Liederabend Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone from Wales, won the Song Prize in Cardiff in 1989. Since then, he has appeared at the world’s leading opera houses. His roles include, among others, the title role and Leporello in "Don Giovanni", Jochanaan in "Salome", Nick Shadow in "The Rake’s Progress", Wolfram in "Tannhäuser", and Balstrode in "Peter Grimes". He sang Hans Sachs in the acclaimed production of "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" at the Welsh National Opera, Wotan in the "Ring" cycle at the Royal Opera House London and the Metropolitan Opera New York, as well as Sweeney Todd at the English National Opera. His recent appearances include Scarpia ("Tosca") at the Bavarian State Opera Munich, the Royal Opera House, and the Met, Dulcamara ("L’elisir d’amore") and Don Basilio ("Il barbiere di Siviglia") at the Vienna State Opera, and Gianni Schicchi at the Verbier Festival. He has given recitals at venues including the Hamburg State Opera and in Budapest, and has performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. In Faenol, North Wales, he directed his own festival for nine years. His discography includes operas by Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss, as well as over fifteen solo albums, for which he has received the Grammy, the Classical Brit, and the Gramophone Award. In 2003, Bryn Terfel was appointed Commander of the British Empire, received the Queen’s Medal for Music in 2006, was knighted in 2017, honoured with the title "Austrian Kammersänger" for his contributions to the Vienna State Opera, and received the European Culture Prize in 2022 at the Tonhalle Zurich. He was also a recipient of the Shakespeare Prize from the Alfred Toepfer Foundation and was awarded the "Freedom of the City of London" in 2015.

The Northern Irish soprano Hannah McKay studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Yvonne Kenny, where she sang Mrs Coyle in Britten's "Owen Wingrave" and the title role in Respighi's "Lucrezia". She is the winner of numerous competitions, including the Clonter Opera Prize in 2026 and the Audience Prize at the Glenarm Festival of Voice in 2024. In the same year, she was also a finalist in the Irish Heritage Bursary Competition. She has attended masterclasses with, among others, Thomas Allen, Miah Persson, Lawrence Brownlee and Sir Antonio Pappano. To date, her roles have included the Mother in Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" with Heritage Opera, Puccini's Suor Angelica at West Green House Opera and the Slave in Strauss' "Salome" at the Barbican Hall. She has been a member of the International Opera Studio since the 2026/27 season.