Wedi’i sefydlu ei hun ar lwyfannau’r Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; English National Opera; Scottish Opera; Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru, mae’r mezzo-soprano o Gymru Leah-Marian Jones wedi gwneud ymddangosiadau yn The Metropolitan Opera, Efrog Newydd; Théâtre du Châtelet; Angers-Nantes Opéra ac Opéra de Rennes, Ffrainc.
Yn raddedig o’r Royal Northern College of Music a’r National Opera Studio, Llundain, roedd Leah-Marian Jones yn un o Brif Artistiaid Cwmni y Royal Opera House, Covent Garden am wyth mlynedd lle canodd dros 30 rhan yn cynnwys Tisbe yn La Cenerentola; Dorabella yn Così fan tutte; Maddalena yn Rigoletto; Mercedes yn Carmen; Annina yn Der Rosenkavalier; Flosshilde yn Das Rheingold a Götterdämmerung.
Mae perfformiadau Leah-Marian fel cantores lawrydd yn cynnwys: Carmen; Maddalena yn Rigoletto; Orestes yn La Belle Helene; Sonyetka yn Lady Macbeth of Mtzensk; Rossweisse yn Valkyrie a Hippolyta yn A Midsummer Night’s Dream i English National Opera; Meg Page yn Falstaff; Dorabella yn Così fan tutte; Hansel a Witch yn Hänsel und Gretel; Annina yn Der Rosenkavalier; Page yn Salome; Bersi yn Andrea Chenier; Baba the Turk yn The Rake’s Progress; Jezibaba yn Rusalka a Rossweisse, Flosshilde a Norn yn y Ring Wagner i Scottish Opera; Sara yn Roberto Devereux; Hedwige yn Guillaume Tell; Amenofi yn Mosè in Egitto; Lola yn Cavalleria Rusticana; Maddalena yn Rigoletto a Kabanicha yn Kátya Kabanová a
Genevieve yn Pelléas et Mélisande, a oedd yn cynnwys perfformiadau yn yr Hong Kong International Arts Festival i Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru; Zaida yn Il Turco in Italia a Polly Peachum yn The Beggars Opera i The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Maddalena a Giovanna yn Rigoletto i Opera North; Frederica yn Luisa Miller i Chelsea Opera; Carmen in La Tragedie de Carmen i English Touring Opera a Hippolyta yn A Midsummer Night’s Dream yn Aldeburgh Festival.
Gwnaeth ei début Americanaidd fel Junon yn Platée yn Berkeley, San Francisco ac yn ddiweddarach pherfformiodd The Young Doctor yn Palestrina gyda’r Metropolitan Opera House, Efrog Newydd. Yn Ewrop, mae wedi canu Flosshilde yn Götterdämmerung yn Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris; Meg Page yn Falstaff a Flora yn La Traviata i Angers-Nantes Opéra a Opéra de Rennes; Kabanicha in Katya Kabanova gydag Opéra National de Lorraine a Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream yn Teatro Massimo, Palermo.
Mewn cyngerdd mae Leah-Marian wedi perfformio Flosshilde mewn perfformiad cyngerdd o Das Rheingold gyda Cherddorfa’r Hallé dan arweiniad Syr Mark Elder yn y Bridgewater ym Manceinion; Sea Pictures Elgar gyda Cherddorfa Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru yng Nghadeirlan Dewi Sant fel rhan o Ŵyl Gerdd Ryngwladol Abergwaun; Madame Rivers yn Adelson e Salvini gyda’r BBC Symphony Orchestra ar gyfer Opera Rara – perfformiad a chafodd ei recordio; Rossweisse a Flosshilde mewn perfformiadau cyngerdd o Die Walküre a Götterdämmerung gyda’r Hallé Orchestra dan arweiniad Syr Mark Elder yn y Manchester International Festival; Rossweisse mewn perfformiad cyngerdd o Act 3 Die Walküre yn y Glastonbury Festival ac fel rhan o dathliadau penblwydd Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru, Caerdydd yn 10 oed. Mae ei hymddangosiadau cyngerdd yn y Royal Albert Hall, Llundain yn cynnwys Cyngerdd Gala gyda'r diweddar Luciano Pavarotti; perfformio mewn cyngerdd o waith Verdi ym Mhroms y BBC; Messiah Handel a darllediad teledu o Mass for Peace - The Armed Man Karl Jenkins, dan arweiniad y cyfansoddwr i ddathlu ei benblwydd yn 60 oed.
