The Swansea City Opera is a touring opera company founded in

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, Wales in May 2004. The company incorporates elements of Opera Box Limited, a touring opera company founded in 1989. Since its launch the opera has toured to 91 venues across the United Kingdom. The company places particular emphasis on touring within Wales, especially within

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areas where performances are given at subsidised cost. Swansea City Opera has fifty performers and performs its repertoire in three different versions depending on the size of the venue.Opera in Wales: companies
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. The company's repertoire has included: * Cosi fan tutte, * The Barber of Seville, * The Pearl Fishers, and *

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by Donizetti. The Swansea City Opera works in partnership with The Opera School Wales, a post-graduate training school based at the Adelina Patti Theatre, Powys, to train and develop young opera singers.

References

Swansea City Opera (official site)
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