Paul Carey Jones
Welsh-Irish bass-baritone Paul Carey Jones was born in Cardiff and studied at The Queen’s College, Oxford, the Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera Studio. He has appeared as a principal guest artist for companies such as the Royal Opera, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Northern Ireland Opera, Opera Holland Park, Wexford Festival Opera, The Icelandic Opera, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Rossini di Lugo and Teatro Comunale Bolzano among many others.
A committed advocate of contemporary music, he has given the world premiere performances of opera, songs and song cycles by composers psych as Stuart MacRae, John Metcalf, Jonathan Dove, Stephen McNeff, Sadie Harrison, Brian Irvine and Emily Hall. As a recording artist he has just released his third solo album, Song Cân Lied, on the Ty Cerdd label, featuring songs by Clara Schumann and Rhian Samuel.
In addition to his singing work, Paul appears frequently as an audition panel member, media commentator, competition adjudicator, and increasingly as a teacher, language coach and mentor to young singers. As a writer he has contributed articles to Wagner News, The Music Club of London and The Mastersingers, as well as his online blog Ranitidine & Tonic.
