Welsh Singers Competition

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Welsh Singers Competition
File:Welsh Singers Competition.png
Country Wales, United Kingdom
First awarded 1986
Official website Welsh Singers Competition official website

The Welsh Singers Competition is a biennial singing competition that is held in Cardiff, Wales. The winner of the competition represents Wales in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World the following year.[1] The Competition is open to Welsh singers at the early stages of their career.[1] The final of the competition is held at St David's Hall in Cardiff.

Competitions

Year Winner Voice type Other finalists
1986 Buddug Verona James Mezzo-soprano
1988 Bryn Terfel Bass-baritone
1990 Neal Davies Bass-baritone
1992 Jeremy Huw Williams Baritone[2]
1994 Eldrydd Cynan Jones Soprano
1996 Gwyn Hughes Jones Tenor[3]
1998 David Kempster Baritone
2000 Joanne Thomas Mezzo-soprano[4]
2002 Elizabeth Donovan Soprano
2004 Camilla Roberts Soprano Fflur Wyn (soprano)
Cecilia Eleri Smiga (tenor)
Mark Chaundy (tenor)[5]
2006 Sarah-Jane Davies Soprano Caryl Hughes (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Carey Jones (baritone)
Alun Rhys Jenkins (tenor)[6]
2008 Natalya Romaniw Soprano Laura Parfitt (soprano)
John Pierce (tenor)
Claire Watkins (soprano)[7][8]
2010 John Pierce Tenor Catrin Aur Davies (soprano)
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones (mezzo)
Samuel Evans (baritone)[8]
2012 Gary Griffiths Baritone Rhian Lois (soprano)
Fflur Wyn (soprano)
Sioned Gwen Davies (mezzo)[9]
2014 Céline Forrest Mezzo-soprano

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Jeremy Huw Williams
  3. ↑ Hand picked by a star tenor
  4. ↑ Joanne Thomas
  5. ↑ 2004 Competition
  6. ↑ musicalpointers.co.uk
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Welsh Singers Competition
  9. ↑ [1]

External links

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