Welsh National Opera Orchestra was formed in 1970. Since then, it has established itself as one of the finest orchestras in the UK, highly praised for its distinction in wide ranging operatic repertoire, as well as for its extremely varied concert work and portfolio of recordings. In addition to its substantial operatic remit for WNO, the Orchestra’s stature and reputation as a world-class ensemble is demonstrated by its distinguished involvement over the years in the St Davids’s Hall Cardiff Classical Concerts, the Welsh Proms, and as one of the two National orchestras from Wales featured in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.