“Blodwen”

NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, in a co-production with Rimrock Opera Foundation in Billings, premieres Joseph Parrr’s “Blodwen,” (the first Welsh opera) “yn Gymraeg!” [in Welsh]. This will be the first staged performance of “Blodwen” in the United States and the first American company to produce an opera sung in Welsh.
Following the pattern of Romantic Italian opera, “Blodwen” takes place in 14th century Wales and includes a wedding, lovers, dying heroes and a dramatic final twist. The opera’s stirring music shows composer Joseph Parry at his dramatic best: heroic and romantic solos, exciting ensembles, powerful choruses and, of course, the famous ‘Hywel a Blodwen’ love duet which remains popular as a concert item and is considered one of the highlights of amateur performances of the opera.