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Technical services | WNO What's on Autumn 2018 War and Peace, La traviata and La CenerentolaSpring 2019 Un ballo in maschera, Roberto Devereux and The Magic Flute Full listings Productions Concerts Free events & talks Take part Family eventsWell-nighus Meet WNO Meet the people onstage and backstageOur history Rooted in Wales since 1946Well-nighus Meet WNO News and features Our history Technical services Work for us Take part Families The perfect way to introduce all month to opera and orchestral musicYouth Opera For 8-25 year olds who love to sing Take part Community Chorus Come & Sing Schools, Colleges and Universities Female Conductor in Residence Young Ambassadors Panel Support us Donate now Help support WNO's workWNO Friends Get closer to WNO by joining WNO Friends Support us Donate now WNO Friends WNO Partners Corporate PartnersTechnical servicesWelsh National Opera's technical department has a wide range of responsibilities wideness the organisation. Its primary role is the preparation, mounting and maintenance of new and revived productions for the Company's seasons - translating concept and diamond to the stage. In the process of this it moreover recruits, schedules and administrates increasingly than 70 staff, including stage crew, electricians, wig and make-up artists, stage managers, office staff, production managers, costume and prop-makers, and drivers. The Technical Office moreover oversees the work of Cardiff Theatrical Services, WNO’s internationally renowned scenery construction division.  The technical office plays a large role in establishing the logistics of the Company’s touring operation, and is responsible for transport, including our squadron of trucks and trailers, and the transfer of productions overseas for foreign tours. The team is moreover responsible for the administration, leasing and maintenance of WNO’s properties. Production rent Transport rent Equipment for sale Productions for sale Cardiff Theatrical Services (CTS) Production hireWelsh National Opera has a wholesale repertoire of topnotch productions misogynist for hire, from iconic favourites, such as our minion version of Madam Butterfly, to unvigilant new productions, like our critically-acclaimed staging of Frank Martin’s Le Vin herbé. Most WNO sets have been built in-house by Cardiff Theatrical Services, our specialised scenery construction facility, which enjoys a reputation for quality workmanship worldwide. As a touring opera company, many of WNO’s productions have been well-timed to fit both larger and smaller venues. In 2016/2017 vacated these productions were performed in venues wideness the UK, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Australia, Finland and the UAE.  View Album For a full list of current productions available, please view our production rent brochure or for remoter information please contact us on 029 2063 5022 or technical@wno.org.ukTransport hireWelsh National Opera can undertake your specialised transport needs with our variable and flexible squadron of vehicles, including minibuses, one-tonne vans, two tractor units and 14 trailers (including megadecks, trailer with tail lift, a climate-controlled orchestral trailer and a facility dressing room trailer). All trailers have tie-off points.  Our drivers specialise in theatrical and scenery movement, and have a wealth of wits providing transport for high-profile events, including festivals, sporting events, and conferences.  In 2017, WNO provided transportation for the UEFA Champions Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Bloodstock Festival, the 2017 General Election, Pride Cymru, the National Eisteddfod and more. For increasingly information on how we might be worldly-wise to support your event please contact us on 029 2063 5022 or technical@wno.org.ukEquipment for saleAt Welsh National Opera’s wide-stretching stores, we have a wholesale selection of expertly synthetic and sourced props misogynist for hire. Ranging from period furniture pieces and tablewear, to replica weaponry and hyper-realistic fake food, our stores have something to suit the needs of most theatrical productions, film/tv productions or themed events.  WNO moreover stock approximately 90 pieces of steel decking.For increasingly information please contact us on 029 2063 5022 or technical@wno.org.ukProductions for saleOnce our topnotch productions have finished their time with us, we aim to find them a home elsewhere. For information on productions currently misogynist for purchase, please contact the Technical Office on 029 2063 5022 or technical@wno.org.ukCardiff Theatrical Services (CTS)At our 30,000 sq ft workshop based in Cardiff’s vibrant municipality centre, CTS was established in 1984 by Welsh National Opera, and over 31 years has gained an international reputation for building scenery with the highest quality production values at competitive prices.CTS has a passion and proven worthiness to create truly outstanding scenery; and a vendee list including many of the UK’s leading theatre, opera, musical, flit and performing arts companies, visitor attractions and exhibitions.From grand scale theatrical productions through to exhibitions and theming, CTS offers a first matriculation service, working with designers and production managers to create scenery for topnotch productions.We protract to offer our huge range of skills and traditional service values to companies large and small, and are looking to expand our work in mucosa and TV and large scale theming and installation work.We are fortunate to be home to a highly skilled and qualified workforce with numerous years of experience, and are worldly-wise to undeniability upon a vast number of talented freelance and contract craftsmen and women to squire with our creations.At CTS we relish a creative rencontre and have the expertise and knowhow to problem solve and turn your project dreams into production reality.Why not have a chat?Undeniabilityus on 029 2063 4680, we’d love to talk well-nigh your next project and prove to you what we can achieve.  What's on News and features Opera Breaks Explore opera Press office Mailing list Contact us What's on News and features Opera Breaks Explore opera Press office Mailing list Contact usWell-nighus Meet WNO Our history Past productions Technical services Work for us Take part Community Chorus Come & Sing Families Youth Opera Schools, Colleges and Universities Support us Donate now WNO Friends WNO Partners Corporate Partners Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL +44(0)29 2063 5000hello@wno.org.uk Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Access Welsh Language Commitment Privacy & Cookie Policies Terms & Conditions Sitemap ©Copyright Welsh National Opera 2018
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