Simon Buttle
@SCButtle
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Opera Singer, Chorister, Half of Volante Opera Productions
Cardiff
Joined May 2013
RT @OperaVolante: Here’s a link to an interview we did with Tolkien Collector's Guide’s OnThe Trail and Trotter about Paul Corfield Godfrey….
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: “That’s not an opera orchestra, it’s a bandstand. Will no-one fight to save it?”. I spent a year of my life fighting t….
slippedisc.com
An insider tells us that the WNO orchestra...
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: A whole year ago. ⬇️. I guess I should be relieved that for now the company is still full time & my efforts to get the….
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RT @theoneringnet: Excited to share that @OperaVolante 's recording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's Lord of the Rings epic scenes is available….
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RT @tolkienthoughts: The direct link to pre-order the 15-CD album (set to release in September) is here:
volanteopera.wales
Deluxe 15 CD Digibook of our Complete Demo Recording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's Musical Chapters from The Lord of the Rings after the mythology of JRR Tolkien. This recording contains 14 CDs of the...
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RT @tolkienthoughts: The 17-hours Lord of the Rings opera from Paul Corfield Godfrey & @OperaVolante is now available for pre-order! https:….
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: Couldn’t agree more. The lack of national support from both @GOVUK and @WelshGovernment and their failure to act to re….
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: If @ace_national were really so keen to genuinely get art 2 the regions, perhaps @HENLEYDARREN might care to explain w….
theguardian.com
Darren Henley says regional arts leaders do not have same newspaper coverage as those in the capital
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: As the agreement until autumn 2026 between orchestra & management of WNO is touted as a success, 3 more chorus members….
equity.eaction.org.uk
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RT @practisepals: Whilst the orchestra have reached agreement with the management of WNO, we need to carry on supporting our colleagues in….
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: @KJOfficialFanP2 This only stands until autumn 2026 and the chorus are currently going through a compulsory redundancy….
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: Productions such as #PeterGrimes will basically be a thing of the past. They will become occasional events, necessitat….
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: @VikingOfB @JackSargeantAM @WelshNatOpera Productions such as Grimes will basically be a thing of the past. They will….
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RT @NomadKreativ: @ElizAthertonSop @Lab4IndyWales @JackSargeantAM @WelshNatOpera @MarkDrakeford Heartbreaking to see WNO in crisis. Opera i….
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: “Passing an enormous scrap heap on the way into Cardiff on Saturday night felt like witnessing the funeral pyre of a n….
thecritic.co.uk
There was thunderous applause at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre on Saturday night. It followed well-deserved ovations for the cast of, and production team behind, an outstanding performance of Benjamin…
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RT @EquitySingers: Support #WNO #Chorus - please write to WNO's directors and urge them to reconsider their current plans to reduce the ful….
equity.eaction.org.uk
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: “The picture in #Wales is bleak.”. This lady @KathJenkins gets it. Why won’t our government? @PrifWeinidog @JackSargea….
itv.com
In an exclusive interview with ITV News, the mezzo-soprano said she worries Welsh children are being denied a key part of their identity. | ITV National News
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RT @ElizAthertonSop: If @WelshNatOpera has indeed been given a 3.5% uplift by @Arts_Wales_ this year it’s obviously welcome, but a drop in….
artsprofessional.co.uk
Arts organisations that receive multi-year support from Arts Council Wales (ACW) will receive an additional 3.5% in funding for the current financial year (2025/26), it has been announced. The boost...
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