Huge excitement at @WNOtweet this morning, just before the sitzprobe of the wonderful new opera The Blaze of Glory!! You have to see this fantastic show staring Rebecca Evans and Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts 🌟🌟 #blazeofglory #welshnationalopera

Join Alice this summer as she and an array of fabulous friends navigate a weird and wonderful world in Will Todd’s eclectic mix of jazz, musical theatre and opera. Get a flavour of what to expect here: youtube.com/playlist?list=… #IfOpera23

Backstage has been busy…It’s almost showtime. The Donald Gordon Theatre Wales Millennium Centre was alive with the sound of rich #Welsh harmonies yesterday in our dress rehearsal for Blaze of Glory!, ahead of opening night tomorrow. Last-minute tickets 👉 wno.org.uk/blaze #WNOblaze

Bravo Osian Bowen for stepping in to sing Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with a moments notice last night! #SOIltrittico 📷: Rebecca Meltzer

Meet the Carmen cast. DALE HARRIS has sung several roles for Stanley Opera, including Malcolm in Macbeth and Spoletta in Tosca. He has appeared several times with the Royal Shakespeare Company, most recently in The Comedy of Errors in Stratford and London. concordiatheatre.co.uk/event/carmen

Camilla with her 1st and 2nd covers 🚬

Thrilled to have made my @WNOtweet debut last night as Blodwen 🎶

Great to have City of London Sinfonia (CLS) back at Opera Holland Park - first sitzprobe of the year. #OHPRigoletto. Photo taken just before the start of the rehearsal. Delayed posting it as I forgot about it - as EVERYONE is sounding SUBLIME.

Not everyone by a long way, but a lot of the team that brought Hansel & Gretel to the stage Opera Holland Park last night - backstage straight after a triumphant curtain call. Charlotte Badham Meeta Raval @PaulCareyJones Eleanor Dennis Charlotte Bowden John Wilkie Karin Hendrickson

We are absolutely thrilled to be nominated for Achievement in Opera in the @UK_Theatre Awards 2023 for our new opera, Blaze of Glory!🎉 Good luck to our friends Glyndebourne and Opera North who have also been nominated in this category. #UKTAwards #WNOblaze

We’re thrilled to be at the International Opera Awards today!🎉 We’ve been nominated in the World Premiere of the Year category for our opera, Blaze of Glory!. Good luck to everyone else nominated. Tune in at 6pm to watch here👉youtube.com/live/LY3VKFw8V… The Opera Awards #WNOblaze

A generous and spontaneous standing ovation for the performance of Handel’s Messiah here St Mary's Priory Church last night by Academia Musica of Hereford, St Mary's Priory Church choir, superb soloists and orchestra. Bravo! Thank you all.

‘One of the most moving operas of the year’. We’re delighted that The Stage have listed Blaze of Glory! as one of the Top 50 Shows of 2023, crediting Rebecca Evans and Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts as ‘unforgettable standouts.’ #WNOblaze

“We must keep our theatres, music venues and libraries open. They are not luxuries.” Michael Cashman (@mcashmanCBE) said that the arts have a transformational impact on people's lives, and "speak of the kind of civilised, open country that we are – or could become".

Tonight's the night! Puccini's Messa di Gloria opens for one night at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square. We are sold out, but do get in touch with the Box Office for any returns.

With the arrival of Taylor Swift's new album and our approaching production of Il trittico... ...there’s no better time to ponder the parallels between #TaylorSwift and #Puccini 🎶 Ready to explore their storytelling skills? 👇 gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/opin… #WNOtrittico #TTPD

This week in Amuse-bouches... See our full cast lists and synopses for four magnificent operas, and meet a real-life cantinière. See this week's Amuse-bouches: ow.ly/mfZn50RC2Oc

Our five-star production of Il trittico is back at @thecentre tomorrow until 5 October 🎉 Get ready to dive into some of #Puccini’s most heart-wrenching music in this emotional rollercoaster of a love triangle, a tragedy and a black comedy. 🎟️ On sale now. #WNOtrittico

★★★★★ Review: Il Trittico – Striking production of Puccini’s triptych Wales Millennium Centre 👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/il-tri…

Experience the magic of opera in Swansea this Saturday at our family-friendly event, Play Opera LIVE. buff.ly/4iefj3O #WNOplayopera #WNOontour #stdavidsday #dayoutwiththekids #kidsdayout #familydaysoutwithkids #thingstodowiththekids