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Mumford and Sons: ‘Dust and Thunder’


THE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 20 2017


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Fishguard native brings back opera and ballet Mumford and Sons coming to your town


Season opener: The Royal Opera’s production of Verdi’s tragic masterpiece ‘Il Trovatore’


THANKS to a man from


Fishguard, who is now living in New York City, Theatr Gwaun will be hosting world class opera and ballet in North Pembrokeshire. Alun Davies was born and brought


up in Fishguard and although he now lives in New York, his heart has always remained in Pembrokeshire. After visiting Theatr Gwaun last


year, he provided a most generous gift – to enable Theatr Gwaun to live stream opera and ballet from the Royal Opera House. This is a fantastic addition to their programme and, Alun hopes, a way of introducing young people to the thrill of these


spellbinding productions. Theatr Gwaun will be also be


making the most of the opportunity afforded by live satellite technology to show opera from the most prestigious venues in Europe, and will be collaborating with the Fishguard International Music Festival to show Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci from Salzburg on August 1. Gillian Green, Co-Artistic


Director of Fishguard International Music Festival, said: “This is very exciting and we are so grateful to Alun Davies for his kind generosity in enabling screenings of opera to take place in his hometown. We very much


Alun Davies: CINEMAS and theatres across Gifted Theatr Gwaun with opera and ballet


look forward to working with Theatr Gwaun on this new venture.” The season will begin with The


Royal Opera’s production of Verdi’s tragic masterpiece ‘Il Trovatore’ live via Satellite on Tuesday, January 31 at 7.15pm. ‘Il Trovatore’ tells the tale of star-


crossed lovers Manrico and Leonora, who are intertwined with the fate of the Manrico’s mother, the gypsy Azucena, who is seeking vengeance for the murder of her own mother by the di Luna family. This harrowing tale of love,


revenge and war is full of spine- tingling arias and powerful chorus numbers, including the world-famous ‘Anvil Chorus’. This will be the first revival of


German director David Bösch’s production, which received critical acclaim for its debut in June 2016, starring both Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutounian as Leonora, American tenor Gregory Kunde as Manrico from the original production, and Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Count di Luna. The season continues with the The


Royal Ballet’s extraordinary critically- acclaimed three-act ballet Wolf Works, inspired by the writings of modernist icon Virginia Woolf, screened live on Wednesday, February 8. The vision of Wayne McGregor,


resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet, it captivated audiences with the production’s startling and deeply moving meditation on the 20th century literary genius. For more information and to book


tickets, visit www.theatrgwaun.com and www.roh.org.uk/cinema.


Wales will be treated to a concert from Mumford and Sons in their own towns at the end of the month. London band Mumford and Sons


have released a new live concert film, which documents two days and nights writing and recording entirely new material with some close musical friends. Set in the magnificent beauty


of the Pretorian outback, ‘Dust And Thunder’ documents the meeting of a British band in huge demand with a country extremely excited to welcome them.


Having never previously toured


there, the band originally intended to announce only a handful of small shows, in association with Gentlemen of the Road – 85,000 ticket sales later and they were embarking on more than just a little adventure. Overnight, it had become a full-blown phenomenon and it was all hands on deck to prepare the venue for the swelling crowd. ‘Dust And Thunder’ gets to the


very heart of this band’s very special connection with their fans and you will be able to hear songs from their newest


album as well as old favourites. Mumford and Sons said: "This


was one of the most exciting shows we played on the Wilder Mind tour. We had just spent the preceding couple of days in a studio in Johannesburg with Baaba Maal, The Very Best and Beatenberg so we couldn't help but get everyone out on stage to play a few of the songs we'd just written. “It was also our first time playing


in South Africa and we never could have anticipated such a welcome. This show marks a really exciting time in the journey we have taken as band. A journey fuelled by a desire to explore the world and the connection between the communities of musicians who continue to make it feel like a smaller and smaller place.” Directed by celebrated British


director Dick Carruthers, whose acclaimed work with the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Oasis (the double BAFTA nominated There and Then) has placed him as one of the world’s best live cinematographers, 'Dust And Thunder' is a truly spectacular concert film that may well go down as Mumford and Sons’ finest.


Mystery novel author to visit Haverfordwest THE AUTHOR of the latest


mystery and suspense novel to emerge from West Wales, ‘The Man Behind the Glass’, will be visiting Haverfordwest to conduct a book signing on Saturday, January 28. Greg Howes, a local author


and genealogist of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, will be signing copies of his Victorian Gothic thriller from 10am–2pm in WHSmith, on Haverfordwest's riverside. ‘The Man Behind the Glass’


follows main character Septimus Blackwood, a Victorian photographer, as he embarks on a quest to capture life and cheat death through the medium of photography. Set in London’s East End in the


year 1860, Septimus races against time to discover his family’s long


lost legacy buried deep amongst the forgotten rivers and cellars of old London. Unbeknown to him, however, a mysterious woman looks on.


Taking the reader on an emotional


journey and into a world of intrigue, suspense and the supernatural, ‘The Man Behind the Glass’ would appear a fitting item on the bucket list of any thriller-enthusiast. Aside from his novel-writing,


Greg has worked as a researcher and presenter on family history programmes such as BBC Wales’ 'Coming Home', where he worked with Paul Daniels, Pam Ferris and Michael York, to name but a few. He has also taught family history


and featured on national and local radio stations.


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