“Emyr Wyn Jones was luxury casting ...his velvety bass-baritone positively purring from the stage”
Professionally he has worked with Opera North, Scottish Opera, English National Opera, Grange Park Opera,
Longborough Festival Opera, and Mid Wales Opera. Roles have included Figaro The Marriage of Figaro, Leporello Don Giovanni, Colline La Bohème, Don Basilio The Barber of Seville, Masetto Don Giovanni, Papageno The Magic Flute, Aye Akhnaten and Sacristan Tosca. While Training he performed the title role in Verdi’s Falstaff, directed by Martin Constantine and conducted by Maestro Carlo Rizzi. He has also enjoyed invitational performances at the St Endellion Festival performing Mr Flint Billy Budd, Schelkalov/Boyar Khruschov Boris Godunov, and Henry Cuffe Gloriana.
Concert and recital highlights have included the Commemoration of the Somme; Hallé Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder, recitals at London’s St Martin in the Fields, appearances on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC and S4C television, televised performances from Moscow across Russia as part of the UK Russia Year of Music 2019, and the special invitation from Sir Bryn Terfel to perform in a televised celebration of his career, Bywyd Trwy Gân [Life Through Song] for S4C.
Born and raised in Aberdare in the South Wales Valleys, Welsh Bass Baritone Emyr Wyn Jones is an alumnus of the
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio.
Emyr Wyn Jones is managed by Patrick Allen,
Director at Connaught Artists.
2024 performances included role debuts as Banco Macbeth (Mid Wales Opera),
Jacopo Loredano I Due Foscari (Chelsea Opera Group), covering the role of Zuniga Carmen (Glyndebourne Festival Opera), and Messenger Oedipus Rex (Scottish Opera) as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Receiving widespread acclaim last year, in 2025 he returns to Opera North as Papageno The Magic Flute, before first visits to Garsington Festival covering the role of Dulcamara L’Elisir D’Amore, and Waterperry Festival performing Leporello Don Giovanni. He ends the year with English Touring Opera, performing the role of Dulcamara The Elixir of Love, and Collatinus The Rape of Lucretia.