Sion Goronwy

Bass

Bass Sion Goronwy graduated from the University of Wales Aberystwyth with a Bachelor Degree in History, before continuing his study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the International Opera School at the Royal College of Music.

Previous seasons’ highlights have included Snug/A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Teatro Massimo Palermo; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Opera North; Garsington Opera); Bass Roles/The Nose (Royal Opera House, Opera Lyon & Aix-en-Provence Festival); Quince/A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stadttheater Klagenfurt); Bass Roles/The Martyrdom of Saint Magnus (Den Norske Opera/Oslo Kammermusikkfestival); Rodrigo/Gloria von Jaxtberg (Bregenzer Festspiele & ROH); Osmin/Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Caspar & Hermit/Der Freischütz, Alvise Badoero/La Gioconda, King Filippo/Don Carlo, title role/Mefistofele (Opera Valladolid); Pistola/Falstaff, Antonio/Le nozze di Figaro, and Doctor, Herald, Servant/Macbeth (Glyndebourne on Tour); Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte, Dikoj/Kát’a Kabanova & Osmin/Die Entführung aus dem Serail (English Touring Opera).


Previously for Longborough: Marchese d'Obigny/La traviata (2018), Dikoj/Katya Kabanova (2012), Imperial Commissioner/Madama Butterfly (2010), Snug/A Midsummer Night's Dream (2009)