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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | |
| The BBC Proms | | | As a concert version it proved equally spell-binding |
| Terfel certainly got noticeably croakier as the evening wore on |
| Baton charge in defence of the licence fee |
| A performance of great richness |
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
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| Welsh National Opera | | | El verdadero arte alemán |
| An exhilarating, triumphant and often deeply moving evening |
| Bryn Terfel’s interpretation of Sachs will long stay in the memory |
| Everything points to this becoming in time a signature-role for the Welshman |
| Richard Jones's production ditches tradition and flirts with innovation |
| A sympathetic 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' |
| Terfel astonishes as Wagner's poet-cobbler |
| What a magnificent evening |
| A fine and deceptively simple production |
| Hans Sachs trinkt Guinness |
| Terfel dominates the show |
| A peerless take on Wagner's great comedy |
| Terfel exceeded expectations |
| Jones unfolds the story with clarity and humour |
| Tosca |
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| Metropolitan Opera | | | Puro buen canto |
| A tweaked 'Tosca' really sings |
| Boos become bravos at the Met |
| New cast enlivens Met's reviled 'Tosca' |
| Falstaff |
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| Opéra de Monte-Carlo | | | Un Falstaff-Chantecler |
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BRYN TERFEL
Born in Wales with music in his heart, Bryn Terfel is one of the most charismatic and talented singers performing today. His commanding stage presence, rich bass-baritone voice and sparkling personality make him in great demand around the world.
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Muti, Te Kanawa to receive Opera News Awards | | Conductor Riccardo Muti, sopranos Kiri Te Kanawa and Patricia Racette, bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and tenor Jonas Kaufmann have won this year's Opera News Awards. |
Best pals with Bryn Terfel | | When Bryn Terfel appears as Scarpia in Tosca later this week, it will be his first performance as the evil Chief of Police in Puccini’s opera since the Royal Opera’s production opened over three years ago. |
Terfel follows his inner lieder | | Next Saturday Bryn Terfel will be on the Aotea Centre stage in a concert that stacks lieder by Schubert and Schumann up against Celtic perennials. |
Comedian's role as Glyndebourne leading man | | Wallbanger Christopher Purves takes bass, bass-baritone and baritione as Master Ford in Verdi's Falstaff with Bryn Terfel. |
Bryn Terfel's night at the opera with no trousers | | It was less a case of the wrong trousers and more a case of none at all for Bryn Terfel, the world-renowned opera singer, at a recent concert. |
Welsh National Opera announces the 2009-10 season | | Terfel makes debut in Wagner's Meistersinger; Keenlyside's first Rigoletto. |
Bryn Terfel to star in Wagner’s Meistersinger | | Bryn Terfel will continue his switch to epic Wagnerian roles when he makes his debut in one of the composer’s best-loved operas next year for Welsh National Opera. |
Terfel sets retirement deadline | | Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel has said he will retire within three years to ensure he stops while still on top. |
Portrait of the artist: Bryn Terfel | | 'I'm mistaken for Gérard Depardieu in Paris, and for Meat Loaf in New York.' |
The BBC Proms 2008 | | Mattila and Terfel top and tail season and Rattle returns with the Berlin Philharmonic. |
Terfel, Fleming, Villazon to star at Royal Opera | | Bryn Terfel is among the top singers along with soprano Renee Fleming and tenor Rolando Villazon, scheduled to perform at London's Royal Opera House during the 2008-2009 season. |
Bryn Terfel: fame, Falstaff and fatherhood | | Behind the Ring cancellation lies Terfel's regret that, travelling the world, he has missed much of his boys' childhoods. |
Opera star puts his family first | | The Welsh opera star Bryn Terfel says he put his family first when he pulled out of a major Covent Garden production just weeks before the performance. |
Opera in crisis? | | A personal essay by Jim Pritchard, looking at the Terfel debacle and the growing speight of cancellations in the opera world. |
The lord of the Ring | | Last week, Bryn Terfel shocked the opera world by dropping out of Covent Garden's Ring cycle at the last minute. John Tomlinson tells why he was happy to pick up the pieces. |
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22 Jul 10 / Music OMH
