"The singer’s confidence and stage presence were as impressive as her vocal thrills"

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Welsh Soprano Meinir Wyn Roberts graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with an Advanced Diploma in Opera and a Distinction for her Master of Arts in Performance Degree. Before then she received a First-Class Honours Degree from the  Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. 

Most recently she was a Guest Soloist with the renowned International Welsh Bass-Baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, performing on his UK Songs and Arias Tour. She also covered the role of the First Lady in the Magic Flute for Welsh National Opera. Last year she took on the lead role of Madga in Puccini’s La Rondine for the newly formed IF Opera (Formely Iford Arts Opera.) Recent engagements include: Cover Musetta for Mid Wales Opera, Soprano soloist on the Scottish Opera - Opera Highlights Tour and the role of Jini on the soundtrack of a new Operatic Welsh Film of the novel Un Nos Ola Leuad for OPRA Cymru with the orchestra of Welsh National Opera. Other roles include The Milliner Der Rosenkavalier, cover Melissa Amadigi (Garsington Opera), Helena A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nevill Holt) cover Noémie Cendrillon (Glyndebourne), Donna Elvira Don Giovanni and Micaëla Carmen (Opra Cymru) Agilea Teseo (London Handel Festival),  Title role in Alcina, Tina Flight, Minerve Orphée aux enfers and Polly Peachum Die Dreigroschenoper (Royal Academy Opera). 

She is a very popular concert artist and has won numerous awards including the Voice of the Future Competition at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and the prestigious W. Towyn Roberts Scholarship and Osborne Roberts Blue Riband at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Whilst at the Royal Northern, she was a finalist in the Gold Medal competition and the Frederic Cox Award for Singing, and she also took away a prize in the Elizabeth Harwood Prize and the Isabel Jay Scholarship.  Growing up in Wales, Meinir was a keen Musical Theatre performer, starring in the first Welsh production of Les Miserables at the Welsh Millenium Centre.

  • First Lady (Cover ) -The Magic Flute – WNO (2023)

    Magda – La Rondine – IF Opera (2022)

    Musetta (Cover) -La Boheme - Mid Wales Opera (2022)

    Micaëla, Norina, Julietta – Scottish Opera Highlights Tour (2021)

    The Milliner – Der Rosenkavalier – Garsington Opera (2021)

    Melissa (Cover) – Amadigi, Handel – Garsington Opera (2021)

    Helena – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Nevill Holt Opera (2019)

    Agilea – Teseo,Handel – London Handel Festival (2018)

    Noemie (Cover) – Cendrillon – Glyndebourne Tour (2018)

    Giulietta (Cover) Un Giorno di Regno – Garsington Opera (Cancelled due to Covid)

    Tina – Flight, Dove – RAO (2018)

    Donna Elvira – Don Giovanni – OPRA Cymru and Royal Academy Opera (2017)

    Minerve – Orphee aux enfers – RAO (2017)

    Polly Peachum – Die Dreigroschenoper – RAO (2017)

    Tatyana – Eugene Onegin – RAO Scenes (2017)

    Alcina – Alcina – RAO (2016)

    Fiordiligi – Cosi fan tutte – RAM Scenes (2016)

    Micaela – Carmen – OPRA Cymru (2015)

    Constance – Dialogue of the Carmelites – RAM Scenes (2015)

    Fortuna – Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria – RNCM (2013)

  • Winner Llangollen International Voice of the Future (2015)

    Winner W Towyn Roberts Scholarship – National Eisteddfod of Wales (2015)

    Winner Osborne Roberts Blue Riband Award – National Eisteddfod of Wales (2014)

    Finalist Gold Medal Competition – Royal Northern College of Music (2014)

    Finalist Bryn Terfel Scholarship (2015)

    Royal Overseas League Competition Semi Finalist (2019)

    Very Highly Commended - The Isabel Jay Prize - RAM (2015)

    Prize Winner – Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Prize – RNCM (2014)

    Highly Recommended Frederic Cox Award for Singing – RNCM (2013)

    MOCSA Young Welsh Singer of the Year Finalist (2015)

  • Sir Bryn Terfel Songs and Arias Tour (2022)

    Concert Performance of Don Giovanni with the Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra (2019)

    Soloist Christmas Concert – Glyndebourne Festival – Lewes (2018)

    Royal Academy Richard Lewis Song Circle Concert – Wigmore Hall, London (2018)

    Chorus - Saul - Handel -Glyndebourne at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris (2020)

    Evening Concert at National Eisteddfod of Wales with Gwyn Hughes Jones (2017)

    Soloist - North American Festival of Wales - Colombus Ohio (2015)

    Lunchtime Recital for Brighton's Chapel Royal Young Artist Series (2017)

    Mid Wales Opera Sounds of Summer Concert – Gregynog Hall (2021)

    Soloist with Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir (2017)

    Soloist Llangollen International Eisteddfod Concert Series (2017)

    Soloist with Cardiff Philharmonic Choir (2017)

    NEW Sinfonia Wales Viennese New Year Opera Gala (2016)

    St David's Day Concert Plas Glyn Y Weddw (2016)

    Soloist in Rhos Male Voice Choir Annual Concert (2015)

    Annual Concert Cor Meibion Bro Aled (2015)

    Cor y Penrhyn a Cor Meibion Llanelli-Theatr Bryn Terfel - Pontio, Bangor (2015)

    Radio Interview - Bore Cothi Radio Cymru

    'Noson Lawen' S4C

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