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 Gareth Rhys-Davies studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, the Welsh National Opera Training Scheme and the Royal College of Music. With Welsh National Opera, he performed in excess of fifty roles including Guglielmo [Così fan tutte], Marchese [La Traviata], Marullo [Rigoletto], Benoit [La Boheme], Dancaire [Carmen], Morales [Carmen], Counsel [Trial by Jury], Sir Richard [The Yeomen of The Guard] which he also recorded with Sir Charles Mackerras, Fléville [Andrea Chenier], Mandarin [Turandot], Yamadori [Madama Butterfly], Wagner [Faust], Angelotti [Tosca], Antonio [Le Nozze di Figaro], Zaretsky [Eugene Onegin], Shchelkalov [Boris Godunov], Schaunard [La Boheme], which was televised on S4C, and Paolo [Simon Boccanegra]. His engagements with  Scottish Opera include Yamadori [Madama Butterfly], Ford [Falstaff], Geronimo [Secret Marriage]. For English National Opera, he has performed the roles of Escamillo [Carmen] and Sharpless [Madam Butterfly] and, in the current season, has performed the role of Germont [La Traviata] with Scottish Opera.

Throughout his career, Gareth has been involved in vocal tuition, with a special interest in bel canto technique and nurturing young voices. He is a vocal tutor at both the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Cardiff University.

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