It's all change at the Welsh National Opera costume department.

A sale at the Cardiff Millennium Centre yesterday offered the public the chance to pick up costumes from the company's productions spanning the last 30 years.

With four store rooms filled to capacity, the company decided a clear out was in order. And their sale proved a huge success, with half the stock cleared in the first 90 minutes.

Judith Russell, WNO touring wardrobe manager, said: "It was a bit of a mad panic when we opened, but we’re doing really well...We have had so many people through the doors, it’s been an excellent day. We’ve had lots of people coming from Bristol, Birmingham, lots of places, lots of students, and there’s still more people coming through from the foyer."

Funds raised at the event will go to maintaining the current costume stock.

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