Welsh bass baritone Wyn Pencarreg studied at the Royal Northern College of Music gaining many prizes and scholarships including awards from the Countess of Munster Trust, the Peter Moores Foundation and the Wolfson Foundation. He was also a winner of the Erich Vietheer Memorial Award from Glyndebourne. Highlights in recent seasons include Alcindoro La bohème, Padre Sansón The Exterminating Angel and Flemish Deputy Don Carlos (The Royal Opera); and Le Sire de Béthune Les vêpres siciliennes, Barone Dauphol La traviata, Sir Gualtiero Raleigh Roberto Devereux and Alcade La forza del destino (Welsh National Opera). Previous roles for Mid Wales Opera include Leporello Don Giovanni, Ford Falstaff, Count Almaviva The Marriage of Figaro and the Four Villains in The Tales of Hoffmann.
Only a few months ago we thought Mid Wales Opera was finished. Now, thanks to a funding lifeline from Powys County Council, we are within touching distance of having a sustainable plan to keep on producing live and local opera across Wales for at least three years.