Gwyn Hughes Jones

Jones began his operatic career at Welsh National Opera in 1995, appearing as Ismaele in Verdi's Nabucco.^[4] He has subsequently appeared for WNO in roles such as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino and Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly.^[5] He debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 2001 as Ismaele.^[6]

In 2011, he appeared as Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca directed by Catherine Malfitano for English National Opera.^[7] In 2012, he sang Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore directed by David McVicar.,^[8] and in 2014 sang Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly^[9] at the New York Metropolitan Opera. In 2015, he was cast as Don Alvaro in Verdi's La forza del destino by director Calixto Bieito.^[10] In 2016, he was cast as Turiddu in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana by director Elijah Moshinsky.^[11]

Jones has released three solo albums for Sain Records: Gwyn Hughes Jones - Tenor (1996);^[12] Baner Ein Gwlad (1998);^[13] and Canu'r Cymry (2011).^[14] He appears as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth for Chandos Records, released in 2014.^[15]