, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (2)
Well, Welsh National Opera is a really interesting and well-publicised situation. I think I have to be quite sensitive in my comments in this committee, because I don't want to do anything that could undermine the … management and the quite intricate negotiations with the unions. I have had constant discussions with the Welsh National Opera and with Arts Council England. We did, actually, ACE and ourselves as ACW, assist the Welsh National Opera …
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (2)
… just like to make one point, though, in terms of the Welsh National Opera. I haven't seen this particular project that you refer to, personally, so I'm not going to comment on the content of that … seen it, so I won't answer any more. The one thing I will say about the Welsh National Opera, though, is that you need to consider our blend of funding. The Welsh National Opera is the highest …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwaith craffu blynyddol ar waith Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
… Cardiff and I was suffering with long COVID, I might benefit from the partnership with the Welsh National Opera, who are using singing to help to restore vocal cords and air and lung capacity and … suspects: who would have thought, as I said, that Cardiff health board would be partnering with the Welsh National Opera? Who would have thought that the Welsh National Opera would even bother thinking about what their role was …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru (3)
… joint general director and CEO, and the tagline was, 'Eich Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru'; that it's your Welsh National Opera. And I've been hugely inspired by the sorts of opera companies and the companies that Chris was … cultural diversity in Wales that is not being reflected, necessarily, at the moment—not just in Welsh National Opera, but in opera in general—and to really celebrate that. We'd love to balance the work that—Chris …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Craffu ar Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru - tymor yr hydref 2023
… think they have been difficult decisions. I think the Welsh National Opera is unique, in a sense. There are only two organisations in Wales that get funding from both ACE and us. They have an international remit … investment means that we can keep an eye on that and make sure that we have a Welsh National Opera that we’re proud of in terms of quality …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
… stand on the WNO is that it’s of national significance, it’s important to have the Welsh National Opera. I want to see opera thriving here. There is that process where they can apply. I encouraged them …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
… may just ask one question around some of our larger cultural and arts organisations, specifically the Welsh National Opera. I have been tagged on a number of social media posts by someone who’s campaigning on this—Elizabeth …
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru (3)
… tried to avoid the 'Give us more money' one, but I do think venerate what Welsh National Opera does—that's a really important thing. I was thinking: is there something structural that you can do about how …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru (3)
… with Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government in terms of—? You are, after all, the Welsh National Opera. We do have devolution here in Wales. We have a cultural strategy being developed. Are you looking …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru (3)
… the Welsh creative industries, because those people do go between working at the WMC and the Welsh National Opera. They train the next generation of artists who then go on to work for the BBC, to make films …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru (3)
… Opera North, which Chris has already mentioned, which are all fantastic companies, but this is the Welsh National Opera company. And I think that there is a bigger question here about the national confidence that comes from having …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru (3)
… classical music and opera specifically in Wales, given the cuts that, obviously, have been seen to Welsh National Opera and Mid Wales Opera, the ongoing pressures in St David's Hall, and what's happened with the Royal …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru (3)
… opera director and I am the incoming director and chief executive officer, jointly with Sarah Crabtree, of Welsh National Opera …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (2)
… the health of classical music and opera in Wales, given the cuts, of course, to the Welsh National Opera and Mid Wales Opera, the current closure of St David’s Hall in Cardiff, and the closure of the …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (2)
… the projection what Wales wants to put over to the world. When you compare that to the Welsh National Opera, which is offering such a good value for money, they're offering so much in terms of their …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (2)
… you had a bigger budget and all the money that you could have, you would give Welsh National Opera more money, wouldn't you …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Craffu ar waith y Gweinidogion: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ddiwylliant a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol
… that we've just been discussing. When you look at how much our health organisations—. For instance, Welsh National Opera, they work with health and well-being. I mentioned the WNO as a global export …
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Craffu ar waith y Gweinidogion: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ddiwylliant a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol
… see if there's any specific funding I can access there. You'll be aware of the Welsh National Opera challenges. I've had conversations with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language, because, again, they …
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, Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
… and Drama, the national library and Amgueddfa Cymru. And then there's obviously the other issues around Welsh National Opera. So, I think in terms of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice's response, which …
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, Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
… been presented with a 10,500-signature petition in order to safeguard and protect the Welsh National Opera. I'm just going to raise that—that this is here today. It's another very salient point in terms …
Yn Saesneg: does dim testun Cymraeg.