Date: 3 – 5 April 2014

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PZ

Cost: Full price: £20. Under 18s, students, senior citizens: £18

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In 1954, Dylan Thomas caused a literary storm with his play for voices, Under Milk Wood. Sixty years on, Wales' leading opera composer, John Metcalf, creates a ground-breaking new opera and recreates Thomas' world of Llareggub - the town that went mad.

Under Milk Wood: an opera weaves together extraordinary poetic and comic language, contemporary and ancient instrumental music, recorded and live sound, as this 13-strong company of singers and multi-instrumentalists creates a feast for the ears.

Come and join old Captain Cat and his fellow villagers cradling their hopes and dreams in Llareggub. Anything can and will happen in this mythical village during the twenty four hours that have captured the imagination of millions worldwide.

As part of the Dylan Thomas 100 Festival, supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government, Under Milk Wood: an opera, will premiere at Taliesin Arts Centre on 3 April, before touring around Wales from 8 -15 April.

To book tickets, or for further information, call 01792 602060, or visit http://www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/undermilkwood  

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