Music Theatre Wales

Biography

Music Theatre Wales (MTW) is a touring contemporary opera company, based in Cardiff, Wales. MTW performs newly commissioned works, alongside existing pieces from the recent past which are either neglected or have been unseen in the UK. Works are toured across the UK and internationally. Over its 22-year history MTW has performed almost 30 productions and 14 world premieres.

Channel description

Music Theatre Wales exists to breathe new life into opera and music theatre as contemporary forms of artistic expression. Based in Wales, we are changing the way opera is made and perceived, by addressing who makes it, by reaching out to new and more diverse audiences, and by creating new work that responds to and reflects society: Giving opera a new voice and new ownership; celebrating opera as a multidisciplinary form.

Mae Music Theatre Wales yn bodoli er mwyn anadlu bywyd newydd i mewn i opera a theatr gerddoriaeth fel ffurfiau cyfoes o fynegiant artistig: adrodd straeon drwy gyfrwng cerddoriaeth. A ninnau wedi ein lleoli yng Nghymru, rydym yn newid y ffordd mae opera’n cael ei gwneud a’i dirnad, a hynny trwy fynd i’r afael â’r rhai sy’n ei chreu, gan estyn allan i gynulleidfaoedd newydd a mwy amrywiol, a thrwy greu gwaith newydd sy’n ymateb i’r gymdeithas ac yn ei hadlewyrchu: rhoi llais newydd a pherchnogaeth newydd i opera; dathlu opera fel ffurf amlddisgyblaethol.

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• 01 67 The Trials of Dhegdheer – a community opera / opera gymunedol May 28, 2026
• 02 151 Renell Shaw & Joe Nickolls on Yasuke | British Museum Samurai Exhibition Apr 21, 2026
• 03 42 Opera Celf Stryd yng Nghasnewydd | Street Art Opera in Newport - Newport Live Act Fringe 2026 Mar 24, 2026
• 04 212 Ar Waith: Opera Newydd gan Renell Shaw / In the Making: New Opera by Renell Shaw Jan 22, 2026
• 05 19 Ein Cân, Ein Stori / Our Music, Our Story Nov 6, 2025