Gwyn Hughes Jones

Canu'r Cymru, album cover

Gwyn Hughes Jones is a Welsh operatic tenor.

Early life

Gwyn Hughes Jones was born in Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey, Wales.[1]

Career

Jones began his career at the Welsh National Opera in 1995.[2][3] In 2011, he was cast as Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca by director Catherine Malfitano.[4] In 2012, he was cast as Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore by director David McVicar.[5] In 2015, he was cast as Don Alvaro in Verdi's La forza del destino by director Calixto Bieito.[6] In 2016, he was cast as Turiddu in Menasci and Targioni-Tozzetti's Cavalleria rusticana by director Elijah Moshinsky.[7]

References

1. "Gwyn Hughes Jones". Royal Opera House. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
2. "Gwyn Hughes Jones". BBC. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
3. "Gwyn Hughes Jones". West National Opera. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
4. Ashley, Tim (November 27, 2011). "Tosca – review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
5. Woolfe, Zachary (October 2, 2012). "Cast of Unknowns Swept Along by the Verdian High Tides". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
6. Fairman, Richard (November 10, 2015). "The Force of Destiny, Coliseum, London — 'A muddled evening'". Financial Times. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
7. Picard, Anna (May 31, 2016). "Opera: Cavalleria rusticana/ Pagliacci at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff". The Times. Retrieved November 1, 2016.