Meet WNO
WNO employs over 250 people ranging from artists, craftspeople, technicians and administrators – all based at our state-of-the-art home, Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. At the heart of WNO sit our two full-time ensembles, WNO Chorus and WNO Orchestra, of world-class musicians.
Leadership Team
Staff Team
Administration
- Sharon HuntReceptionist
- Katie ShrubbExecutive PA
Artistic Administration
- Kate BaylisDirector of Artistic Administration
- Llinos BeasleyHead of Planning
- Megan NelsonHead of Casting & Chorus
- Alexandra ButlerCasting Department Officer
- Mercedes HarrisCasting & Associate Artist Officer
- Cherry BernsteinCompany Manager
- Caroline ChaneyStaff Director
Audiences
- Martina FraserHead of Marketing & Digital
- Rachel BowyerHead of Communications
- Susannah Atherton-JohnEditor & Publisher
- Jade HollandMarketing Manager
- Christina BlakemanPress Manager
- Naomi GriffithsDigital Marketing Communications Officer
Chorus, Orchestra & Music Management
- Russell MoretonHead of Music and Casting Advisor
- Stephen WoodDeputy Head of Music
- Frederick BrownChorus Master
- Matthew DownesHead of Orchestra
- Dave CollinsOrchestra Manager
- Catherine PorteusOrchestra Projects Producer
- Hywel EvansOrchestra Operations and Administration Officer.
- David AdamsLeader of the Orchestra
- Michael Clifton-ThompsonChorus Manager
- Georgina GovierSenior Music Librarian
- Catherine DuffyMusic Librarian
- Edmund WhiteheadMusic Staff Repetiteur
- Thomas KilbyMusic Department Technician
Development, Strategy & External Relations
- Sarah BoswellDirector of Development & External Relations
- Sally Ann BirdIndividual Giving Officer
- Kylie Jones-BellTrust Manager
- Isaac BarrowDevelopment Assistant
Finance
- Nadine HollowayInterim Head of Finance
- David WatkinsFinance Manager
- Mel JenkinsPayroll Assistant
People and Culture
- Sian MorrisActing Head of People and Transformation
- Kelly EvansSenior Health and Safety Manager and Wellbeing Lead
- Simon WhitbreadHR Advisor
- Heledd DaviesInterim Assistant HR Business Partner
- Keizack WilkinsPeople Operations Coordinator
- Rachael Mordecai-LamertonHealth and Safety Administrator
- Sabrina HarrisLead Chaperone & Child Licensing Co-ordinator
- Emily OwenChaperone
- Valarie WatkinsPayroll Manager
- Owain ElidirData Analyst
- Joanne WigganDigital Transformation Manager
Programmes and Engagement
- Emma FlatleyDirector of Programmes and Engagement
- April HeadeSenior Producer - Wellbeing
- Paula ScottYouth Opera Producer
- Sandra TaylorSouth West Hub Producer
- Rebeka PeakeSchools and Practitioner Manager
- Michael GrahamSmall Projects Producer
- Rhianwen Hallows Arts and Health Coordinator & Department Administrator
Technical
- Robert PagettHead of Production
- Grant BardenHead of Technical Production
- John Birch-HurstSenior Operations Technician
- Daniel SammonsTransport Manager CPC Holder | Lead Driver
- Daniel SaddingtonHead of Stage
- Stephen BlendellTechnical Show Manager
- Nick GibbonsTechnical Show Manager
- Anthony CoxSenior Technician
- Gabe WilliamsSenior Technician
- Lee TinnionFlying and Rigging Manager
- Ben JonesFlying and Rigging Supervisor
- Benjamin NaylorHead of Lighting, Sound & Video
- Owain DaviesLighting Manager
- Thomas RobertsLighting & AV Systems Manager
- Chris DaviesSenior AV Technician
- Mattia GiubassoSenior Lighting Technician
- Andrew WynneSenior Lighting Technician
- Rowan HowardSenior Stage Technician
- Jevon McKenna-JonesStage Technician
- Alasdair HeadConstruction Manager
- Katie Heath-Jones Senior Stage Manager
- Jenni PriceSenior Stage Manager
- Suzie ErithSenior Deputy Stage Manager
- Sophie SingletonSenior Assistant Stage Manager
- Ellie GendallAssistant Stage Manager
- Nathaniel JohnsonAssistant Stage Manager
- Siân PriceHead of Costume
- Jane WilliamsMen's Cutter
- Sue CrowleMilliner
- Eleanor BirdCostume Maker
- Eve Jones Costume Maker Ladies
- Emma Jane Weeks Costume Maker Men's
- Judith RussellTouring Wardrobe Manager
- Beth SimpsonTouring Wardrobe Technician
- Thomas-Huw HopkinsTouring Wardrobe Technician
- Sarah PadburyTouring Wardrobe Technician
- Siân McCabeHead of Wigs & Make-up
- Tigy TuckerDeputy Head of Wigs & Make-up
- Bethan JonesWigs & Make-up Technician
- Torben Schacht Head of Props
- Barbara LeithProps Technician
- Carter CordwellProp Maker
WNO Chorus
We are a full-time professional opera singers who, along with the WNO Orchestra, form the musical and artistic backbone of Welsh National Opera.
WNO Orchestra
With a reputation as one of the finest orchestras in the UK, we are one of two permanent, full-time ensembles at the heart of Welsh National Opera, alongside the WNO Chorus.
WNO Chorus
We are full-time professional opera singers who, along with the WNO Orchestra, form the musical and artistic backbone of one of the few large-scale opera companies in the UK. We play a significant role in the vast majority of WNO operatic performances, as well as other events throughout the year. From bohemians to bakers, duchesses to drunks, we play them all.
While we have a number of singers from other countries in our ranks, we are unmistakably and proudly a Welsh Chorus. When you come to a Welsh National Opera event – whether at home here in Wales Millennium Centre or on tour across England and Wales – you’ll experience a unique, live acoustic event which is never the same twice. We give our all every time we go on stage, singing as though our lives depend on it.
Sopranos
Mezzos
Helen Greenaway, Mezzo SopranoIt's good to be a member of a company with an international reputation but which also has a family feel.
Tenors
Basses
What's On
Opera, concerts, national touring productions, free events and exhibitions.
WNO Orchestra
WNO Orchestra has been delighting audiences, both nationally and internationally, for nearly 50 years. We are proud of being more than just an opera orchestra, and we love the variety of work we get to perform - from large-scale orchestral concerts at St David’s Hall with our Music Director, to chamber music without conductors - in venues and festivals across Wales, the UK and abroad.
We are passionate about the future of our artform, and are energised by working with young musicians and singers from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, the National Opera Studio, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
First Violin
Second Violin
Ann Jones
No.3 Second ViolinDonald McNaught
Tutti Second ViolinMarilyn Shewring
Tutti Second Violin
Viola
Dunia Ershova
Section Principal Viola
Stephen Lloyd
Tutti Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Woodwind
Brass
What's On
Opera, concerts, national touring productions, free events and exhibitions.
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Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors collectively oversees the Company's affairs, while meeting the appropriate interests of our stakeholders. Additional support comes from our Advisory Board.
WNO Friends
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