SINGER

Dafydd Allen

NATIONALITY:

British

PIANIST

Alexander Borland

PIANIST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRIZE?

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SINGER BIOGRAPHY:

Welsh Tenor, Dafydd Allen was a Welsh National Opera Associate Artist for the 2022/23 Season. He studied at the Royal College of Music graduating with distinction in his Master of Performance. Recent highlights include Don José in Bizet/Peter Brook’s La tragédie de Carmen at Wexford Festival Opera, La Rose in Gazzaniga’s L’isola d’Alcina for Bampton Classical Opera, and covering Alfred in Die Fledermaus at The Grange Festival. He has also worked with Glyndebourne and West Greenhouse Opera, and recently covered Malcolm in Verdi’s Macbeth (Mid Wales Opera) and the Hotel Porter in Britten’s Death in Venice (Welsh National Opera). On the concert platform, Dafydd has appeared as Tenor Soloist in Elgar’s The Apostles, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Handel’s Messiah. He gave a programme with Malcolm Martineau at BBC Hoddinott Hall.