SmallStages Autumn Tour 2026
Mid Wales Opera Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi

Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini’s brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.

Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini’s brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.

OpenStages 2026

Mid Wales Opera (MWO) celebrated a resounding success with its OpenStages 2026 project last weekend, culminating in two fully staged performances of Dido and Aeneas at Brecon Cathedral on Saturday 11 April, alongside a special Musical Soirée at Hay Castle on Thursday 9 April…

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OpenStages Project 2026 Captivates Sold-Out Audiences Across Brecon and Hay

A Standout Success for Mid Wales Opera

Mid Wales Opera (MWO) celebrated a resounding success with its OpenStages 2026 project last weekend, culminating in two fully staged performances of Dido and Aeneas at Brecon Cathedral on Saturday 11 April, alongside a special Musical Soirée at Hay Castle on Thursday 9 April…

 

more about Dido & Aeneas

 

Keep Mid Wales Opera on the Road

Thanks to the enormous outpouring of love – and money! – from our friends and supporters, and from opera lovers across the country – and a hugely important grant from Powys County Council’s Shared Prosperity Fund allocation, we are now actively developing our artistic plans for the next two years.

dido & aeneas 2026

Dido & Aeneas Spring 2026


“Under the characteristically assured musical direction of Jonathan Lyness and the deft, intelligent staging of Richard Studer, the result was remarkable for its clarity, polish and emotional truth… More importantly, what emerged felt fresh, generous and vividly alive…”

Mike Smith, Arts Scene in Wales – read the full review

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Opera For Everyone

Mid Wales Opera crafts and performs fully-staged and intimate touring opera productions at venues across Wales & beyond. We are passionate about opera, taking inspiring productions into theatres and spaces where live opera is rarely seen and bringing it to new audiences. We are committed to nurturing, challenging and encouraging young and fresh talent by casting half or more of our performers from those who have recently graduated or are under thirty years old.

Mid Wales Opera’s work in 2026-7 is supported by

Colwinston Charitable Trust, Laidlaw Opera Trust, Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity, Community Foundation Wales (Powys Church Act Fund), Arts Council Wales/Lottery Funded/Welsh Government, Darkley Trust, Mid Wales Music Trust and Ffonic and our many individual donors – thank you!

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