Strange goings on at the Royal Opera House.

[mopsus]

I donate to WNO, I don't want my name printed anywhere (not that it would be for a fiver a month) and I'm not specially keen on any additional benefits - other than perhaps the restoration of the visit to Bristol which has been dropped.

What is this visit to Bristol? They are touring all their productions there this season: http://www.wno.org.uk/venue/bristol-hippodrome. Or do you mean something else? Having somewhat modernist tastes, I've found that some of the WNO productions I've been most interested in haven't made it to the Bristol Hippodrome and I've had to go to Cardiff to catch them.

[french frank]

What is this visit to Bristol? They are touring all their productions there this season: http://www.wno.org.uk/venue/bristol-hippodrome. Or do you mean something else? Having somewhat modernist tastes, I've found that some of the WNO productions I've been most interested in haven't made it to the Bristol Hippodrome and I've had to go to Cardiff to catch them.

I mean there surely used to be three annual visits? That went downto one. The Spring one seems to have been restored (though I don't rate 'Chorus!' as much of an opera). And, as you say, we often don't get the really interesting ones like, most recently, Boulevard Solitude. [We often don't get the No 1 cast, either] But I shall still continue to give my £5 I think they're great and don't blame them for not being able to do more.

[jean]

At least you now have two visits, and you are getting the Rossini! Liverpool are stuck at one.

[mopsus]

Ah yes, I apologise - I have had a closer look at the website and we aren't getting the summer tour (including Pelléas) in Bristol.