Pelléas et Mélisande
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Caryl Hughes
Caryl studied law at SOAS in London before taking up a place at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied on the opera course with Noelle Barker and Audrey Hyland. She was a finalist in the 2007 Kathleen Ferrier Awards and last year received an inaugural HRH Prince of Wales scholarship for Advanced Study in Music. Other awards include the W. Towyn Roberts scholarship (National Eisteddfod of Wales, 2005). She was a finalist in the Welsh Singer’s Competition 2006. In 2007-8, Caryl made her Scottish Opera debut in the title role of La cenerentola. Other roles include Flora (Jonathan Dove’s The Enchanted Pig) for the Young Vic Theatre/The Opera Group; and Little Moon (A Night at the Chinese Opera) and Female Chorus The Rape of Lucretia, both for RAO. Caryl has completed her studies at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice, and recently sang Teti for Welsh National Opera (Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo). Plans include Sifare cover (Mitridate) for WNO and Varvara (Katya Kabanova) and cover Dorabella (Così fan tutte) for Scottish Opera.
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