(Photo credit: Kirsten McTernan) The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has announced its opera programming for its spring 2025 season. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” is produced in collaboration with the David Seligman Opera School. Students will attend the stage direction of Isabelle Kettle. James Southall conducts. Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama can be seen {…}
At the end of its celebratory 75th birthday year, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama announced Dame Shirley Bassey CH DBE FRWCMD as its new President. For the next three years she will hold the title. The President of the College is an honorary role which supports the College’s position as the national conservatoire of Wales and inspires {…}
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has appointed six new board members. The new board members include Nigel Annett CEBA, April Koyejo-Audiger, Ian Lewis, Toianyi Lu, David Ruebain, and Nitin Sawhney CBE. “The six new trustees reflect the exceptional breadth and depth of skills and experience that a 21st-century conservatoire board need,” said Chairman of the board John {…}
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has announced the Sir Geraint Evans Centenary Scholarship. The scholarship will be given to one student every year at the David Seligman Opera School for the next 10 years. The £150,000 fund is supported by The Mosawi Foundation and The Linbury Trust. The first recipient of the scholarship is South Korean baritone Edward {…}
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has announced its online summer program which will feature performances by some of opera’s greatest and upcoming stars. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be mainly on operatic performances. First up, baritone Gerald Finley will present a performance as part of the Schubert Song series. He will be accompanied {…}