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28 August 25

A guide to Tosca

A huge golden dome featuring a fresco of Mary Magdalene hangs vertically above the stage. In semi-darkness, a bright light shines through a large hole in the dome's centre, where a young girl sits. The light illuminates a body in a bag on the floor downstage centre.
20 August 25

Staging Tosca

15 August 25

A Beginner’s Guide to WNO’s Autumn 2025 Season

The full cast of Candide stand on the steps of multiple adjoining staircases. Animated beams of light surround them as they sing.
04 August 25

Our favourite songs from Candide

30 July 25

Bringing opera to all with Opera Tutti

23 July 25

Tosca or Candide: which opera is for you?

16 July 25

The Bells! The Bells! Tosca through the WNO years

A group stand, reading a book bound in red
11 July 25

Five unexpected books turned operas

Two headshots of our new Associate Artists. Owain Rowlands is pictured on the left, smiling at the camera. Ross Fettes is shown on the right, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression, his chin resting on his fist. Both wear suit jackets.
02 July 25

Meet our WNO Associate Artists 2025/2026

25 June 25

The cornerstone of Western classical music: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

18 June 25

LGBTQ+ Icons with operatic influences

17 June 25

The music of our Sea Interludes project