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Taliesin Arts Centre in co-production with Le Chien qui chante (Montreal) & Companion Star (New York) and in association with Welsh National Opera presents the world premiere of Under Milk Wood: an opera, based on the original play for voices by Dylan Thomas.
Date: 3 – 5 April 2014
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
Cost: Full price: £20. Under 18s, students, senior citizens: £18
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In 1954, Dylan Thomas caused a literary storm with his play for voices, Under Milk Wood. Sixty years on, Wales' leading opera composer, John Metcalf, creates a ground-breaking new opera and recreates Thomas' world of Llareggub - the town that went mad.
Under Milk Wood: an opera weaves together extraordinary poetic and comic language, contemporary and ancient instrumental music, recorded and live sound, as this 13-strong company of singers and multi-instrumentalists creates a feast for the ears.
Come and join old Captain Cat and his fellow villagers cradling their hopes and dreams in Llareggub. Anything can and will happen in this mythical village during the twenty four hours that have captured the imagination of millions worldwide.
As part of the Dylan Thomas 100 Festival, supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government, Under Milk Wood: an opera, will premiere at Taliesin Arts Centre on 3 April, before touring around Wales from 8 -15 April.
To book tickets, or for further information, call 01792 602060, or visit http://www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/undermilkwood
For regular updates on Under Milk Wood: an opera, follow @milkwoodopera on Twitter.
- Wednesday 12 March 2014 00.00 GMT
- Friday 28 March 2014 10.40 GMT
- Swansea University, Tel: 01792 513454