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Theatre company based in Cardiff
Welsh National Opera (WNO; Welsh: Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru) is an opera company based in Cardiff, Wales. The company presents eight operas a year in about
Welsh_National_Opera
1731 play by Henry Fielding
The Welsh Opera is a play by Henry Fielding. First performed on 22 April 1731 in Haymarket, the play replaced The Letter Writers and became the companion
The_Welsh_Opera
Early literary career
Letter Writers, The Welsh Opera, The Grub-Street Opera, The Lottery, The Modern Husband, The Old Debauchees, The Covent-Garden Tragedy, and The Mock Doctor
Henry_Fielding's_early_plays
Play by Henry Fielding
The Grub Street Opera is a play by Henry Fielding that originated as an expanded version of his play The Welsh Opera. It was never put on for an audience
The_Grub_Street_Opera
Youth Opera (WNYO) (Welsh: Opera Ieuenctid WNO) is a training and performance programme for young singers aged between 8 and 25. It forms part of the youth
Welsh_National_Youth_Opera
Welsh bass-baritone singer (born 1965)
Sir Bryn Terfel Jones (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbrɨn ˈtɛrvɛl]; born 9 November 1965) is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially
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Leila Megàne (1891–1960), a Welsh opera singer (born Margaret Jones) Renault Mégane, a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault Megan
Megane
Music school and performance venue in Cardiff, Wales
include Welsh National Opera and BBC NOW, contributing to the integration of current industry practice into its training and performance programmes. The campus
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Royal_Welsh_College_of_Music_&_Drama
Welsh actor (born 1975)
London casting agents and was subsequently cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as the serial's first Welsh character, Huw Edwards. Elis was initially only
Richard_Elis
Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
arts. In the UK, Arts Council England provides funds to Opera North, the Royal Opera House, Welsh National Opera, and English National Opera. Between
Opera
Welsh composer (1841–1903)
"Aberystwyth". Parry was also the first Welshman to compose an opera; his composition, Blodwen, was the first opera in the Welsh language. Born into a large
Joseph_Parry
Welsh singer
Lisa Lee Dark is a Welsh opera singer, songwriter, and voice actress. Lisa Lee Dark was born in the Clydach area of Swansea on 16 April 1981. Her distant
Lisa_Lee_Dark
Welsh singer, comedian, and actor (born 1972)
James Wynne Evans BEM (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh opera singer, presenter and actor, known for his role as Gio Compario and latterly himself in
Wynne_Evans
Proposed opera house in Cardiff, Wales
One aim of the scheme was to create a new home for the Welsh National Opera company, which was then based in the New Theatre in Cardiff. The Wales Millennium
Cardiff_Bay_Opera_House
English writer and judge (1707–1754)
replacement for The Covent-Garden Tragedy The Welsh Opera (1731), originally a companion piece to The Tragedy of Tragedies The Grub Street Opera (1731), Fieldings
Henry_Fielding
Welsh opera singer (born 1974)
Carey Jones (born 11 March 1974) is a Welsh-Irish bass-baritone opera singer. Jones was born in Cardiff, to a Welsh father (from Carmarthenshire) and an
Paul_Carey_Jones
British composer (born 1969)
children's opera with a libretto by Berlie Doherty, commissioned by Welsh National Opera. Duration: 30 minutes. Dolffin (2005), children's opera with a libretto
Julian_Philips
Welsh opera singer
a Welsh bass and baritone opera singer. Born in Cwmcelyn, Blaina in 1902, he worked underground in the colliery until receiving a scholarship to the Royal
Arthur_Fear
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Taylor (born 1980), American fashion stylist Bryn Terfel (born 1965), Welsh opera singer Bryn Thomas (cricketer) (born 1979), South African cricketer Bryn
Bryn_(given_name)
18th Century association of English writers
the Scribleriad, where the hero is Martinus Scriblerus. Henry Fielding's play The Welsh Opera is presented as a tribute to the "Scriblerians". Fielding's
Scriblerus_Club
Country within the United Kingdom
Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Located on the island of Great Britain, it is bordered by the Irish Sea
Wales
Welsh musician and composer (born 1944)
Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song "Adiemus" (1995, from the Adiemus album series), Palladio (1995), The
Karl_Jenkins
Scottish novelist (born 1958)
"Irvine 'Trainspotting' Welsh lives in Chicago and has a new project: a pop opera". Chicago Tribune. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April
Irvine_Welsh
Welsh composer (born 1956)
Andy Vores (born 1956) is a Welsh classical music and opera composer. He has lived in the United States since 1986 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts
Andy_Vores
Welsh-language television soap opera (since 1974)
Cwm (People of the Valley; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈpɔbɔl ə ˈkʊm]) is a Welsh-language soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running
Pobol_y_Cwm
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American psychologist and research administrator Della Jones (born 1946), Welsh opera and concert mezzo-soprano singer Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 –
Della_(name)
Welsh singer (born 1966)
is a Welsh opera and classical tenor singer. He was born on 24 February 1966 in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd. He joined the English National Opera in 1999
