Opera singer – Presenter – Creative educator – Author
Classically trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio in London, this welsh baritone has had an exceptional career in the music industry. For over 25 years Mark has worked alongside many major names in the entertainment industry including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, David Blaine, Rob Brydon & Sir Bryn Terfel. Mark`s career has taken him around the world singing title roles in opera houses, singing Bread of Heaven before The Six Nations Rugby tournament to a crowd of 75,000 as well as appearing in a blockbuster movie.
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Theatre Credits:
Marcello – La bohème, Papageno Die Zauberflöte (Welsh National Opera & Columbia Artists), Don – Don Giovanni (English National Opera), Schaunard – La Bohème (Wexford Opera Festival), Sciarrone – Tosca (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)Dr Falke – Die Fledermaus, Figaro – Le Nozze Di Figaro (Opera Theatre Company Dublin), Masseto – Don Giovanni, Albert – Werther (English Touring Opera), Giuseppe – The Gondoliers, Pish Tush – Mikado, (Raymond Gubbay), Captain Corcoran – HMS Pinafore, Cox – Cox & Box (Gilbert & Sullivan International Festival) Jack – world premiere of House of the Gods (The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein (RTE Orchestra), Emperor Ming Aladdin at the New Theatre Cardiff, Qdos Productions 2015/2016 and Sleeping Beauty at the Malvern theatre 2016/17.
Recordings:
A Miner’s Song – charity single in aid of the National Coal Mining Memorial featuring Michael Sheen, Jonathan Pryce and many others.
Fratello – Duets with tenor brother Wynne Evans.
The Traveller in Benjamin Britten`s Curlew River on the Koch Label
Let the Light in – Mark’s debut solo album.
Tell my Father’ – charity single benefitting the Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal performed with the Band of the Welsh Guards.
This Guy’s in Love – Mark’s 2nd solo album produced by Grammy Award winner Nick Patrick.
Film Credits:
Don Giovanni in Guy Ritchie’s “A Game of Shadows” (Warner Brothers) 2011
Cox – Cox and Box (TV Movie) 2001
Captain – H.M. Pinafore (TV movie) 2001
Books:
The Academy of Barmy Composer – BAROQUE released May 2019. Published by Graffeg
Other Work:
BBC 2 Friday Night is Music Night, Presenting a Sunday evening show for BBC Radio Wales, hosting events throughout the World – The Duke of Edinburgh’s International World Fellowship Awards, St David’s Day in Singapore, National Film Awards 2015, An Evening with David Blaine in Miami, Valentine concerts for the American charity TAPS in Naples Florida. Soloist in the BBC TV commercial for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011, Voice Overs for Pearl & Dean, Cabaret at The Pheasantry, St James Studio (London), Rainbow Room & the Café Caryle (New York).
In 2015 Mark decided to take his passion of opera further with an educational project – ABC of Opera, The Academy of Barmy Composers. ABC delivers invaluable life-lessons to children through the curriculum building confidence, celebrating difference and encouraging creativity. Mark is passionate that all children should be able to achieve their dreams and through the ABC’s teaching it is clear that …
ABC has now been delivered to over 197 schools throughout the UK delivering a remarkable impact on our young learners. Mark’s first book “THE ACADEMY OF BARMY COMPOSERS – BAROQUE” was released in May 2019 with three more to follow in the series. Discussions are already underway to turn the ABC books into an exciting family stage show. In 2019 & 2020 Mark was awarded the Amati Guildhall Creative Entrepreneur of the year. Mark is a mentor for Big ideas Wales as well as working closing with GB entrepreneurs’ awards and the Guildhall Creative entrepreneur programme.
Mark is the Ambassador of the charity (LARS) Loud Applause Rising Stars, as well as creative director of Opera Sark.
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