Gwyneth Jones (soprano)

Dame Gwyneth Jones, DBE is a Welsh dramatic soprano.

Jones was born in Pontnewynydd, Wales. Before becoming a professional singer, she worked as a secretary at the Pontypool foundry. She studied music at the Royal College of Music, London, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana as well as the International Opera Studio . After making her professional debut in 1962 as a mezzosoprano in Glucks opera Orfeo ed Euridice, she was engaged by the Zurich Opera House. She discovered that her easy top range could enable her to sing soprano roles and she switched to the soprano repertoire from around 1964, her first major soprano role being Amelia in Verdis Un ballo in maschera.

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