About Angharad
Recent highlights include Third Lady in The Magic Flute at the Nevill Holt Festival, Flosshilde in Gotterdammerung at the Royal Festival Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. her company debut as Branwen in Welsh National Opera’s Blaze of Glory, Irene in Tamerlano for The Grange Festival, Waltraute for Grimeborn Festival’s Götterdämmerung, Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro both for West Green House Opera’s and Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall. 24/25 highlights include a return to Welsh National Opera as Maddalena (cover) Rigoletto, Mendelssohn’s Elijahwith the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra alongside Sir Bryn Terfel and Mary The Flying Dutchman for Opera Holland Park.
Angharad is a Samling artist, a Glyndebourne Jerwood Young artist and winner of the Welsh Singers Showcase 2018.
Angharad is equally at home in song, oratorio and opera repertoire and enjoys the opportunity to perform in new and diverse projects.
‘Angharad Lyddon's Waltraute was very much a highlight’ - Planet Hugill
‘The Waltraute of Angharad Lyddon reported from Valhalla on Wotan’s decline into tragic resignation with singing so fine it gained her the biggest curtain cheer of the night.’ - Roy Westbrook Bachtrack
‘The Irene here is the excellent Angharad Lyddon, easily the most watchable singer on the stage and with a good dark bottom to the voice and plenty of brightness farther up.’ - Stephen Walsh Arts desk
‘Angharad Lyddon’s sophisticated Irene is the perfect match for Tamerlano, her singing bringing to mind Jean Rigby’s in the English National Opera’s Xerxeswith its warm tone and classic phrasing.’ - Melanie Eskenazi Music OMH
‘Angharad Lyddon's Irene was just as strong minded as the others. Using glamour and appearance as one of her weapons, she was completely focused on her putative role as Tamerlano's wife. This was no love-match, but a meeting of powerful minds. Lyddon has a lovely rich mezzo-soprano voice with plenty of strength and character in the lower register, used to great effect here.’ - Planet Hugill