Ryland Davies

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Ryland Davies (9 February 1943[1] – 5 November 2023) was a Welsh operatic tenor who appeared internationally at leading opera houses and festivals. He focused on Mozart roles such as Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Ferrando in Così fan tutte and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte. He performed as Ferrando first with the Scottish Opera, then at the Glyndebourne Festival, and for his debuts at both the San Francisco Opera in 1970, and the Metropolitan Opera in 1975. His lyric tenor was also well suited to roles such as Rossini's Almaviva, Donizetti's Ernesto, Verdi's Fenton and Britten's Lysander. He later turned successfully to character roles, and performed at the Royal Opera House in London until 2015. He made many recordings, including videos of performances in Glyndebourne and at the Salzburg Festival. Parallel to his singing career, Davies was a voice teacher, from 1987 at the Royal Northern College of Music, also at the Royal College of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, and the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; The Firebird; Pétrouchka; Pulcinella; Jeu de cartes

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor

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Berlioz: Les Troyens

Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le sacre du printemps

Solti - Mozart - The Operas

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Lucia di Lammermoor

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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; The Firebird; Pétrouchka; Pulcinella; Jeu de cartes (2 CD's)

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Haydn: The Seasons

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Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

Handel Masterworks

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Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto

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Mozart 50, The Very Best Of Classical Music

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