Rhys_Meirion
Welsh opera singer
December 1967) was a Welsh opera singer who sang leading baritone roles at the Royal Opera House, where he was a principal baritone in the company from 1951
Ronald_Lewis_(baritone)
Welsh opera singer (born 1948)
with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and the Welsh National Opera, Cardiff, Wales. He has given regular guest performances at the Metropolitan
Dennis_O'Neill_(tenor)
Human settlement in Wales
been replaced with the Lôn Eifion cycle track. Also nearby is the Arfon transmitting station, the tallest structure in Wales. Welsh opera singer Sir Bryn
Pant_Glas
Welsh opera singer
February 2007) was a Welsh opera singer. His most famous role was Hermann in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Edgar_Evans_(tenor)
Italian conductor (born 1960)
at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Opera North. In August 1992, he became music director of Welsh National Opera (WNO), and served in the post
Carlo_Rizzi_(conductor)
Arts centre in Cardiff Bay, Wales
facilities for the Welsh National Opera, dance studios and the Blue Room, with seating for up to 100, for National Dance Company Wales in the Dance House
Wales_Millennium_Centre
Radio or TV serial
sentimentality. The term soap opera originated from radio dramas' original sponsorship by soap manufacturers. The term was preceded by horse opera, a derogatory
Soap_opera
Welsh opera singer
with the Welsh National Opera as Abigaille in Nabucco in 1960, a role which she also sang at Sadler's Wells. She first appeared at the Royal Opera House
Elizabeth_Vaughan
Welsh actor
Emmerdale (2024), and Ryan Davies on Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards (2026). Morgan acted in Welsh-language soap opera Pobol y Cwm as Aaron Monk, a character
Osian_Morgan
Welsh opera singer, director and producer (1846–1917)
1917) was a Welsh opera tenor, stage director and opera producer who is best remembered as the creator of the role of Prince Hilarion in the Gilbert and
Henry_Bracy
Welsh singer (born c.1987)
and the title "Voice of Wales" as a result of a televised S4C series sponsored by Decca. Griffiths has performed with Scottish Opera and Welsh National
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people with the surname include: Catherine Bracy, American activist Clara T. Bracy (1848–1941), English actress Henry Bracy (1846–1917), Welsh opera singer
Bracy
Executive and Artistic Director of the Welsh National Opera (WNO) from 2006 until 2011. He has worked as a record producer of opera recordings for both Deutsche
John_Fisher_(opera_director)
American actress (1915–1995)
Extra-Terrestrial. Welsh was a radio soap opera actress and only appeared in three films, all uncredited. The only movie in which she was seen was the 1940 World
Pat_Welsh_(actress)
Village in Wales
Development Fund as well as the Wales Tourist Board, his original aims were achieved and Castell Deudraeth was opened by the Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel as
Portmeirion
Welsh opera singer (1934–2001)
the great opera houses of the world was not a conventional one, for it coincided with the golden age of Welsh opera. His débuts with the major opera companies
Delme_Bryn-Jones
Welsh actor (born 1976)
Williams, making him the first actor to play a Welsh character in the soap opera since Richard Elis in 1996. The character played a role in the departure storyline
Bradley_Freegard
Welsh cricketer and classical singer
major British opera companies, including The Royal Opera, the Welsh National Opera, as well as performing at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. His discography
Geoffrey_Moses
Welsh opera singer
1992) was a Welsh opera singer who sang leading baritone roles with the Sadlers Wells Opera Company and the Welsh National Opera during the late 1940s
Roderick_Jones_(baritone)
Welsh-Language opera
Blodwen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈblɔdwɛn]) is an opera in three acts composed in 1878 by Dr Joseph Parry to a libretto by Richard Davies. It was the first
Blodwen
adopted in Wales from the 15th century onwards. Until then, the Welsh had a patronymic naming system. In 1292, 48 per cent of Welsh names were patronymics
Welsh_surnames
Welsh singer, poet, actor and comedian
August 2024) was a Welsh musician, poet, actor, television presenter and comedian. He was known for being the lead singer of the Welsh pop band Y Tebot
Dewi_"Pws"_Morris
Welsh opera singer (1887–1974)
November 1974) was a Welsh singer featured on some of the earliest recordings of songs from London musicals. Jones began a professional opera career soon after
Bessie_Jones_(Welsh_singer)
Welsh actor (born 1973)
February 1973) is a Welsh actor known for playing Jimmi Clay in the BBC One soap opera Doctors. Having appeared from 2005 to 2024, he was the longest serving
Adrian_Lewis_Morgan
Welsh singer
Buddug Verona James is a Welsh mezzo-soprano opera singer who studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the National Opera Studio and in Rome. She
Buddug_Verona_James
Australian actor, writer, producer and director
Cameron Welsh (born 9 March 1977) is an Australian actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Mitch McColl on Australian soap opera Home
Cameron_Welsh
British actor
opera. She features in the Welsh language version of BBC drama Keeping Faith on S4C, Un Bore Mercher, and has a regular role in Young Dracula for the
Betsan_Llwyd
Welsh operatic soprano (1941–2011)
singing Cherubino in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Welsh National Opera. After her father wrote to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in 1962
