CAMPAIGNERS called today for the governments in Wales and England to come up with emergency funding to rescue the Welsh National Opera (WNO).

Many figures in the arts signed the letter to ministers in Cardiff Bay and Westminster, including singers Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins and actors Michael Sheen and Luke Evans.

The campaign came after the WNO responded to cuts to its funding from the Arts Council of Wales and Arts Council England by making its orchestra and chorus work part time and reducing wages.