布萊恩．特菲爾爵士(Sir Bryn Terfel)

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男中音 Bass-baritone｜布萊恩．特菲爾爵士 Sir Bryn Terfel

威爾士男中音布萊恩．特菲爾爵士以其非凡的嗓音與戲劇魅力，締造了卓越的國際音樂生涯，長年活躍於世界頂尖音樂廳與歌劇院舞臺。

他於 1989 年贏得 BBC 卡地夫世界歌手大賽（BBC Cardiff Singer of the World）藝術歌曲獎後，於 1990 年在威爾斯國家歌劇院飾演《女人皆如此》中的古列爾莫一角，正式登上職業歌劇舞臺。隔年，他分別在布魯塞爾皇家鑄幣局劇院以《魔笛》中的說書人一角完成國際首演，並於美國聖塔菲歌劇院飾演費加洛一角，完成美國首秀。

在其輝煌的歌劇生涯中，他詮釋過多項重要角色，包括：《浮士德》中的梅菲斯特、《唐喬望尼》中的主角與雷波雷洛、《莎樂美》中的約卡南、《強尼．史基基》主角、《浪子的歷程》中的尼克．夏多、《唐懷瑟》中的沃爾夫拉姆、《彼得．葛林姆斯》中的巴爾斯特羅德，以及《霍夫曼的故事》中的四位反派。

特菲爾爵士曾榮獲多項大獎，包括葛萊美獎、英國古典音樂大獎及留聲機大獎。其唱片作品橫跨莫札特、華格納、史特勞斯的歌劇，以及超過十五張獨唱專輯，內容涵蓋藝術歌曲、美國音樂劇、威爾士歌曲與宗教音樂。

他於 2003 年獲頒大英帝國司令勳章（CBE），2006 年獲得女王音樂獎章（Queen's Medal for Music），並於 2017 年因其對音樂的卓越貢獻而受封爵士。另獲奧地利國家歌唱家榮銜，是阿爾弗雷德．托普弗基金會最後一位「莎士比亞獎」得主，並於 2022 年在蘇黎世音樂廳獲頒歐洲文化獎。他亦於 2015 年獲授倫敦市榮譽自由民稱號（Freedom of the City of London）。

Sir Bryn Terfel

Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel has forged an extraordinary international career, performing regularly on the world's most prestigious concert stages and opera houses.

After winning the Song Prize at the 1989 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, Sir Bryn made his professional operatic debut in 1990 as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Welsh National Opera. The following year, he made both his international operatic debut as the Speaker in Die Zauberflöte at Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and his American debut as Figaro with Santa Fe Opera.

Throughout his distinguished career, he has performed roles such as Méphistophélès (Faust), both the title role and Leporello (Don Giovanni), Jochanaan (Salome), the title role (Gianni Schicchi), Nick Shadow (The Rake's Progress), Wolfram (Tannhäuser), Balstrode (Peter Grimes), and the Four Villains (Les contes d'Hoffmann).

 A Grammy, Classical Brit, and Gramophone Award winner, his extensive discography includes operas by Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss, along with over fifteen solo albums spanning Lieder, American musical theatre, Welsh song, and sacred repertoire.

Sir Bryn was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2003, received the Queen's Medal for Music in 2006, and was knighted for services to music in 2017. He holds the title of Austrian Kammersänger, was the final recipient of the Shakespeare Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation, and in 2022 was honoured with a European Cultural Award at the Tonhalle, Zurich. He also received the Freedom of the City of London in 2015.