Margaret_Price
British musical theatre actor (born 1982)
1982) is a Welsh singer, actor and musical theatre and opera performer. He starred in the Donmar Warehouse's Passion, for which he won the 2011 Laurence
David_Thaxton
2022 British film
Liz Evans was the mother of Huw Evans, a Barrister, and his two younger brothers Wynne Evans, a principal of the Welsh National Opera who, since 2009
Save_the_Cinema
Welsh actress
McAndrew in the third series of the police procedural television series Line of Duty. She played the role of Rhiannedd Frost in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y
Lisa_Palfrey
Welsh actor (born 1959/60)
Puleston-Davies (born 1959 or 1960) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to
Ian_Puleston-Davies
Welsh actor (1942–2011)
June 1942 – 16 August 2011) was a Welsh actor, best known for portraying Reg Harries in the Welsh-language soap opera Pobol y Cwm for 29 years, from 1974
Huw_Ceredig
Welsh actor (born 1978)
Thomas John Ellis (born 17 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. He became known for playing Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2009–2015), then achieved
Tom_Ellis_(actor)
Welsh operatic soprano
Pamela Field is a Welsh operatic soprano best known for her performances in principal soprano roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1970s and 1980s
Pamela_Field
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American-based artist, poet, and activist Natasha Marsh (born 1975), Welsh opera singer Natasha Mazzone (born 1979), South African politician Natascha
Natasha
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surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Fear (1907–2000), Welsh rugby player Arthur Fear (1902–1984), Welsh opera singer Elise Fear, Canadian
Fear_(surname)
example, the Welsh businessman Sir Alfred Jones was elected in 1902, the Welsh judge Sir Samuel Evans was elected in 1918, and the Welsh opera singer Bryn
List of honorary fellows of Jesus College, Oxford
List_of_honorary_fellows_of_Jesus_College,_Oxford
Casualty character
character from the BBC medical drama Casualty, portrayed by actress Di Botcher. She first appears in the thirty-fifth episode of the thirty-second series
Jan_Jenning
Welsh operatic tenor
(1857 – 7 February 1909) was a Welsh operatic tenor who originated roles in, or starred in early tours of, comic operas and operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
Llewellyn_Cadwaladr
Traditional song
arranged Blow the Wind Southerly for choir in 1967. Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel recorded two versions, first in 2009 accompanied by the London Symphony
Blow_the_Wind_Southerly
Surname list
Lisa Lee Dark (born 1981), Welsh opera singer and voice actress Fictional characters: Joanna Dark, the protagonist in the video game Perfect Dark Simon
Dark_(surname)
Founder of the Welsh National Opera
was a Welsh singer, composer, and conductor. He was the principal founder of the Welsh National Opera. Idloes Owen, was born in late 1894 in the mining
Idloes_Owen
Welsh actress (1906–1991)
was a Welsh actress, radio broadcaster, comedian, dancer and singer, best remembered for having spoken the first line of dialogue in soap opera Coronation
Maudie_Edwards
Welsh actress
is a Welsh actress. From 2017 to 2019, she portrayed the role of Charlie Morris in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground, a role for which she won the 2019
Emily_Burnett
British twin artists (born 1975)
documenting the Welsh National Opera and occasionally paints and draws live. Collectively they have worked on international projects with Monte Carlo Opera, Melbourne
Sarah_Hope
Name list
or through Welsh (which spells it Ifor) or Irish and Scottish Gaelic (which spell it Íomhar), all of which likely derive it also from the original Norse
Ivor
Northern Irish opera director
Irish opera director who has been the artistic director of English National Opera since 2020. She previously held equivalent posts at Ireland's Opera Theatre
Annilese_Miskimmon
Welsh operatic sopran
Welsh operatic soprano. Evans was born in Pontrhydyfen. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Evans has performed as Susanna (The Marriage
Rebecca_Evans_(soprano)
Music school in London, England
part from the six main UK opera companies – Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North and the Glyndebourne
National_Opera_Studio
Welsh lyric contralto
Hilary Summers is a Welsh lyric contralto. She was trained at Reading University, the Royal Academy of Music, and the National Opera Studio in London. She
Hilary_Summers
British opera and theatre producer, actor and translator
(1906 - 1993) was a British opera and theatre producer, actor and translator. He was the director of the Welsh National Opera for several years. Moody was
John_Moody_(opera_director)
British opera producer and aristocrat
was a British opera producer and aristocrat. Hope was resident producer at the Welsh National Opera 1973-79 and associate producer at the Glyndebourne
Julian Hope, 2nd Baron Glendevon
Julian_Hope,_2nd_Baron_Glendevon
Welsh actress and television presenter
(born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her role as Kath Jones in the long-running S4C soap opera, Pobol y Cwm, from 1993 to 2007
Siw_Hughes
Welsh actor and musician
the BAFTA-winning productions Eldra and Y Lleill (The Others), and is well known for his portrayal of character Kevin Powell in the Welsh soap opera Pobol
Iwan_"Iwcs"_Roberts
Welsh poet, born 1964
Fydd (libretto) to the opera by Gareth Glyn (2017) Mae (2025) "Mererid yn cipio'r Goron" [Mererid takes the Crown]. BBC Cymru (in Welsh). 4 August 2003.
