{"id":84629,"date":"2024-11-22T15:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=84629"},"modified":"2024-11-23T13:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T13:02:17","slug":"welsh-national-opera-singers-face-job-cuts-as-government-slashes-arts-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/welsh-national-opera-singers-face-job-cuts-as-government-slashes-arts-funding","title":{"rendered":"Welsh National Opera faces job cuts as government slashes arts funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opera management&#8217;s plan to lay off one-third chorus members and reduce pay by 15% is facing stiff resistance from singers.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-members-protest-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chorus singers at Welsh National Opera have threatened to go on strike over proposed job cuts and pay cuts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A third of the chorus singers in the Welsh National Opera (WNO) are expected to lose their jobs as funding cuts batter the 80-year-old institution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 30-strong chorus has taken industrial action and threatened to go on strike against proposals to reduce their number, cut their pay by 15% and fewer contracted hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am a mother of three, living a very basic lifestyle. These cuts will put me just above minimum wage and this is unsustainable for me and my children,\u201d said soprano Claire Hampton who is also a workplace representative for trade union Equity. \u201cWith few opportunities here in Wales to transfer my skill set it could force me out of my home and possibly out of the sector.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the Arts Council of England (ACE) slashed WNO\u2019s funding by 35% while the money allocated by Arts Council of Wales (ACW) for the year 2024-2025 was nearly 12% less than what the opera demanded.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cuts have led to the WNO dropping its shows in Bristol and Llandudno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1.jpg 951w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1.jpg 951w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/WNO-members-protest-Wales-Millenium-Centre-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Protesting members at Welsh opera said maintaining full-time chorus and orchestra is central to sustaining WNO\u2019s quality.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The chorus members had planned the strike on November 15, but the action was postponed as talks between the union and the WNO management are ongoing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equity told InterCardiff that it is demanding a full-time chorus, on a full-time industry standard salary and no compulsory redundancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Curtis, Equity\u2019s national and regional official for Wales and Southwest England, stressed that strategic reviews of WNO have always concluded that maintaining a full-time chorus and orchestra is central to sustaining WNO\u2019s quality and contribution to the artistic landscape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRather than the future of opera in Wales being one of low paid jobs and precarious shorter fixed-term contracts, we needed there to be a recognition of the industry\u2019s wider positive impacts,\u201d Curtis said. \u201cThe performing arts and entertainment industry fosters local economic development, social inclusion, education and skills, tourism, physical and mental wellbeing, and strengthens the global reputation of our country,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-Lohengrin-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-Lohengrin-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-Lohengrin-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-Lohengrin-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Welsh-National-Opera-Lohengrin-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Opera members are demanding a full-time chorus, industry standard salary and no compulsory redundancies. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WNO management 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However, it said the funding cuts from the ACE and ACW leave no choice but to make changes to ensure the opera remains financially sustainable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We are planning to implement a new delivery model from our 2025\/2026 season to maintain our activity and impact on and off stage while ensuring we operate as efficiently as possible within the resources available. The scale of the cuts has meant taking further steps to make savings,&#8221;  said a spokesperson for WNO. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opera management&#8217;s plans to lay off one-third chorus members and reduce pay by 15% is facing stiff resistance from singers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":84705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[34,874],"coauthors":[1300],"class_list":["post-84629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-social-justice","tag-activism","tag-wales-millenium-centre"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Welsh National Opera faces job cuts as government slashes arts funding - 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