Background
Jones, Dame Gwyneth was born on November 7, 1936 in Pontnewynydd, Wales. Daughter of Edward George and Violet (Webster) Jones.
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Dame Gwyneth Jones
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Student, Royal College Music, London. Student, Accademia Chigiana, Siena, Italy. Student, International Opera Center, Zurich, Switzerland.
Doctor honorary musica, University Wales and Glamorgan.
Career
Member Royal Opera, Covent Garden, England, since 1963, Vienna State Opera, since 1966, Deutsche Opera Berlin, 1966, Munich Bavarian State Opera, since 1967.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow: Royal Welsh College Music and Drama, Royal College Music. Member: Royal Academy Music London (honorary), Rah (honorary).
Connections
1 daughter.
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Nationality
Welsh
Education
Career
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1963
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1966
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1966
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1967
Awards
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Decorated dame Commander Order British Empire, 1986, Commandeur Des Arts Et Lettres, 1992, Ehren-Krenz I. Klasse, Austria Bundes Ver, 1998, others. Recipient Shakespeare prize Hamburg, 1987, Verdienst Kreuz I Klasse Federal Republic Germany, 1988, Golden Medal Honour, Vienna, 1991, Oesterreiche Ehren Kreuz Wissenschaft und Kunst Klasse, 1998, Premio Pucci award Torre Del Lago, 2003, Cymry for the World honor Wales Millennium Center, 2004, Kammersängerin, Austria, Bavaria.Decorated dame Commander Order British Empire, 1986, Commandeur Des Arts Et Lettres, 1992, Ehren-Krenz I. Klasse, Austria Bundes Ver, 1998, others. Recipient Shakespeare prize Hamburg, 1987, Verdienst Kreuz I Klasse Federal Republic Germany, 1988, Golden Medal Honour, Vienna, 1991, Oesterreiche Ehren Kreuz Wissenschaft und Kunst Klasse, 1998, Premio Pucci award Torre Del Lago, 2003, Cymry for the World honor Wales Millennium Center, 2004, Kammersängerin, Austria, Bavaria.