Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, also known as Trystan Griffiths or Trystan Llŷr (born c.1987), is a Welsh

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. Griffiths is from Clunderwen in Pembrokeshire, and is Welsh-speaking. He often performs with his brother, Gwydion Rhys, who is an actor and singer. He studied Theatre, Music and Media at

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at Carmarthen, and went on to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, studying under Adrian Thompson and Ingrid Surgenor. In 2016 he married his wife, Gwen, whom he has known since schooldays. They have a daughter, Efa. Awards won by Griffiths have included the 2009 Osborne Roberts award for under-25s at the

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and the David Lloyd and Jean Skidmore Scholarship for the most promising tenor. He won the 2011 W. Towyn Roberts scholarship at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham. In 2012 he won both the MOCSA Young Welsh Singer of the Year award, and the title "Voice of Wales" as a result of a televised S4C series sponsored by Decca. Griffiths has performed with

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and

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. His first album, ''Trystan'', was released in 2016 by Sain. After training at the National Opera Studio during 2015, he joined the International Opera Studio in Zürich in 2016. He also features on

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's recording of Donizetti's '' Le duc d'Albe'' as Carlos with the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Sir

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. In 2017, in addition to recording "O Holy Night" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for inclusion in the Classic FM ''Nation's Favourite Carols'' album, Griffiths signed a recording contract with

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. He is also a soloist on ''Requiem'', by Rebecca Dale, the first album by a female composer to be released by Decca Classics. In 2022, he appeared as Tamino in a production of ''

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'' by

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, and went on to play the same role for

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