FULL Take me to the Opera Peak Performance Documentary BBC UK 2023 Bryn Terfel
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Take me to the Opera Peak Performance
- Composer: various
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: various
- Recorded: 2023
- Type: Other
- Singers: Bryn Terfel
- Conductor: various
- Orchestra: various
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: BBC
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Broadcast
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: BBC iPlayer FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Sir Bryn Terfel Jones, CBE (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbrɨn ˈtɛrvɛl]; born 9 November 1965) (known professionally as Bryn Terfel) is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially primarily associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro, Leporello and Don Giovanni, and has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles, especially those by Puccini and Wagner.
Bryn Terfel Jones was born in Pant Glas, Caernarfonshire, Wales, the son of a farmer. His first language is Welsh. To avoid confusion with another Welsh baritone, Delme Bryn-Jones, he chose Bryn Terfel as his professional name. He had an interest in and talent for music from a very young age. A family friend taught him how to sing, starting with traditional Welsh songs.
After winning numerous competitions for his singing, he moved to London in 1984 and entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied under Rudolf Piernay. In 1988 he entered and won the Morriston Orpheus Choir Supporters’ Association Young Welsh Singer of the Year Competition. He graduated in 1989, winning both the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Award and the Gold Medal. The same year he came second behind Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the Cardiff Singer of the World competition, but won the Lieder Prize.