Rhys Meirion

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Rhys Meirion
Background information
Birth nameRhys Meirion
Born (1966-02-24) 24 February 1966 (age 58)
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
GenresOpera
Occupation(s)Classical Tenor
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsSain
Websiterhysmeirion.com
Rhys Meirion singing the Welsh lullaby Suo Gân (opening)

Rhys Meirion is a Welsh opera and classical

Classical Brit Award in 2006.[citation needed
]

Biography

Rhys Meirion was born on 24 February 1966 in

Trinity College, Carmarthen, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Education before working as a primary school teacher at Ysgol Pentrecelyn near Ruthin.[5]

In 1997 he left teaching to study on the opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he studied with Gerald Moore.[4]

Career

In 1999, Meirion joined English National Opera, initially joining the Jerwood Young Singers programme. He was a company principal at the opera company from 2001 to 2004, where he sang most of the leading operatic tenor roles including Rodolfo in

Lady Macbeth of Mtzensk.[4]

In 2002, Meirion made his Australian debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme for West Australian Opera, and his European debut as Rodolfo for Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt. In 2004 he sang the title role in Gounod's Faust with the Hong Kong Amateur Opera Society.[4]

Meirion's concert engagements have included his

Beethoven's 9th Symphony conducted by Richard Hickox. He has also appeared at the Henley Festival, Cheltenham Music Festival, North Wales International Music Festival, Swansea Festival.[4][6]

Meirion and Shân Cothi contributed to 'Beneath the Waves' by Kompendium, a project led by Rob Reed, keyboardist in progressive rock band Magenta.[7]

Personal life

Meirion lives in the village of Pwllglas near Ruthin and is married to Nia. They have three children.[8]

Recordings

Album cover of Benedictus, with Bryn Terfel

Meirion has released three solo CD recordings on the Welsh record label

Annette Bryn Parry on the piano, is one of Sain's best selling recordings.[4]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhys Meirion.
  1. ^ http://www.womex.com/virtual/sain_recordiau_cyf/rhys_meirionVirtualWOMEX website.] Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Crump, Eryl (19 February 2016). "Rhys Meirion at 50". Shorthand Social. Daily Post Wales.
  3. ^ Powell, David (3 January 2021). "Br-br-bravo! Tenor Rhys Meirion joins other music and sports stars to pose naked for 2021 charity calendar". Daily Post.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "RHYS MEIRION". Sain. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  5. ^ Daily Post Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "In pictures: Soaking up the atmosphere at Gŵyl Gobaith". BBC News. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  7. ^ Progissue 29, August 2012
  8. ^ "An interview with Rhys Meirion". EGO. Aberystwyth. 31 March 2019.

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