Choose one song from Section A and a song choice from Section B
SECTION A
Opera: 'Come mai creder / Dalla sua pace' (Prin y gallaf i gredu / Pan fo hi’n llawen) from the opera Don Giovanni, Mozart, Arias for Tenor [Schirmer 50481099]. Welsh words by Stephen J Williams
Opera: 'Un momento di contento' (Dim ond eiliad fach o gariad) from the opera Alcina, Handel, IMSLP [Francesco Marco Algeri]. Welsh words by Sian Meinir
Oratorio/mass: 'Then shall the righteous shine forth' (Fry, fry bydd i’r cyfiawn hoen) from the mass Elijah, Mendelssohn, The Tenor Oratorio Anthology [Hal Leonard 00747060]. Welsh words by TH Parry-Williams
Oratorio/mass: 'King ever glorious' (Frenin Gogoniant) from the mass Crucifixion, Stainer, IMSLP [Boosey & Hawkes]. Welsh words by John Stoddart
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 and John Stoddart
SECTION B
Welsh songs: 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 (Côr Meibion Ar ôl Tri)
- £120 (Hoelion Wyth Beca, er cof am Huw “Bach” Griffiths)
- £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