Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has announced the 2023 lineup for the first Eisteddfod since the pandemic. The event runs July 4-9, 2023. “We enjoyed tremendous celebrations for the Eisteddfod’s 75th anniversary in July, and although we all face many challenges in the current climate, for 2023 we’ve brought together a festival program of real ambition, scope and most importantly fun {…}
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has announced its 2022 slate, featuring live concerts and internationally recognized singers. “It’s an honor to be able to announce the wonderful news that we will return to live music-making in July 2022. In this time of challenges and change, and as we prepare to celebrate our 75th anniversary, our founding principles of promoting peace {…}
Rolando Villazón is set to make his Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod debut at the festival’s Classical Gala on Jul. 2, 2019. According to the press release, the star tenor is honored to be following in the footsteps of Luciano Pavarotti, who “first sang [on the Llangollen stage] with his father’s choir from Modena in Italy in 1955 before returning in {…}
On Jul. 2, 2019, British conductor James Hendry will make his Welsh debut at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. He will lead the British Sinfonietta through an “opera pick and mix” concert, with repertoire ranging from opera to orchestral works to musical theatre. According to the press release, the Kingston upon Hull native’s “raw, emotive conducting style” is inspired by {…}
In memory of the Welsh tenor Kenneth Bowen, who died last year, the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has revealed it will host the world premiere of “The Spring of Vision,” composed by the festival’s Music Director Dr Edward-Rhys Harry, a friend of Bowen. The work will use the dramatic setting of the Vernon Watkins poem of the same name to celebrate {…}
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has announced that Dr. Edward-Rhys Harry will join the festival as its ninth music director. The organization announced that Edward, an internationally renowned music director, will work to encourage the next generation of solo artists at the 2019 Llangollen Eisteddfod. In a press release Chairman of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Dr Rhys Davies, said, “As a {…}