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New Opera Brings 1936 RAF Penrhos Arson Attack to Life

The three-act work follows the 1936 protest by three Welsh nationalists and is on a national tour with a November 28 performance.

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A moment that changed Welsh history is being brought to life in a new opera composed by Gareth Glyn.

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New opera brings 1936 RAF Penrhos arson attack to life

A moment that changed Welsh history is being brought to life in a new opera composed by Gareth Glyn.

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Machynlleth-born composer brings Welsh history opera to Powys

Machynlleth-born composer Gareth Glyn's opera on the 1936 Penyberth protest comes to Brecon during a national tour.

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The men who burned an RAF base will each sing in his own accent: inside the casting of the Penyberth opera

The composer of Fflamau Penyberth matched each singer to the home turf of the man he plays, ahead of the opera's Taliesin date on 26 November. Gareth Glyn says he felt "a great responsibility to get it right".

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