PROTEST #SaveOurWNO 🎶
Tuesday, 21st May at 1pm
Senedd, Cardiff Bay

An invitation from the #Orchestra & #Chorus of Welsh National Opera to join in song next week. Please share &let’s show the Welsh Government & GOV.UK the strength of feeling against dismantling #Wales ’s opera company.

Equity will not accept compulsory redundancies of chorus members at WNO.

Read our full response to Welsh National Opera’s proposals to change chorus contracts that would result in a pay cut and undermine job security 👉
equity.org.uk/news/2024/equi…

Funding cuts imposed by England are putting the global status of Wales as the “land of song” at risk.

thestage.co.uk/news/michael-s…

Read the full statement by Elizabeth Atherton which has been signed by 176 arts figures here x.com/elizathertonso…

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Important and powerful piece by the amazing Elizabeth Atherton. I still can’t quite believe how the Arts have collapsed in this country. Time to fight back!

“The arts sector is not just a ‘nice to have’ for society; live music, theatre, dance and other cultural experiences are part of what makes life worth living.” Too right, Naomi Pohl. And that’s why we must #SaveWNO . Lesley Griffiths Lucy Frazer

bigissue.com/opinion/northe…

My #Clematis has put in an appearance. What a beauty!

#Flowers #Gardening #FlowerHunting #Clematis Thursday

A rather long thread.

Last night, when we heard the news of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw cancelling two concerts of the Jerusalem Quartet due to the current geopolitical situation, we were shocked. I texted my friend Danny Driver דני דרייבר and within about 20 minutes we got this going:

Please sign this. Music is Wales is being destroyed.

I truly hope that the passion Thangam Debbonaire holds for #Opera can translate into serious conversations with Vaughan Gething 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & Lesley Griffiths & bi-national collaboration with Lucy Frazer into how Welsh National Opera can be saved. Looking forward to hearing from you, Thangam! 🙏🏻 #SaveWNO