Mererid_Hopwood
Welsh actress
in the Welsh television soap opera Pobol y Cwm. "Actores Cwmderi yn marw" – BBC Cymru Newyddion (21 Mai 2008) (Retrieved on 23 May 2008) (in Welsh) "Flintshire
Iona_Banks
Topics referred to by the same term
British director of Reuters Roderick Jones (baritone) (1910–1992), Welsh opera singer Roddy Jones (born 1944), British Olympic swimmer Rod Jones (cornerback)
Roderick_Jones
Welsh operatic baritone
joining the Royal Northern College of Music. He graduated from the National Opera Studio in London. Joll has appeared with the English and Welsh National
Phillip_Joll
Dialect of Welsh
Cofi (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkɔvi]) is one of the regional accents and dialects of the Welsh language found in north Wales, and centred on Caernarfon,
Cofi_dialect
Welsh singer
numerous recordings, of selections from operas and oratorios, popular songs, and Welsh songs, and his name appeared in the catalogues of a number of gramophone
David_Brazell
Welsh actress (born 1962)
Melanie Walters (born 30 January 1962) is a Welsh actress, known for portraying the role of Gwen West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, 2019
Melanie_Walters
Welsh actress
Lauren Phillips (born 1981) is a Welsh television actress from Bridgend, Wales. Lauren is from the village of Penyfai and was educated at Ysgol Llanhari
Lauren Phillips (Welsh actress)
Lauren_Phillips_(Welsh_actress)
Name list
Jones (disambiguation), multiple people Gwynn Parry Jones (1891–1963), Welsh opera singer Gwyn Kirk, British sociologist and anti-nuclear weapon campaigner
Gwyn_(name)
United States historic place
Thomas J. Welsh, a prominent San Francisco architect, for the amount of $28,000. It was the first opera house to serve the Sacramento Valley. The builder
Woodland_Opera_House
British actress and businesswoman (born 1987)
known for portraying the role of Nicky Wheatley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. As well as being the founder of the fashion company Hart-Work
Kimberly_Hart-Simpson
Herring at the Wexford Festival while still at the Opera Centre. Watson's debut was as Papagena in The Magic Flute with Welsh National Opera (WNO) in 1971
Lillian_Watson_(soprano)
Griddle-cooked sweet cake from Wales
Welsh cakes (Welsh: picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacennau cri or teisennau gradell), also known as bakestones, griddle cakes, or pics, are a traditional
Welsh_cake
totalling thirty-three episodes. Although the last five episodes were each broadcast a year apart (two years before the final episode), when released on DVD
List of Inspector Morse episodes
List_of_Inspector_Morse_episodes
Welsh baritone opera singer
is a Welsh baritone opera singer who grew up in Dinas Powis, Glamorgan, Wales. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and went on to study at the Royal
Dyfed_Wyn-Evans
Australian operatic soprano (born 1985 or 1986)
notably reprised the role to critical acclaim for Opera Australia's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2021 and again for Welsh National Opera in 2023. In 2025
Stacey_Alleaume
Welsh actress
Siwan Morris is a Welsh actress from Glynneath. Morris has appeared in various parts for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Morris' television roles have included
Siwan_Morris
Welsh soprano singer
1964) is a Welsh soprano, particularly known for her performances in Handel's operas. Joshua was born in Cardiff, Wales, and studied at the Royal College
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