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The Welsh National Opera (WNO) is a Welsh opera company based in Cardiff, Wales. It was founded in 1946 as the Welsh National Opera Company. The company's mission is to produce and perform opera, music theatre and dance throughout Wales and the UK, and to develop and nurture Welsh talent. The WNO performs at a variety of venues across Wales, including the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, the Birmingham Hippodrome and the Royal Opera House in London. The company also tours internationally, and has performed in countries such as the United States, Canada, China and Japan.

The WNO's repertoire includes a wide range of operas, from traditional classics such as Verdi's La traviata and Puccini's Madama Butterfly to contemporary works such as Philip Glass's Akhnaten and Mark-Anthony Turnage's Anna Nicole. The company also commissions new operas from Welsh composers, and has premiered works by composers such as Karl Jenkins, John Metcalf and Judith Weir. The WNO is committed to developing Welsh talent, and has a number of initiatives in place to support young singers, musicians and dancers. The company's youth opera company, WNO Youth Opera, provides young people with the opportunity to perform in fully staged operas. The WNO also has a number of outreach programmes, which aim to bring opera to new audiences. These programmes include the WNO's "Opera in Schools" programme, which works with schools across Wales to introduce young people to opera, and the WNO's "Opera in the Community" programme, which brings opera to communities that may not otherwise have access to it.

The WNO is a leading opera company in the UK, and is known for its high-quality productions and its commitment to developing Welsh talent. The company has won numerous awards, including the Royal Opera House's Audience Award for Best Opera Company in 2016 and the Welsh Music Guild's Award for Best Classical Music Performance in 2017.

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