Gwyn Hughes Jones (born 25 October 1969) is a Welsh operatic tenor, best known for his leading roles in romantic Italian operatic repertoire.
Gwyn Hughes Jones (born 25 October 1969) is a Welsh operatic tenor, best known for his leading roles in romantic Italian operatic repertoire.
Gwyn Hughes Jones was born in Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey, Wales, [1] and, after attending Ysgol Llanbedrgoch and Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni, [2] studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. [3]
Jones began his operatic career at Welsh National Opera in 1995, appearing as Ismaele in Verdi's Nabucco . [4] He has subsequently appeared for WNO in roles such as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino and Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly. [5]
In 2011, he appeared as Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca directed by Catherine Malfitano for English National Opera. [6] In 2012, he made his debut for the New York Metropolitan Opera as Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore directed by David McVicar. [7] In 2015, he was cast as Don Alvaro in Verdi's La forza del destino by director Calixto Bieito. [8] In 2016, he was cast as Turiddu in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana by director Elijah Moshinsky. [9]
Jones has released three solo albums for Sain Records: Gwyn Hughes Jones - Tenor (1996); [10] Baner Ein Gwlad (1998); [11] and Canu'r Cymry (2011). [12] He appears as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth for Chandos Records, released in 2014. [13]
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