THIS year's Welsh National Opera summer season at The Mayflower includes Puccini's Tosca on Monday and Wednesday.

This is a thrilling event for all those who love true operatic grandeur, passionate performances and beautiful, emotive music. It is sung in Italian with English surtitles This is followed by Mozart's superb opera, Don Giovanni on Tuesday and Thursday.

This is based on the famous legend of Don Juan (Don Giovanni) the nobleman and master seducer from whom no woman was safe. This show is also sung in Italian with English surtitles.

The final offering is the latest instalment of their Russian series, Tchaikovsky's three-and-a-half hour long Mazepa on Friday.

It depicts actual events and people from the reign of Peter the Great. This new production is a work of great lyricism, grand passions, political intrigue and strong characters.

Tickets for WNO's Summer Season from the box office on 023 8071 1811.