Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Matt Lewis (talk | contribs) at 22:53, 18 October 2007 (Added just a little - his CBE and becoming director of the Cardiff Int Academy of Voice. Added Interview link. Changed 'IMdb overview' to 'IMdb filmography'.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Dennis O'Neill (born 25 February 1948 in Pontardulais, Wales, UK) is a Welsh tenor.

In his time, Dennis O'Neill has been connected with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and the Welsh National Opera, Cardiff, Wales. He has given regular guest performances at the Metropolitan Opera New York, in Chicago, San Francisco, Zurich, Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Verona and Munich.

He is best known as a Verdi exponent, he also performs song recitals and oratorios, especially the tenor part of the Verdi Requiem. O'Neil has a respected Italianate tenor voice. In 1980 he was awarded a . In January 2007, O'Neill became the director of the Cardiff International Academy of Voice.

A generation before Bryn Terfel, O'Neill was a regular face on Welsh TV. He maintains wide popularity today and is still in demand as a singer. In 2006 he performed as Eleazar in La Juive (The Jewess) in the Royal Opera House concert in the Barbican. It was his 43rd visit to the ROH.

References

1. ^ "Ammanford And District Choral Society". Retrieved 2007-10-11.
2. ^ "MusicOMH.com".
3. "La Juive - Opera Review". 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

• Official Website of Dennis O'Neill
• Cardiff International Academy of Voice website
• IMDb filmography of Dennis O'Neill
• MusicOMH.com (Interview)

This Welsh biographical article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• 1948 births
• Tenors
• Welsh opera singers
• Welsh people stubs