Mae wedi cyflwyno rhaglen ei hun ar S4C ac wedi ymddangos fel unawdydd ar Diva, Diva, Diva gyda Lesley Garrett ar BBC 2. Mae recordiadau’n cynnwys Paul Bunyan Britten i Chandos.
Y tymor hwn, mae Leah-Marian yn ymuno ag Opra Cymru i berfformio rhan Despina yn eu cynhyrchiad ar daith o Cosi Fan Tutte. Ymhlith ei huchafbwyntiau diweddar mae rhannau Latifa a Old Lady yn opera newydd Mohammed Fairouz, Al Wasl yn Dubai gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru, ei rôl gyntaf fel Marcellina yn Le nozze di Figaro, y Dywysoges Marie Akrossimova/ Aide de Camp of Murat/ Mavra Kuzminichna yn War and Peace a Secretary mewn perfformiadau cyngerdd o The Consul hefyd i gyd gyda WNO, Zita yn Gianni Schicchi ar gyfer Opera North a Rosa mewn perfformiadau cyngerdd o Silvano gyda Scottish Opera.
Rydym yn diweddaru’n bywgraffiadau yn gyson, felly cysylltwch â ni am y fersiwn ddiweddaraf, os gwelwch yn dda.
Bywgraffiad Artist
Leah-Marian Jones
Mezzo-Soprano
Rheolwr Artist: Sioned Jones sioned.jones@harlequin-agency.co.uk
Wedi’i sefydlu ei hun eisoes ar lwyfannau’r Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; English National Opera; Scottish Opera; Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru, mae’r mezzo-soprano o Gymru Leah-Marian Jones wedi gwneud ymddangosiadau yn The Metropolitan Opera, Efrog Newydd; Théâtre du Châtelet; Angers-Nantes Opéra ac Opéra de Rennes, Ffrainc.
Bach
Mass in B minor
Beethoven
Choral Symphony
Beethoven
Mass in C Major
Bruckner
Te Deum
Colin Mathews
Aftertones
Dvořák
Mass in D Major
Dvořák
Stabat Mater
Elgar
The Kingdom
Elgar
Dream of Gerontius
Elgar
The Music Makers
Elgar
Sea Pictures
Handel
Messiah
Handel
Foundling Hospital Anthem
Haydn
Nelson Mass
Haydn
Theresienmesse
Haydn
Stabat Mater
Jenkins
The Armed Man
Mahler
Symphony No. 2
Mathias
St Teilo
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Mozart
Mass in C minor
Mozart
Requiem
Rossini
Petite Messe Solonnelle
Rossini
Stabat Mater
Saint-Saëns
Christmas Oratorio
Verdi
Requiem
Bach
Mass in B minor
Beethoven
Choral Symphony
Beethoven
Mass in C Major
Bruckner
Te Deum
Colin Mathews
Aftertones
Dvořák
Mass in D Major
Dvořák
Stabat Mater
Elgar
The Kingdom
Elgar
Dream of Gerontius
Elgar
The Music Makers
Elgar
Sea Pictures
Handel
Messiah
Handel
Foundling Hospital Anthem
Haydn
Nelson Mass
Haydn
Theresienmesse
Haydn
Stabat Mater
Jenkins
The Armed Man
Mahler
Symphony No. 2
Mathias
St Teilo
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Mozart
Mass in C minor
Mozart
Requiem
Rossini
Petite Messe Solonnelle
Rossini
Stabat Mater
Saint-Saëns
Christmas Oratorio
Verdi
Requiem
Prokofiev
War and PeacePrincess Marie Akrossimova
Bellini
NormaAdalgisa, Clotilde
Bizet
CarmenTitle Role, Mercedes
Britten
Paul BunyanPoppet, Goose 2
Britten
A Midsummer Night's DreamHippolyta
Debussy
Pelléas et Mélisande Genevieve
Donizetti
Roberto DevereuxSara
Dvořák
RusalkaJezibaba
Gay
The Beggar's OperaPolly Peachum
Giordano
Andrea Chénier Bersi
Gounod
FaustSiebel
Humperdinck
Hänsel Und GretelHansel, Witch
Janáček
JenufaKarolka
Janáček
Kátya Kabanová Kabanicha, Varvara
Mascagni
Cavalleria RusticanaLola
Mascagni
SilvanoRosa
Massenet
ManonRosette
Menotti
The ConsulSecretary
Mozart
Die ZauberflöteSecond Lady
Mozart
