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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will be attending the opening night of Welsh National Opera\u2019s new production of Wagner\u2019s Lohengrin<\/i> on Thursday 23 May 2013.\u00a0 This year marks the 200th<\/sup> anniversary of the German composer\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n The Prince of Wales is WNO\u2019s Patron and regularly enjoys Wagner\u2019s operas.\u00a0 The last performance he attended at Wales Millennium Centre was WNO\u2019s award winning production of Die Meistersinger von N\u00fcrnberg<\/i> in 2010.\u00a0 Last year The Prince hosted a gala evening for WNO at Buckingham Palace where the WNO Chorus performed a Wagner programme for guests who had supported the Company\u2019s work.<\/p>\n WNO Music Director Lothar Koenigs said: “We are thrilled and honoured that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is able to attend the opening night of our new production of Lohengrin in Cardiff. \u00a0The performances of Lohengrin this season will not only celebrate Wagner\u2019s bicentenary year but will also be the first time in 50 years for WNO audiences to see this masterpiece. I would especially like to thank the Lohengrin syndicate for their generous financial support enabling us to present this production \u2013we are truly grateful.\u201d <\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Members of WNO\u2019s Singing Club who greeted guests at Buckingham Palace last year will welcome The Prince as he arrives at the Wales Millennium Centre on 23 May.\u00a0 Members of Singing Club are aged between 10 and 14 years old and meet every Saturday morning to learn singing techniques as well as drama skills.\u00a0 Club members regularly appear in main-scale WNO operas which call for children\u2019s roles.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the performance The Prince will go on stage to meet members of the Welsh National Opera Company, Chorus and Orchestra, as well as cast and crew.\u00a0 He will also meet members of the WNO Lohengrin Syndicate and Gala guests who have helped support this production.<\/p>\n WNO is commemorating Wagner\u2019s bicentenary with this new production of Lohengrin <\/i>directed and designed by Antony McDonald and conducted by WNO\u2019s Music Director Lothar Koenigs.\u00a0 The British staged premi\u00e8re of Jonathan Harvey\u2019s Wagner\u2019s Dream <\/i>will also form part of WNO\u2019s summer season in Cardiff and Birmingham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will be attending the opening night of Welsh National Opera\u2019s new production of Wagner\u2019s Lohengrin on Thursday 23 May 2013.\u00a0 This year marks the 200th anniversary of the German composer\u2019s birth. The … Continue reading