Llanfyllin opera singer wins $15,000 prize at world competition

Summarised from County Times's report · Updated 5 Nov, 07:32 · Archive

Robert Lewis, from Llanfyllin, has won the Birgit Nilsson Prize worth $15,000 at Operalia, The World Opera Competition. He progressed through the quarter-finals and semi-finals before reaching the final in Shanghai, where he secured the prize for his interpretation of arias by Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner.

The success follows another major achievement earlier in 2025, when Lewis finished third and was named best tenor at the Concurso Tenor Viñas in Barcelona. Operalia is an annual international competition founded by Plácido Domingo in 1993 to showcase emerging opera singers from around the world. Lewis studied at Guildhall School's Vocal Studies department from 2014 and graduated in 2020 with a Master of Music in Performance in Opera Studies. He has appearances scheduled at several European opera houses including Opéra national de Lyon, Opéra national du Rhin and Bayerische Staatsoper.

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• Llanfyllin opera singer wins $15,000 prize at world-leading competitionLlanfyllin opera singer Robert Lewis wins major international prizeCounty Times · 5 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Robert Lewis · Llanfyllin · Operalia, The World Opera Competition · Plácido Domingo · Guildhall School

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