16 JULY 1977, Page 17

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Sir: An ironic postcript to your story (25 June) of the Welsh National Opera, the American singers and the actors' union, Equity. Following the union's ban on the two singers WNO announced that they had

engaged two Italian singers — who did not need work permits as they came from a country within the EEC.

Cathi McGill 212 Railway Street, Cardiff