His speaking voice is just as fantastic as his singing voice.

Lovely to listen to him singing. My dad was also a Bass Baretone

I had the chance to visit him in 2007 with my wife at his home in Wales. It was an amazing experience. :-)

Old art tutor of mine was Welsh. It was difficult persuading him to not sing. Eventually we all started just enjoying his joy.

One of the best low operetic baritone singers.

Mr. Terfel's recorded performances in The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni at the Met were legendary, and I will compare all future performances to his brilliant interpretation and the nuances of his artistic delivery and vocal timbre.

Saw this guy at U of H, he sounds exactly like he does on his recordings! Go Bryn, you're amazing!!!!!!

To all those who think Bryn Terfel is a tenor and that his speaking voice is high-pitched, watch this interview. One of the dumb reasonings of why, according to some KZfaqrs, he is a tenor is because of his speaking voice from only one clip of him while he was shouting in front of a large crowd and comparing his talking voice to the "lyric baritone" Sherill Milnes (who is actually a dramatic baritone) who wasn't in front of a big crowd and wasn't shouting or belting while speaking. Besides, speaking voice doesn't even equal singing voice. And besides, listen to all his clips singing with a darker timbre when he's actually in a good mood. The clips of him singing like a "tenor" are recorded when he's in a bad mood.

at 10:10, what subtitles consider "inaudible" is Fauré and the title of the song is Automne. "Automne au ciel brumeux..."

His speaking voice is booming.

This guy is sooooo talented and amazing and awesome !!

No they are very knowledgeable. Watch their interviews with Simon Keenlyside. There questions may seem simple or childish because the want the interview to be accessible to everyone. They also know that the people who they are interviewing are very knowledgeable and will naturally move into more serious matters.

Bryn Terfel ROCKS!

My favorite barytone ever.

The GOAT

He’s a brilliant vocalist

Hey, a Celt who is not a tenor. I would like to hear, if possible, "Four Baritones" in concert. I had a voice coach who kept on demanding that I sing in the bel canto style even if I wasn't an operatic baritone. I wasn't easy singing from the diaphram and not the throat.

10:13 Is it Automne by Faure?

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Crazy to think that right after his success at Cardiff he only received two engagements from 50 auditions. It just goes to show you that you shouldn't take failure as a sign of poor skill.

Correct - or in Welsh - Cywir!

You probably mean a mixture of Welsh an English accent, because Welsh one amongst the British accents. :)

I still don't understand why people think he's a tenor.

Is it "Tervell" or "Ter-fel"?

Huh?! What?! A BARITONE range version of Ombra Mai Fu????? I get that there is (for example) a Villazon CD out there with Baroque Countertenor arias on it but, a Baritone?

buzz lightyear

Ha Ha my uncle was welsh and he had a dreadful voice

There is no problem or has been with Bryn's accent, but I wish the interviewers would stop pronouncing his name "TerVel", it's "TerFel".