Così fan tutte Dorabella. Despina
Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro Marcellina
Offenbach
La Belle HeleneOrestes
Pfitzner
PalestrinaYoung Doctor
Puccini
Madame ButterflySuzuki
Puccini
La RondineBianca, Gabriella
Puccini
Gianni SchicchiZita
Rameau
PlatéeJunon
Richard Strauss
Der RosenkavalierAnnina
Richard Strauss
SalomePage
Rossini
Le Comte OryIsolier
Rossini
L'Italiana in AlgeriZulma
Rossini
La CenerentolaTisbe
Rossini
Il Turco in ItaliaZaida
Rossini
Guillaume Tell Hedwige
Rossini
Mosè in Egitto Amenofi
Shostakovich
Lady Macbeth of MtzenskSonyetka
Stravinsky
The Rake's ProgressBaba the Turk
Tchaikovsky
The EnchantressPolia
Verdi
RigolettoMaddalena, Giovanna
Verdi
StiffelioDorothea
Verdi
AidaHigh Priestess
Verdi
La TraviataFlora, Annina
Verdi
OtelloEmilia
Verdi
NabuccoFenena
Verdi
Luisa MillerLaura
Verdi
FalstaffMeg
Verdi
La battaglia di LegnanoImelda
Verdi
Luisa MillerFrederica
Wagner
Das RheingoldFlosshilde
Wagner
GötterdämmerungFlosshilde, First Norn, Second Norn
Wagner
ParsifalSecond Esquire, Third Flower Maiden, Sixth Flower Maiden
Wagner
Die WalküreRossweisse
Prokofiev
War and Peace
Princess Marie Akrossimova
Bellini
Norma
Adalgisa, Clotilde
Bizet
Carmen
Title Role, Mercedes
Britten
Paul Bunyan
Poppet, Goose 2
Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hippolyta
Debussy
Pelléas et Mélisande
Genevieve
Donizetti
Roberto Devereux
Sara
Dvořák
Rusalka
Jezibaba
Gay
The Beggar's Opera
Polly Peachum
Giordano
Andrea Chénier
Bersi
Gounod
Faust
Siebel
Humperdinck
Hänsel Und Gretel
Hansel, Witch
Janáček
Jenufa
Karolka
Janáček
Kátya Kabanová
Kabanicha, Varvara
Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
Lola
Mascagni
Silvano
Rosa
Massenet
Manon
Rosette
Menotti
The Consul
Secretary
Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Second Lady
Mozart
Così fan tutte
Dorabella. Despina
Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro
Marcellina
Offenbach
La Belle Helene
Orestes
Pfitzner
Palestrina
Young Doctor
Puccini
Madame Butterfly
Suzuki
Puccini
La Rondine
Bianca, Gabriella
Puccini
Gianni Schicchi
Zita
Rameau
Platée
Junon
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Annina
Richard Strauss
Salome
Page
Rossini
Le Comte Ory
Isolier
Rossini
L'Italiana in Algeri
Zulma
Rossini
La Cenerentola
Tisbe
Rossini
Il Turco in Italia
Zaida
Rossini
Guillaume Tell
Hedwige
Rossini
Mosè in Egitto
Amenofi
Shostakovich
Lady Macbeth of Mtzensk
Sonyetka
Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress
Baba the Turk
Tchaikovsky
The Enchantress
Polia
Verdi
Rigoletto
Maddalena, Giovanna
Verdi
Stiffelio
Dorothea
Verdi
Aida
High Priestess
Verdi
La Traviata
Flora, Annina
Verdi
Otello
Emilia
Verdi
Nabucco
Fenena
Verdi
Luisa Miller
Laura
Verdi
Falstaff
Meg
Verdi
La battaglia di Legnano
Imelda
Verdi
Luisa Miller
Frederica
Wagner
Das Rheingold
Flosshilde
Wagner
Götterdämmerung
Flosshilde, First Norn, Second Norn
Wagner
Parsifal
Second Esquire, Third Flower Maiden, Sixth Flower Maiden
Wagner
Die Walküre
Rossweisse
Opera
War & Peace
Madame Akhrossimova in War & Peace with Welsh National Opera, September 2018
The Guardian
Leah-Marian Jones brings distinction to Madame Akhrossimova, but she also brings vocal colour and intensity to other vivid vignettes.
