Gwyn Hughes Jones
Star tenor in the world of opera.
- Born:
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25
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1969
- Place of Birth:
- Llanbedrgoch
- Biography:
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Gwyn Hughes Jones has been a star in the world of opera for many years, and has travelled the world entertaining opera lovers.
He began his singing career as a baritone, studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and the National Opera Studio, London. Like another North West Walian opera singer before him, Gwyn won the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Scholarship in 1992. He was also given first prize in the 1995 Neue Stimmen Competition in Gtersloh, the 1996 Arts Council of Wales Young Welsh Singer and was a finalist in the 1997 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Gwyn later transfered to the tenor repertoire, and now studies with David Pollard. He made his professional operatic debut with the Welsh National Opera singing Ismaele Nabucco. He has performed many times with the company, and his roles have included Duke Rigoletto and Don Giovanni in Gounod's Faust with the company. Gwyn made his European debut as Camille de Rossillon in Die Lustige Witwe with Opera National de Paris in 1999. He debuted in America as Fenton in Falstaff for the Lyric Opera Chicago. Concert highlights include the Ode to Joy Beethoven 9 Symphony at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and a gala performance at Teatro Amazonas, Manaus, Brazi. He made his BBC Proms debut in Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music at the opening night of the 2001 BBC Proms. Gwyn has also recorded Britten's Curlew River for Collins Classics and also two solo CDs on the Sain label.
your comments
Lynne Burt-Jenkins, Los Angeles, CA
Have to echo sentiments of Steve from LA: I attended Tosca on June 14th and was delighted to see and hear Gwyn Hughes Jones. He was as appreciated by the rest of the audience, too, as evidenced by the 'Bravos' to be heard. Great job.
Thu Jun 26 09:21:20 2008
Steve from Los Angeles
I just saw Gwyn's performance in Tosca in LA and he was superb. He was the best thing about the show, period! I will definitely remember this man.
Mon Jun 16 10:42:01 2008
David Hawken
It is little known that both Gwyn Hughes-Jones and Bryn Terfel Jones both passed through the talented hands of singing teacher Pauline Foulkes from Penmaenmawr, on their way to achieving their international status as musicians.
Mon Mar 19 14:11:39 2007
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