Funding cuts have left Welsh National Opera (WNO) in a financial hole, with its musicians facing the prospect of pay cuts and redundancies. The story of the organization’s plight is long and complicated, but a key moment occurred in November 2022, when WNO’s Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organization funding was cut by 35 percent, meaning a reduction of more than £2 million a year.


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Hugh Morris is a freelance writer and editor based in London.