Welsh Tenor Rhydian Jenkins is a 2022/23 Young Artist at the National Opera Studio, and graduated with Distinction from the David Seligman Opera School at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, under the tuition of Adrian Thompson.
A winner of the 2019 Bryn Terfel Scholarship, 2021 MOCSA Young Welsh Singer of the Year and 2022 Clonter Opera Emerging Artist, roles include Don Ottavio/Don Giovanni, Count Almaviva/Il barbiere di Siviglia, Peter Quint/The Turn of the Screw, Alfred/Die Fledermaus, and Anthony Hope/Sweeney Todd. Opera scenes includes Nemorino/L’elisir d’amore, Ferrando/ Così fan tutte, Tamino/Die Zauberflöte, Tom Rakewell/The Rake’s Progress and Don Ramiro/La Cenerentola.
His 2022/23 season included performing the role of Sergei/Cherry Town, Moscow with Welsh National Opera, and covered the role of Ruggero/La rondine with IF Opera. Rhydian also performed residencies with the National Opera Studio at WNO, Opera North, Scottish Opera and ENO, performing roles from scenes including Ernesto/Don Pasquale, Fenton/Falstaff and Il Contino/La finta giardiniera. He also made his debut at Wigmore Hall (recital curated by Dame Ann Murray with the National Opera Studio) and Bridgewater Hall (alongside The Hallé Orchestra).