Backstage at the opera

As a rule I prefer not to use acronyms, but the Wales Millennium Centre is such a cumbersome name that perhaps WMC is preferable. Still, it is an attractive building with far more to it than you realise. The weekend of 24/25 November is you can explore further, as they are having an open weekend, your chance to get to see what happens back stage and in other nooks and crannies of the building. There are performances in the Weston Studio including children's shows, a circus aerial workshop and a drama workshop, events in the BBC's Hoddinott Hall with a free performance from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and a 'try out an instrument' workshop. There is a youth opera workshop in the WNO's Orchestra Hall and throughout the day there are performances on the main stage. Further information from the Wales Milennium Centre website.