Rebecca Afonwy-Jones Mezzo Soprano
Recipient of INDEPENDENT OPERA Vocal Scholarship at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Welsh Mezzo-soprano, Rebecca began her formal classical singing training in 2006 at The Guildhall, London, and graduated from the Alexander Gibson Opera School at RSAMD in 2010 with distinction.
She is a Scottish Opera Emerging Artist for the 2010/11 season and will perform the title role in its touring production of Carmen, Fox The Cunning Little Vixen, Resi Intermezzo, and Countess Ceprano & Maddalena (cover) Rigoletto.
Later this season she will sing Verdi Requiem at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh & Ronald Corp’s new commission, The Wayfarer at The Royal Festival Hall as part of the MBF’s 90th Birthday celebrations. Rebecca will also perform as a Samling Scholar at The Sage, Gateshead.
Recent credits include Cherubino Le Nozze di Figaro, Maria Akhrossimova War & Peace, La Muse/Nicklausse Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Componist Ariadne auf Naxos (Rostov on Don, Russia), Minskwoman (cover) Flightfor British Youth Opera & scenes from the roles of Hänsel, Serse, Carmen, Cendrillon & Annio (RSAMD). In May 2008 she created the role of Bingo Caller in Brian Irvine'sPostcards from Dumbworld(Opera Fringe/Wexford Opera).
Concert engagements include Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music at BBC Proms, conducted by Donald Runnicles & Mahler Kindertotenlieder with RSAMD MusicLab.
Rebecca gratefully acknowledges support from Serena Fenwick, The Kathleen Trust, The Hartsheath Trust, The Seary Charitable Trust, The Independent Opera Scholarship, The WCOM Allcard Award & The MBF Sybil Tutton Award.
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