Della Jones

Della Jones, one of Great Britain's leading mezzo-sopranos, was born in Neath and studied at the Royal College of Music where she won many prizes including the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship.

Della Jones has appeared with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North and foreign engagements have included performances in the U.S.A., Russia, Japan, Canada and throughout Europe with repertoire including title-role ARIODANTE, Rosina IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, title-role LA CENERENTOLA, Messenger ORFEO, title-role CARMEN, Adalgisa NORMA, Dido LES TROYENS, Donna Elvira DON GIOVANNI, Herodias SALOME, Brangäne TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Jocasta OEDIPUS REX, Baba the Turk THE RAKE'S PROGRESS, Hermia A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Dido and the Sorceress DIDO AND AENEAS, Marcellina LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Juno SEMELE, Aunt Hermance in the world premiere of Gavin Bryars' DR. OX'S EXPERIMENT, Hostess BORIS GODUNOV, Fidalma IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO and Auntie and Mrs Sedley PETER GRIMES.

Engagements in 2003 include Buttercup H.M.S. PINAFORE for D'Oyly Carte Opera at the Savoy Theatre, Mrs Grose in the new production of THE TURN OF THE SCREW for Grand Théâtre de Genève, further performances of Marcellina and Mrs Sedley for the Opéra National de Paris, Bastille and numerous recordings and broadcasts on radio and television. Subsequent engagements include Auntie for the Netherlands Opera and Martha FAUST for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.