retains its cult status as the ultimate operatic ‘play-within-a-play’.

MWO’s new production features a cast of 5 singers and 5 musicians, with a new English translation by Richard Studer, and a new chamber arrangement by Jonathan Lyness. As previously with SmallStages, the opera forms just the first half of the evening. The second half will feature a newly created cabaret of popular and entertaining musical items featuring all singers and musicians for audiences to revel in and enjoy.

Fri 25 OctLudlow Assembly Rooms
Tues 29 OctTaliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
Wed 30 OctTheatr Gwaun, Fishguard
Fri 1 NovNeuadd Dyfi, Aberdovey
Tues 5 NovSt Andrew’s Church, Presteigne with Mid Border Arts
Thu 7 NovTheatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay
Fri 8 NovCriccieth Memorial Hall
Tues 12 NovHolroyd Community Theatre, Weston Rhyn
Thu 14 NovDragon Theatre, Barmouth
Fri 15 NovWyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells
Thu 21 NovBorough Theatre, Abergavenny
Fri 22 NovHafren, Newtown
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Duration:
First half 55 mins
Second half 40 mins

Music and Libretto Ruggero Leoncavallo
English Translation Richard Studer
Chamber Arrangement Jonathan Lyness

Director/Designer Richard Studer
Music Director Jonathan Lyness

 

Singers
Canio: Robyn Lyn Evans
Nedda: Elin Pritchard
Tonio: Philip Smith
Peppe: Sam Marston
Silvio: Johnny Herford

 

Instrumentalists
Violin: Elenid Owen
Cello: Nicola Pearce
Clarinet: Peryn Clement-Evans
Harp: Elfair Grug
Piano: Jonathan Lyness

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