DafyddJones
Representation
About Dafydd
Welsh tenor Dafydd Jones is a recent graduate of the Royal College of Music International Opera Studio, where he studied with Nicky Spence and Caroline Dowdle.
He is currently a member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio.
Operatic successes include the title role in Albert Herring for Opera North, Fenton Falstaff at the Verbier Festival, Clotarco in Haydn's Armida for the Bregenzer Festspiele and Pastore in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo for Garsington Opera as an Alvarez Young Artist.
In 2024, Dafydd won the Gold Medal in the final of the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition at Wigmore Hall and the Royal College of Music's Lies Askonas Competition. He was awarded the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize in the finals of the 2023 Kathleen Ferrier Competition and, in the summer of 2021, Dafydd won the Prix Thierry Mermod at the Verbier Festival as a member of the Academy Atelier Lyrique.
Representation
Season Highlights
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Selected Repertoire
| Britten | Albert Herring (Albert Herring) |
|---|---|
| Haydn | Armida (Clotarco) |
| Monteverdi | L’Orfeo (Pastore) |
| Mozart | Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio) • The Magic Flute (Tamino) |
| Offenbach | Orpheus in the Underworld (Orpheus) |
| Puccini | La Fanciulla del West (Joe) |
| Ravel | L’Enfant et les sortileges (L’Arithmetique) |
| Respighi | La Bella Dormente nel Bosco (Il Principe) |
| Verdi | Falstaff (Fenton) |
News
Press
Albert Herring
Opera NorthDafydd Jones is the new Albert, making his debut with the company, and he made the role his own, with a voice that’s entirely on top of it and a repertoire of facial expressions for the reluctant good boy.
- Robert Beale, The Arts Desk
- 13 January 2024
As Albert himself, Dafydd Jones makes an auspicious company debut, his glossy, high-lying tenor ideally placed for the role.
- Sarah Noble, The Guardian
- 14 January 2024
Dafydd Jones gets Herring’s awkwardness off to a tee as he confidently makes his debut with Opera North; he has a lovely mellow tone. He looked the part and communicated his predicament well, especially as he sat trembling before he was crowned.
- Andrew Palmer, Lancashire Times
- 13 January 2024
Our unlikely hero was perfectly captured in Dafydd Jones’ performance….it was no surprise that his beautifully rounded, mellifluous tone proved ideal for this role.
- Melanie Eskenazi, Music OMH
- 13 January 2024
Jones engaged and charmed
- Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill
- 13 January 2024
Dafydd Jones was an Albert anyone could root for: projecting flustered, wide-eyed decency and letting his tenor ring firm and clear as he finally asserts himself.
- Richard Bratby, The Spectator
- 27 January 2024
Dafydd Jones is a delight as Albert, giving vent to lyrical outbursts in contrast to his down-trodden manner and ending up as gleeful as he deserves.
- Ron Simpson, The Reviewers Hub
- 13 January 2024
excellently acted and sung by Dafydd Jones
- Robert Tanitch, British Theatre Guide
- 21 June 2024