Welsh tenor Dafydd Jones was a member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Opernstudio for the 24/25 & 25/26 Seasons where his highlights included Remendado Carmen,  Dichter Das Jagdgewehr, Un Payson La Fille du régiment, Guiseppe La Traviata and Covered Tamino Die Zauberflöte.

Upcoming engagements include his house debut at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino where he will sing Der Narr in Deborah Warner’s production of Wozzeck. Dafydd will then make his house and role debut as First Jew in Claus Gut’s new production of Salome for Opera Naradowa (Polish National Opera) followed by his debut as Little Bat McLean in a new production of Floyd’s Susannah at Konzert und Theater St.Gallen.

Recent highlights on the operatic stage include his acclaimed performance in the role of Telemaco in John Caird’s production of Montevdrdi’s Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria for Garsington Opera. He was also title role of Albert Herring for Opera North and Fenton Falstaff at the Verbier Festival.

In 2022, Dafydd made his international debut as Clotarco in Armida for the Bregenzer Festspiele; and his role and festival debut as Pastore in John Caird’s production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo for Garsington Opera as an Alvarez Young Artist. Other operatic roles include Don Ottavio Don Giovanni (OPRA Cymru); Earl Torlloller Iolanthe (cover, English National Opera); title role in Orpheus in the Underworld (Royal College of Music International Opera Studio). 

In 2024, Dafydd won the Gold Medal of the Royal Overs-seas League Music Competition at the Wigmore Hall and the Lies Askonas competition at the Royal College of Music. He was awarded the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize in the finals of the 2023 Kathleen Ferrier Competition with pianist Caroline Dowdle. In the summer of 2021, Dafydd won the Prix Thierry Mermod at the Verbier Festival as a member of the Academy Atelier Lyrique.

As a keen song enthusiast, Dafydd joined the 2023 French Song Exchange programme at the Wigmore Hall. Dafydd was a Young Artist at the 2021 Leeds Lieder Festival, a member of the 2021 Academy Atelier Lyrique at the Verbier Festival and made his debut at the 2021 Oxford Lieder Festival. He is also proud to be a Samling Artist.

Dafydd Jones is a graduate of the Royal College of Music International Opera Studio where he studied with Nicky Spence and Caroline Dowdle. He previously graduated with a masters degree at the Royal College of Music, where he was awarded the Queen Mother Rose Bowl.

Dafydd would like to acknowledge the generous support he received as an Aldama Scholar, supported by the Ivor Llewellyn Foster Scholarship at the College. He is also supported by the Amaryllis Fleming Foundation and Geoff and Val Richards.