Gareth Brynmor John

Winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award, baritone Gareth Brynmor John studied at Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music where he won the Patrons’ Award, and the National Opera Studio where he was supported by the Royal Opera House.

He made his debut with Welsh National Opera singing Schaunard (La Bohème) in 2017 and has since returned for various roles including Papageno/ Die Zauberflöte, Masetto/Don Giovanni and Sharpless/Madama Butterfly. Recent and future engagements include Donner / Das Rheingold for Grimeborn Opera, Ishmeron / The Indian Queen with Opéra de Lille, Opera de Luxembourg and Antwerp Opera, Papageno for Wild Arts Opera and the English Clerk / Death in Venice for WNO. Concert repertoire includes Elijah, Faure Requiem, St Matthew Passion, Messiah, Dream of Gerontius, Brahms Requiem, Vaughan Williams Mystical Songs and he was the featured soloist in the BBC television Christmas Eve broadcast of Carols from Kings in 2022.

Gareth is an acclaimed recitalist and performs regularly at leading venues and festivals including the Wigmore Hall, London Song and Oxford Lieder Festivals.

He recently released a disc of song entitled ‘The Children’s Hour’ for the Champs Hill label.

Updated September 2025