Speaks welsh. What does that mean . See you in wales. Bryn s musical education at the Guildhall School of music brought him to london for the first time. He won a coveted place there in 1984 and, in his last year, he was awarded the schools top music prize, the gold medal. Hello, bryn i made it to wales croeso i gymru come on, say it croeso i gymru hello, chaps. Thank you so much terrific to be here. Were in the middle
It was the Welsh National Opera that launched bryn s career and catapulted him onto the world stage. It was here in cardiff that he first performed one of his most iconic roles that of falstaff, the opera by verdi, based on the shakespearean comic character. You can see that he wore a fat suit underneath. Oh, gosh, can i touch it . Yeah, it is padded by wadding and its got netting to create all the sort of leg and varying areas to build him up as a bigger man than he already is. But, i mean, that looks terrifically hot and youre under all those lights and singing. You had to pat his brow down and make sure all was well while we did the change. Five minutes worth of four people helping him as we go. Like a pit stop, everybody did their task and then got him all dressed up to get back on stage
# bizzarra e in ver la scena # verra il buon vecchio, il buon vecchio.# sir bryn terfel has all the magic ingredients it takes to become a world class opera star incredible stage presence, amazing acting range from dramatic to comic and, of course, a rich bass baritone voice that enthrals audiences wherever he performs. # sul maschio pie # sulfusto saldo.# i m invited backstage ahead of bryn s performance in the barber of seville, a comic masterpiece by the 19th century italian composer rossini. # la calunnia # e un venticello.# before getting into costume, bryn warms up his voice. # qualche favola che al pubblico # lo metta in mala vista # che comparir lo faccia. # leggermente, dolcemente.#
# bizzarra e in var la scena # verra il buon vecchio, il buon vecchio. sir bryn terfel has all the magic ingredients it takes to become a world class opera star incredible stage presence, amazing acting range from dramatic to comic and, of course, a rich bass baritone voice that enthrals audiences wherever he performs. # sul maschio pie # sul fusto saldo. i m invited backstage ahead of bryn s performance in the barber of seville, a comic masterpiece by the 19th century italian composer rossini. # la calunnia
of singers, it seems. what is it? mountains, the fresh sea air. the language, zeinab, is very important we have seven vowels in welsh a, e, i, o, u, w, y. the hymns of wales. people love to sing, it s that air that we breathe. the welsh tradition of eisteddfods singing in recital competitions that take place across the country, encourage a love of singing from an early age. among sir bryn s many charitable initiatives is a scholarship to develop the most promising young performers who come up through these competitions, is something that was an important part of bryn s own success. any given village in wales can have an eisteddfod every weekend. so my poor parents paid a lot of petrol to drive me north, south, east and west, to compete.