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First Concerts for the Wales International Academy of Voice

16.11.2011

International tenor, Dennis O’Neill, CBE, will be performing a special concert at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.  The evening will celebrate the establishment of the new Wales International Academy of Voice which was launched last June by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Dennis o Neil CBE The concert will be performed at the University Chapel on the Carmarthen campus on 24th November at 7.30pm.  Tickets are between £12.50 and £8 and are available through Theatrau Sir Gâr: 0845 226 3510.

Dennis O’Neill is the Director of the Academy which is based in Cardiff and Lampeter.  The first cohort of students studying the MA programme in Advanced Vocal Studies will perform an Operatic Gala Concert on the 1 December at 7.30pm in the Duke of Connaught Room, Cardiff Masonic Hall. Tickets are £5 and are available by phoning 029 20 359396 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/wiav.

Also, the Vice-Chancellor’s Christmas concerts will be held on the Carmarthen and Lampeter campuses.  The concert on the Carmarthen campus will be held on the 11 December at 7.30pm and will feature the University’s choir, British Sinfonietta and students from the Wales International Academy of Voice who will present a festive celebration at the University’s chapel.  On 13 December at 7.30pm the Academy will present a special concert on the Lampeter campus.  Tickets are available through Theatrau Sir Gâr.

On the occasion of the Academy’s launch in Cardiff last June, Dame Kiri, who is also its Honorary President, said “I am delighted to be closely involved in the Academy and to have the opportunity to bring innovative ideas to the development of singers for the profession.  I am keen to support the Academy every step of the way and I congratulate the University on its development”.

The Academy provides advanced voice coaching to young professional opera singers from all over the world in the early stages of their careers.  The MA Advance Vocal Studies course involves instruction via individual coaching and master classes and all vocal recitals by the Academy's students and will be open to the public.

Dennis O'Neill says "The Wales International Academy of Voice provides world-class teaching and gives students an unrivalled opportunity to learn from the greatest and most experienced figures in opera, including renowned singers, directors and producers."

"Public concerts and performances will ensure that audiences both locally and internationally are able to see future opera stars in the making and share in their career development. The performances will also give our students valuable stage experience and introduce many of them to the demands of performing full-scale productions."

The Vice Chancellor, Professor Medwin Hughes said:

"We are delighted to be working with Dennis O'Neill on the development of this truly international conservatoire for the voice. The new Wales International Academy of Voice is based on developing excellence and it will nurture outstanding early-career opera artists with the aim that they will go on to achieve international success and perform in opera houses around the world."

Note to Editor

  • The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is working with Swansea Metropolitan University and the University of Wales to create a transformed university under the oldest Royal Charter of any university in Wales and England outside the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The transformed University will serve the needs of Wales. It will be nationally rooted but will clearly have a strong international dimension.  The aim is to create a strong University that will play a full role in the higher education sector in Wales and will provide scholarship and education of the highest standard for students.

Further Information

Further Information:  Elinor Howells: 01570 424859 e.howells@tsd.ac.uk



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