Sydney's rival. (Ear To The Ground).Rising rapidly on the shores of Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd) is the regeneration area created by the Cardiff Barrage which impounded two rivers (Taff and Ely) to form a new 500 acre freshwater lake around the former dockland area south of the city centre of Cardiff in south Wales. is 'Wales' answer to the Sydney Opera House'--the Millennium Centre. It will house the Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera (WNO) is a touring opera company founded in Cardiff, Wales in 1943. The WNO now tours Wales, the United Kingdom and the rest of the world extensively. Annually, it performs over 120 main scale operas. as well as the Diversions Dance Company of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. , the Hijinx Theatre in Education and several other national arts organizations. With its 1,800-seat auditorium and two studio theatres, it is already being described as an icon of Welsh culture. It is set to cost 104 million [pounds sterling] and will be clad at the front and sides in traditional Welsh slate. It is due to open in November 2004. The newly-appointed Chief Executive is Australian Judith Isherwood, formerly Director of Performing Arts and Acting Chief Executive at, yes, the Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House Performing-arts centre on the harbour in Sydney, Australia. Its dynamic, imaginative design by Danish architect Jørn Utzon (b. 1918) won a competition in 1957 and brought Utzon international fame. . |
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