Welsh National Opera - Blaze of Glory! - Destination Milton Keynes
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Welsh National Opera – Blaze of Glory!

Start Date: 22/04/2023

End Date: 22/04/2023

Start Time: 3:00 pm

End Time: 5:00 pm

Cost of Entry: Tickets from £13

Milton Keynes Theatre

Milton Keynes Theatre 500 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 3NZ, GB

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Cymru, coal and choral singing...

Set in a 1950s Welsh Valleys’ community Blaze of Glory! follows the fortunes of a small group of miners who embark upon a musical escapade by reforming their Male Voice Choir to raise spirits following a mining disaster.

Led by their heroic Chorus Master and supported by the strong-willed women who stand by them, the men embark on a series of adventures: they kidnap a yodeller, take part in the historic trans-Atlantic link-up with Paul Robeson and blaze a trail to the Eisteddfodau and beyond.

Blaze of Glory! celebrates the Land of Song and how community spirit can triumph over adversity. Traditional Welsh harmonies blend with the a cappella sounds of the 1950s, operetta, gospel and big band as our intrepid band of gleemen Lindy Hop their way to glory. Join our men in blazers, for a feel-good performance which will make your heart sing.

Sung in English, with surtitles in Welsh and English