Cor Meibion Llanelli will be accompanied by their very own ‘Adele’ when they stage their ‘Annual Concert’ at the Selwyn Samuel Centre on Saturday, July 16.
She may not be quite as famous as the chart-topping English singer-songwriter, but soprano Adele O’Neill is a star attraction in her own right for South Wales concert-goers. Adele O’Neill is a celebrated soprano whose passion for singing was founded and inspired as a child by her grandmother’s old records of the opera greats and the beauty and emotion of such voices.
A native of Pontarddulais, Adele’s singing talent was first spotted in her early years as she enjoyed various singing roles with regional societies before her singing career swept her to London, where she studied and graduated from the acclaimed Guildhall School of Music and Drama London under the tutelage of Professor Laura Sarti, the internationally celebrated Italian mezzo-soprano.
Adele’s exciting singing career has see her perform with a wealth of choruses, orchestras and artists with countless performances given in both the UK and internationally spanning France, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Canada. Memorable performances include Eglise Notre Dame Versailles, Bedrich Smetana Concert Hall Prague, Peterborough Cathedral, La Casa de la cultura Andalucia, Gloucester Cathedral, St David’s Cathedral, Collegiate Concert Hall Budapest and the Krakow’s acclaimed Maritsky Church.
As an award-winning soprano, Adele has won many prestigious awards. These include several prizes at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and the esteemed International Gold Medal Singing Competition at the internationally renowned Llangollen International Eisteddfod. Adele was also a semi-finalist in the prestigious Montserrat Caballe International singing competition in Zaragoza.
Her charming, warm and embracing performances have brought her numerous operatic and oratorio roles. Operatic roles are numerous but a favourite sample would include Micaela (Carmen), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Mimi (La Boheme), Antonia (The tales of Hoffman), Leonora (Fidelio), Papagena (Magic Flute), Arabella (Arabella), Contessa (Marriage of Figaro), Filipnevya (Eugene Onegin). Oratorio performances include The Elijah (Mendelssohn), The Messiah (Handel), Requiem (Verdi), Requiem (Mozart), A Child of our Time (Tipett), Gloria (Vivaldi), St John Passion (Bach), Messa di Gloria (Puccini), Mass in time of war (Haydn), Coronation Mass (Mozart), Requiem (Faure), The Armed Man (Jenkins), Nelson Mass (Haydn).
The concert at the Selwyn Samuel Centre stars at 7pm. Tickets are £10 and are available from the Theatr Elli Box Office and other Llanelli town centre locations. The compere is celebrated Welsh TV personality Glan Davies.
