Choose one song from Section A and a song choice from Section B
SECTION A
Opera: 'Ma se colpa non ho / Batti, batti, o bel Masetto' (Ond os nad wyf ar fai / Cura, cura, o hoff Masetto) from the opera Don Giovanni, Mozart, Arias for Soprano [Schirmer 50481097]. Welsh words by John Stoddart (recitative) and Heini Gruffudd (aria)
Opera: 'Armida, dispietata / Lascia ch’io pianga' (Armida, annhrugarog / Gad im alaru) from the opera Rinaldo, Handel, IMSLP [Schirmer 1385] Welsh words by Dyfnallt Morgan
Oratorio/Mass: 'And God said, let the earth bring forth grass / With verdure clad' (A meddai Duw, dyged y tir / Yn wyrddlas îr) from the mass The Creation, Haydn. The Soprano Oratorio Anthology [Hal Leonard 00747058]. Welsh words by Gerallt Jones.
Oratorio/Mass: 'Pie Jesu' (Ddwyfol Iesu) from the mass Requiem, Fauré, The Soprano Oratorio Anthology [Hal Leonard 00747058]. Welsh words by Stephen J Williams
Lieder: a choice of Fauré's work: 'Le secret' (Y Gyfrinach), 'En prière' (Mewn Gweddi), 'Après un rêve' (Wedi Breuddwyd), 'Notre amour' (Ein serch), Gabriel Fauré: 50 Songs: The Vocal Library High Voice | Gabriel Fauré: 50 Songs: The Vocal Library Medium/Low Voice [Hal Leonard]. Welsh words by Dafydd Wyn Jones, Pennar Davies a John Stoddart
SECTION B
Welsh Song: either
'Drws Gobaith', Alex Mills and Mererid Hopwood, individual copy [Tŷ Cerdd] or
'Haf', Alex Mills and Mererid Hopwood, individual copy [Tŷ Cerdd]
Prizes:
- £150 (Wyn a Dylan Harries er cof am eu rhieni, Idris a Mair, Llwyndyrus)
- £120 (Cymdeithas Waldo)
- £90 (Cymdeithas Waldo)
Digital copies of the opera and oratorio pieces available at IMSLP (www.imslp.org)
Contact cystadlu@eisteddfod.cymru for Welsh translations
Closing date: 1 May 2026 at 12 noon