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

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Welsh Soprano, Meinir Wyn Roberts’ recent highlights include cover First Lady in the Magic Flute for Welsh National Opera and her role debut as Magda La Rondine with IF Opera, she subsequently covered this role for Opera North.  She Joined Sir Bryn Terfel as a Guest Soloist for his his UK Songs and Arias autumn tour of the UK and was a Semifinalist in the Concurs Josep Palet International Competition in Barcelona. Other recent engagements include The Milliner Der Rosenkavalier, cover Melissa Amadigi for Garsington Opera and cover Musetta La bohéme for Mid Wales Opera. She was soprano soloist in Mid Wales Opera's Sounds of Summer - Garden Concert and sang 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. She was also the soprano soloist in Scottish Opera's Autumn Opera Highlights Tour. 

Other highlights include her role debut as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Nevill Holt Opera, Donna Elvira  Don Giovanni for Opera Cymru and in concert with the Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra, and cover Noémie Cendrillon for Glyndebourne Touring Opera.

Television broadcasts include performances on ‘Noson Lawen,’ ‘Heno’ and ‘Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol’ for S4C.

She is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. Roles as a member of Royal Academy Opera included the title role in Alcina, Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, Minerve Orphee aux enfers and Tina Flight and Polly Peachum Die Dreigroschenoper.  Meinir performed in recital at the Wigmore Hall as part of the Royal Academy Song Circle Group as well as the role of Agilea in Handel’s Teseo at the London Handel Festival.

Prizes and awards include the 2015 International Voice of the Future Competition at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, the W. Towyn Roberts Scholarship, the Osborne Roberts Blue Riband Scholarship and the Violet Mary Lewis Scholarship at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Whilst at the Royal Northern College of Music, she was a finalist in the prestigious Gold Medal Competition, highly commended in the Frederic Cox Award for Singing and was a recipient of the Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Award and Dame Eva Turner Award.    

  • Vissi d’arte - Puccini

    Si mi Chiamano Mimi - Puccini

    Dich, teure Halle - Wagner

    Stridono lassu - Nedda -Leoncavallo

    Rusalka Song to the Moon - Dvorak

    Come Scoglio - Mozart

    Or Sai chi l’onore - Mozart

    Il est doux, il est bon - Massenet

    Embroidery Aria - Britten

  • 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)

  • Semi Finalist - Concours Josep Palet International Singing Compeition - Barcelona (2025)

    Semi Finalist - Royal Overseas League Competition (2019)

    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)

    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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