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9 June 2022

VIOLET: a timely opera triumph for 40 years

of Music Theatre Wales

Anna Dennis, Violet Premiere at Aldeburgh Festival 2022 - credit: Marc Brenner

Music Theatre Wales celebrates its big 40th birthday this year, and I’ve been
thinking back on some of the productions: the good and the bad, the brilliant and

forgettable. Cardiff’s little opera sibling can throw its own weight around, even