Katya Kabanova
Kabanicha in Katya Kabanova at Opera National de Lorraine, February 2018
Olyrix
Leah-Marian Jones is an extraordinary Kabanikha. Odious, cruel, tyrannical, she never lets go of her smirk until Katia's suicide.
Rusalka
Jezibaba in Rusalka for Scottish Opera
Opera Now
As Jezibaba, Leah-Marian Jones evokes a pungent worldly wisdom that is both pragmatic and hideous.
Guillaume Tell
Hedwige in Guillaume Tell by Welsh National Opera, November 2014
Planet Hugill
Leah-Marian Jones made warmly supportive Hedwige, and her account of Hedwige's impassioned outburst in act four, when Tell is in prison, made you wish Rossini had given more to the role.
Roberto Devereux
Sara, Duchess di Nottingham in Vagaries Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux for Welsh National Opera, October 2013
Seen and Heard International
Leah-Marian Jones’ portrayal of that role by was outstanding in both singing and acting.
Roberto Devereux
Sara, Duchess di Nottingham in Vagaries Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux for Welsh National Opera, October 2013
Morning Star
Leah-Marian Jones is utterly convincing as the unhappily married Duchess of Nottingham who pines for her lost love, the Earl of Essex. Her scenes with both Elisabetta and Leonardo Capalbo's Roberto are pure joy as she moves from anguish to tender love.
Roberto Devereux
Sara, Duchess di Nottingham in Vagaries Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux for Welsh National Opera, October 2013
Wales Online
Leah-Marian Jones sang a fragile, vulnerable Sara, the queen’s love rival for Roberto in this loose retelling of history. Sara’s scenes with her husband, the powerfully sung Nottingham from David Kempster, were gripping and disturbing.
The Rake's Progress
Baba the Turk in The Rake's Progress for Scottish Opera, March 2012
Culture Magazine Sunday Times
Leah-Marian Jones is an alluring and sympathetically sung Bearded Lady.
Hansel and Gretel
Witch in Hansel and Gretel for Scottish Opera, February 2012
The Daily Telegraph
The show was stolen by Leah-Marian Jones’s comic turn as the Witch – wittily presented as a simpering rococo dairymaid, rather than a toothless hag.
Hansel and Gretel
Witch in Hansel and Gretel for Scottish Opera, February 2012
The Guardian
Leah-Marian Jones played the flirtatious witch with vocal might and flair.
Hansel and Gretel
Witch in Hansel and Gretel for Scottish Opera, February 2012
The Financial Times
Leah-Marian Jones, who sang Hansel in a previous Scottish Opera production, is reincarnated as the Witch – glamorous and candy-like, with a vivid cackle. She sets the seal on a memorable night.
Hansel and Gretel
Witch in Hansel and Gretel for Scottish Opera, February 2012
Culture Magazine Sunday Times
Leah-Marian Jones plays and sings and eye - and ear - catching Witch.
Katya Kabanova
Kabanicha in Katya Kabanova for Welsh National Opera, October 2011
The Guardian
Leah-Marian Jones's Kabanicha is chilling.
La Cenerentola
Tisbe in La Cenerentola for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, December 2007
The Sunday Times
Leah-Marian Jones’s venomous Tisbe almost steals the show.
Cosi fan tutte
Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden
The Times
Leah Marian Jones was the best of the women as Dorabella who for once is blonde and fluffy as well as flirtatious. The Heart Duet with Guglielmo showed the advantage of having fresh young voices toying with one another.
Carmen
Mercedes in Carmen for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden
The Sunday Times
Leah Marian Jones’ Mercedes stood out, the only singer on stage to sing and speak meaningful idiomatic French.
Otello
Emilia in Otello for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Opera
Leah-Marian Jones convinced us that Emilia is a formidable character.
Der Rosenkavalier
Annina in Der Rosenkavalier for Scottish Opera
Opera
The many smaller roles were most expertly filled, with Leah-Marian Jones a particularly alluring Annina.
Concerts & Recitals
Soloist in Verdi Requiem with Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society
Evening Argus
Leah Marian Jones’s voice is wonderfully brass edged but she can also let it soar bravely high. What is more, she acts each phrase as well as she sings it. Her Carmen for English National Opera must have been ravishing.