Gary Griffiths

Gary Griffiths

Gary Griffiths at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013
Background information
Birth name Gary Griffiths
Born (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983
Origin Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Genres Opera
Vocal
Occupation(s) Singer Opera
Years active 2004–present
Website Gary Griffiths

Gary Griffiths (born 22 April 1983) is a Welsh baritone from the village of Pembrey, near Llanelli, Wales. His musical education was in London and his first professional appointment was in 2010 with the Welsh National Opera. He won the 2012 Welsh Singers Competition and represented Wales at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2013.

Personal life

Griffiths was born in Carmarthenshire and grew up in the village of Pembrey, South-West Wales.

Education

Griffiths attended St. Michael's School, Llanelli where he was Head Boy. He initially trained as an actor at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. He went on to study singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where in 2009 he won the prestigious Gold Medal.[1]

Career

His career started at Welsh National Opera at the age of 27, singing Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Masetto (Don Giovanni), Claudio (Beatrice and Benedict) and Schaunard (La bohème). Other roles include Executioner (Ines de Castro) for Scottish Opera and Ned Keene (Peter Grimes) for Grange Park Opera. On the international stage roles include Cecil (Maria Stuarda) at Royal Opera House Muscat for Welsh National Opera, Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), in New Zealand and Il Conte (Le Nozze di Figaro) for Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.

He made his London Symphony Orchestra debut in 2013 under the baton of Valery Gergiev at the maestro’s 60th Birthday Gala concert at the Barbican Hall in Les Troyens (Berlioz). Peer Gynt, (Grieg) with The Hallé conducted by Nikolaj Znaider, Fauré Requiem with John Wilson and the RTE Concert Orchestra, The Dream of Gerontius, (Elgar), with the Berliner Kantorei, Mozart Requiem with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera under Christoph Poppen at St David's Hall and Belshazzar's Feast (William Walton) with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins at the Barbican Hall.

A committed recitalist, appearances include The Crush Room at the Royal Opera House with Caroline Dowdle, the Oxford Lieder Festival with Sholto Kynoch, the Wigmore Hall with Sir Thomas Allen and Malcolm Martineau, King’s Place with Iain Burnside, Cowbridge Music Festival with Joseph Middleton and the Ravinia Festival with Marcelo Ameral. He was selected as a rising star in BBC Music Magazine. He was the winner of the 2012 Welsh Singers Competition and represented Wales at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013.

Discography

His recordings include 2 collaborations on former Royal Harpist, Catrin Finch's new album 'Lullabies' with Julian Lloyd Webber for Deutsche Grammophon.

Television

Television appearances include The Shân Cothi Show,[2] Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol[3] and Noson Lawen[4] on Welsh TV channel S4C.

References

  1. ↑ Welsh baritone wins top medal
  2. ↑ Gary on the Shân Cothi Show
  3. ↑ Gary on Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol
  4. ↑ Gary on Noson Lawen

External links

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