Bryn Terfel

Opera Singer

Birthday November 9, 1965

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Pant Glas, Wales

Age 58 years old

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About

Welsh opera singer known for his distinctive bass-baritone voice and his ability to sing both the light repertoire of Mozart and the heavier operas of Wagner. He performed at Covent Garden, La Scala, and the Metropolitan Opera.

Before Fame

He won many local singing competitions before beginning to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Trivia

He was awarded the Queen's Medal for Music in 2006.

Family Life

He married Lesley Terfel in August, 1987.

Associated With

He and Beverly Sills both had celebrated careers as opera singers.