Philip Lloyd-Evans
Born in Wales, Philip studied at the University of East Anglia
and the Royal Academy of Music before embarking on a career that
has taken him around the world. He has sung with the BBC Singers,
Royal Opera House, Kent Opera, and Village Opera & Pocket
Opera. He has performed over thirty roles for Welsh National Opera
including Dancaire in Carmen, Marquis in La
Traviata, Ping in Turandot, Fiorello in The
Barber of Seville, Yeletsky in Queen of Spades,
Cappadocian in Salome, Father &
Sandman in Hansel & Gretel, and the Novice’s
Friend in Billy Budd.
Philip sings regularly with choral societies throughout the country
in a wide range of repertoire including The Messiah
(Handel), Elijah (Mendelssohn), The Kingdom
(Elgar), St. John Passion (Bach), St.Matthew
Passion (Bach), Carmina Burana (Orff), and the
Requiems of Brahms, Duruflé, Fauré, Mozart and Verdi.
Recordings include Schubert’s Abendröte and roles in
The Yeomen of the Guard and HMS Pinafore
(Telarc), Osud Janacek (EMI), Doctor of Myddfai
by Maxwell Davies (Collins Classics), Ping in Turandot for
the S4C series of animated operas, and Wagner’s Faust for
Channel Four.