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KlostersSongs & Arias

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Keel, Traditional, Gershwin, Beethoven, Verdi, Puccini, Bock, Keen, Guridi, Schumann, Novello, Wagner, Schönberg
Sir Bryn Terfel; Hannah Stone; Annabel Thwaite; Zürcher Sing-Akademie

OxfordTosca

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Puccini: Tosca
Marios Papadopoulos; P Burton-Morgan; Oxford International Opera; Anthony Lamble; Tim Mitchell; Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra; Carmen Giannattasio

SofiaBryn Terfel & Nayden Todorov

Sofia Philharmonic
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; Nayden Todorov; Sir Bryn Terfel

MunichL'elisir d'amore

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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Emmanuel Villaume; David Bösch; Bavarian State Opera; Patrick Bannwart; Falko Herold; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

LiverpoolSir Bryn Terfel Sings Schubert

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Roustom, Schubert, Brahms
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Domingo Hindoyan; Sir Bryn Terfel

VerbierCosì fan tutteConcert performance

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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Gábor Takács-Nagy; Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra; Johanna Wallroth; Rebecka Wallroth; Giovanni Sala
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Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Allan Clayton (Peter Grimes) © RBO | Tristram Kenton
Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden. 
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Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden

Sir Bryn Terfel (Boris Godunov) © The Royal Opera | Mihaela Bodlovic
The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight. 
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Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert

Sir Bryn Terfel and the Royal Northern Sinfonia © Tynesight Photographic

Terfel’s charismatic account of Schubert songs orchestrated by a variety of composers, Sofia Gubaidulina’s meditation on his Impromtu and the composer’s own longest symphony make a varied and rewarding evening at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.  

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“Taffia Tosca” burns with Welsh fire

Sir Bryn Terfel (Scarpia) and Natalya Romaniw (Tosca) © RBO | Clive Barda
Led by Bryn Terfel's Scarpia and Natalya Romaniw's Tosca – not forgetting Aled Hall's scene-stealing Spoletta – this revival of Jonathan Kent's 2006 staging is urgently paced. 
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A Belshazzar birthday bash: Sir Bryn Terfel celebrates in Liverpool

Sir Bryn Terfel and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra © Gareth Jones
Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast is brought to life Sir Bryn Terfel, Adam Hickox and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra. 
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Aleko on the Arno: Bryn Terfel leads fine new GPO double bill

Sir Bryn Terfel (Gianni Schicchi) © Marc Brenner

An unlikely pairing opens Grange Park Opera's season, the two works united by the dominant central character of each opera – Sir Bryn Terfel.

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West HorsleyFalstaff

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Verdi: Falstaff
Gianluca Marcianò; Stephen Medcalf; Grange Park Opera; Jamie Vartan; BBC Concert Orchestra; Grange Park Opera Chorus
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Comedy is a serious business: Sir Bryn Terfel on Don Pasquale

Sir Byrn Terfel © Rolex | Johannes Ifkovits
“It’s just like learning to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!!” The Welsh bass-baritone reflects on learning the patter for his latest role, Donizetti's Don Pasquale. 

Ten soloists who got their start in competitions

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Music competitions can be a useful step for any young musician on the road to greatness. Here, we look at major stars who entered competitions at the start of their careers.