Born and raised in Aberdare, Welsh bass baritone Emyr Wyn Jones trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. In 2023 he made his role debut as Dulcamara L’elisir d’amore (Longborough Festival Opera) and covered the role of Aye Akhnaten (English National Opera). Other engagements have included Scottish Opera, Wexford Festival, Opera North, Grange Park Opera and the Mediterranean Opera Festival. Roles have included Figaro Le Nozze do Figaro, Colline La bohème, Papageno The Magic Flute and Leporello/Masetto Don Giovanni. Most recently he covered and performed Don Basilio The Barber of Seville for Scottish Opera. For MWO: Talpa Il tabarro, Colline La bohème, Sacristan Tosca and Cadmus Semele.
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