Elgan Llŷr Thomas - Tenor

Born in Llandudno, Elgan Llŷr Thomas is a former English National Opera Harewood Artist and Scottish Opera Emerging Artist.

His engagements have included First Noble of Brabant Lohengrin (Royal Opera, London); Dr Richardson Breaking the Waves (Opéra Comique); Don José La Tragédie de Carmen (Buxton International Festival); Lysander A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Nemorino L’elisir d’amore and Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi (Scottish Opera); Peter Quint The Turn of the Screw and Ralph Rackstraw HMS Pinafore (English National Opera); Gérald Lakmé (Chelsea Opera Group); Prunier La Rondine (Opera North); Almaviva Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Opéra National de Bordeaux, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées); Tom Rakewell The Rake’s Progress (Swedish Chamber Orchestra); Duke of Mantua Rigoletto (Opera Holland Park), and both Cassio Otello and Steuermann Der Fliegende Holländer (Grange Park Opera).

His recordings include Elgar’s Caractacus on Hyperion and his debut solo recital album Unveiled with Iain Burnside on Delphian CD.

Engagements during 2024/2025 include his North American debut singing Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, a work he will also sing with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at London’s Barbican Hall; Bwystfilod Aflan/Unclean Beasts, a brand new National Eisteddfod Commission, for Music Theatre Wales; Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Newbury Festival; Daniel Kildane’s Cradle Song and Pulsing with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at the Wigmore Hall; Classical Spectacular at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, and a return to The Royal Opera as François in the new production of Bernstein’s A Quiet Place.