Of competing as well, i was doing an opera as a student in the Guildhall School of music and drama, so it was maybe an insight into how one s career would develop in the future. But, yeah, undoubtedly, Cardiff Singer of the world gave you those steps up the ladder much quicker than expected. And it was with the Welsh National Opera that bryn made his professional operatic debut in Cosi Fan Tutte by mozart. This is a Knockabout Opera that owes as much to the Pantomime Tradition as it does to opera. Aidan lang, currently the welsh national Operas Director oversaw that performance more than 30 years ago. To entrust someone who was barely out of college with the Title Role at wno was not a risk but it was an adventure for the company to take. We saw him at Cardiff Singer of the world, and thats on an international platform