INDUSTRIAL action hit the Welsh National Opera (WNO) on Saturday night outside the theatre and on stage as Equity members protested at the opening night of Rigoletto.

The 30-strong chorus are Equity members and their protest against reduced hours, redundancies and pay cuts was joined by orchestra members.

Chorus members led a protest outside Cardiff’s Millennium Centre before the opening night of Verdi’s opera handing out leaflets to concertgoers and getting a petition signed.