Al Wasl Opera
Unlike Butterfly, no yellow face concerns for WNO at Expo Dubai 2020
A troupe of mainly British singers are off to the desert sunshine for Welsh National Opera’s collaboration with the United Arab Emirates on Al Wasl Opera, part of Expo 2020 Dubai. While in the UK and other countries producing theatres continue to be careful about ethnic casting, there are no such concerns with this production. The…
Welsh National Opera team up with Expo 2020 Dubai UEA from October 2021 to March 2022
Expo 2020 Dubai has commissioned the first Emirati opera produced in collaboration with Welsh National Opera to celebrate the United Arab Emirates, as part of Expo 2020 Dubai UEA which runs from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Al Wasl Opera will be sung in English and Arabic and push the message of the…