THE VOICE A CELEBRATION OF THE VOICE, FROM THE LAND OF SONG In the lead up to BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2015 we are thrilled to be bringing a cornucopia of international vocal force to Wales. From oratorios to arias, symphonic to solo, we will explore the voice in its many guises. Between October and June we will be visited by an array of phenomenal soloists, and we are truly delighted to welcome Wales’s finest baritone Bryn Terfel, who will celebrate Welsh song in his own magnificent way for St David’s Day. All this is in addition to our own Grammy-nominated BBC National Chorus of Wales who will perform Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and Haydn’s The Creation, and of course lead us in song for Christmas and St David’s Day. June 2015 sees BBC Cardiff Singer of the World return to St David’s Hall, for what is set to be another magnificent display of operatic opulence. Singers from across the globe are already applying and auditioning, hoping that they can follow in the footsteps of the 2013 winner Jamie Barton: “I want to thank the incredibly warm people of Wales. You opened your arms to 20 of us from around the world, and I think I can speak for us all in saying thank you for the memories! I cannot wait to visit you again, and I hope that day is soon!“
Y LLAIS GWLAD Y GÂN YN MORIO YN Y LLAIS Ar drothwy BBC Canwr y Byd Caerdydd yn 2015 rydym wrth ein boddau o ddod â chymanfa o rym a dawn y llais o bedwar ban byd i Gymru. O oratorios i ariâu, symffonig i solo, chwiliwn y llais ar y gweddau lawer arno. Rhwng misoedd Hydref a Mehefin bydd fflyd o unawdwyr syfrdanol yn rhoi tro amdanom a phleser pur fydd croesawu bariton mwyaf Cymru, Bryn Terfel, a fydd yn dathlu canu Cymru yn ei ffordd odidog ei hun Ddydd Gw ˆ yl Dewi. Ar ben hyn oll, ein côr ein hunain, Corws Cenedlaethol Cymreig y BBC a enwebwyd am wobr Grammy, yn perfformio The Dream of Gerontius Elgar a’r Creu gan Haydn, ac wrth gwrs yn arwain ein canu at y Nadolig a Dydd Gw ˆ yl Dewi. Ym mis Mehefin 2015 daw BBC Canwr y Byd Caerdydd yn ôl i Neuadd Dewi Sant a does dim dwywaith na chawn sioe wych eto o gyfoeth operatig. Eisoes mae canwyr drwy’r byd yn grwn yn gwneud ceisiadau ac yn mynd i glyweliadau, gan obeithio dilyn camre enillydd 2013, Jamie Barton: “Mae arnaf eisiau diolch i’r Cymry anhygoel o gynnes. Fe agoroch eich breichiau i ugain ohonom o bedwar ban byd ac, ar ran pob un ohonom, meddaf Diolch i chi am yr atgofion! Rwy’n ysu am gael rhoi tro amdanoch eto, a brysied y dydd!“