That said, Naomi Dawson’s set avoids any barnacled naturalism. Ropes, ladders and trapdoors hint at shipboard scenes rather than mimic them, while Robert Price’s effective mood-creating lighting does ...
The night before The Flying Dutchman premiered at Wales Millennium Centre, I stood on the same stage – on the same set – as Welsh National Opera (WNO) celebrated its 80th birthday with song, drink, ...