Bryn Terfel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bryn Terfel
Occupation	Opera Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 9, 1965(1965-11-09)
Age	59
Birthplace	Pant Glas
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Scorpio

Bryn Terfel Biography

Bryn Terfel is one of the most popular and richest Opera Singer who was born on November 9, 1965 in Pant Glas, Wales, United Kingdom. Welsh opera singer, known for his distinctive bass-baritone tone and the ability to sing the lighter repertoire of Mozart as well as the more intense Wagner operas. Wagner. He was a performer in Covent Garden, La Scala and The Metropolitan Opera.

The singer as well as Beverly Sills both had successful careers in the opera world as singers.

Sir Bryn Terfel Jones, CBE (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbrɨn ˈtɛrvɛl] ; born 9 November 1965) is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro and Don Giovanni, but has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles, especially those by Puccini and Wagner.

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. 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 BBC Singer of the World Competition, but won the Lieder Prize.

He married Lesley Terfel in August, 1987.

Bryn Terfel Net Worth

Bryn Terfel is one of the richest Opera Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bryn Terfel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won numerous local singing contests before deciding to learn in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

He was presented with his Queen’s Medal for Music in the year 2006.

Terfel continues to be a patron of the Welsh language and Welsh culture, facets of his life which are largely unknown outside his native Wales. Terfel has been awarded the honour, by the National Eisteddfod, of membership of the Gorsedd of Bards. The Gorsedd was created in 1792 as a celebration of Welsh heritage, and inductees are considered to have contributed to Welsh culture.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Bryn Terfel height 6 ft 4 in Bryn weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Bryn Terfel Dating?

According to our records, Bryn Terfel married to Lesley Jones. As of December 1, 2023, Bryn Terfel’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1992 Terfel made his Royal Opera House, Covent Garden début as Masetto in Don Giovanni, with Thomas Allen in the title role. That same year he made his Salzburg Easter Festival debut singing the role of the Spirit Messenger in Die Frau ohne Schatten. This was followed by an international breakthrough at the main Salzburg Festival when he sang Jochanaan in Strauss’s Salome. He went on to make his début as Figaro at the Vienna State Opera.

Facts & Trivia

Bryn Ranked on the list of most popular Opera Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Bryn Terfel celebrates birthday on November 9 of every year.

In 1996 he expanded his repertoire to include more Wagner, singing Wolfram in Tannhäuser at the Metropolitan Opera, and Stravinsky, singing Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress at the Welsh National Opera. These performances won him the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for the singer of the year.

What is Bryn Terfel doing now?

Terfel recently celebrated 20 years with his record label by creating a new company to develop emerging classical talent in Wales and beyond.

Why is Bryn Terfel famous?

Bryn Terfel, original name Bryn Terfel Jones, (born Nov. 9, 1965, near Pant Glas, Wales), Welsh opera singer known for his bass-baritone voice and his performances in operas by Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Richard Wagner.

How many children does Bryn Terfel have?

Personal life. Terfel was married to his childhood sweetheart, Lesley, in 1987 until their divorce in 2013. The couple have three sons. In 2017 he and harpist Hannah Stone had a daughter.

Where does Bryn Terfel come from?

Pant Glas, United Kingdom

Who is the most famous Welsh singer?

Sir Tom Jones is probably the most well-known Welsh singer of recent decades. Born in Pontypridd, Jones quit school at 15 and released his first song in 1963. His second single, “It’s Not Unusual,” released in 1965, jumped to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.