The Opera Stars

My little sister and her husband have a new website. It is called The Opera Stars and they have compiled a site to publicise them.
Here is her biography and her tenor "husband".

Eldrydd Cynan Jones was born in Treorchy and studied at the Royal Northern College of Music where she was awarded scholarships from the Peter Moores Foundation and the Countess of Munster Fellowship. During this time she was also the winner of the W. Towyn Roberts Scholarship at the National Eisteddfod, a finalist in the Kathleen Ferrier Competition at the Wigmore Hall and was also chosen to represent the college at the Aix-en-Provence International Festival, performing Britten’s "Les Illumination"
Following her time at Manchester, Eldrydd quickly established herself as a popular concert and recital Artist, much sought after by Choral and Music Societies throughout Britain with a vast repertoire ranging from Bach and Mozart to Mahler and Verdi. Notable performances during this period include Bach’s "Mass in B minor" and Handel’s "Messiah" conducted by Stephen Cleobury at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge; Mendelssohn’s "Elijah" with Bryn Terfel and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the baton of Richard Hickox; Gala Opera Night at the Welsh Proms with Owain Arwel Hughes and the Halle Orchestra at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. In 1994

Eldrydd won the "Young Welsh Singer " Competition and then went on to represent Wales in the prestigious "Cardiff Singer of the World" in 1995. One of the most rewarding experiences of the competition was to be chosen by Dame Joan Sutherland as one of only two singers to participate in a Masterclass given by the legendary Soprano, which was later televised on BBC2.
Eldrydd’s operatic repertoire includes the title role in Puccini’s "Madama Butterfly" at the RNCM and Singapore Lyric Opera; First Lady in Mozart’s "Magic Flute" for Civit Hills Opera; Sofronie in Storace’s "Gli Equivoci" at Battignano, Italy; Berta in Rossini’s "Barber of Seville" for Welsh National Opera; Donna Anna in Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" for Opera North; Leonora in Beethoven’s "Fidelio" and Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s "Macbeth" for English Touring Opera; Amelia in Verdi’s "Un Ballo in Maschera" for Opera Holland Park; Musetta in Puccini’s "La Boheme" for Opera North and London City Opera at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
During her career Eldrydd has sung in New York, Washington D.C., Sydney, New Zealand, Paris, Scandinavia and Russia. In 2003 she added Capetown, Singapore and Hong Kong to the list. Recent engagements include Mahler’s 2nd Symphony at Ripon Cathedral, Mahler's 8th Symphony at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow and a number of performances of Verdi's Requiem in Ljublijana, which was recorded for RTV Slovenia. In 2005 projects included Opera Galas and concerts in Florida, Buenos Aires and Sydney.

Geraint Dodd was born in Rhosllanerchrugog, Wales and studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester with Joseph Ward. Whilst there, he was awarded the Ricordi Prize for Opera and the Webster Booth Scholarship. He also scored a notable success with his interpretation of Captain Vere in Britten’s "Billy Budd". Most recently Geraint has specialized in the Italian verismo repertoire.2004 saw him making his debut for Opera North as Canio in Leoncavallo’s "I Pagliacci",having previously sung this for Opera Holland Park.
Other roles include the Duke (Rigoletto) for Welsh National Opera and English Touring Opera; Rodolfo (La Boheme) for ETO; Don Jose (Carmen) for WNO, ETO, OHP and Mid Wales Opera; Cavaradossi (Tosca) for Scottish Opera, WNO, MWO; Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) and Macduff (Macbeth) for WNO, MWO; Nadir (Pearl Fishers), Werther (Werther) and Florestan (Fidelio) for ETO; Osaka (Iris), Stiffelio (Stiffelio) and Gustavus (Un Ballo in Maschera) for Opera Holland Park; Calaf (Turandot) for Mid Wales Opera; Turiddu (Cavelleria Rusticana) for Raymond Gubbay at the Royal Albert Hall; Pollione (Norma) for San Fransisco Opera.
As well as his operatic engagements Geraint is equally at home on the concert platform with Elgar’s "Dream of Gerontius" and Verdi’s "Requiem" being his greatest successes. He is a frequent guest with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic, Halle, Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Concert, and the National Orchestra of Wales. He made his European debut in Lisbon with the Orquestre de Sinfonica Portugesein Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at the historical Belem Centre. He has also worked with Owain Arwel Hughes, Stanislav Skrowaczewski, David Lloyd Jones and Wilfred Boettcher. Over the past 7 years Geraint has regularly performed at the Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, Birmingham and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester in Raymond Gubbay's 'Classical Spectacular' concerts. He has also recorded broadcasts for Radio 2 on 'Friday Night is Music Night'.