Choose one song from Section A and a song choice from Section B
SECTION A
Opera: 'Papagena! Papagena!' (Aria hunanladdiad Papageno) from the opera Die Zauberflöte, Mozart, IMSLP [Litolff]. Welsh words by Sian Meinir
Opera: 'Si tra i ceppi' (Mewn caethiwed a chadwynau) from the opera Berenice, Handel, IMSLP [Oliver Ditson Company]. Welsh words by Dyfnallt Morgan
Oratorio/mass: 'I go on my way / For the mountains shall depart' ( Mi af ar fy ffordd / Y mynyddoedd ciliant hwy) from the. mass Elijah, Mendelssohn, The Baritone/Bass Oratorio Onthology [Hal Leonard 00747061]. Welsh words by TH Parry-Williams
Oratorio/mass: 'Crucifixus' (Croeshoeliedig) from the mass Messa di Gloria, Puccini, The Baritone/Bass Oratorio Onthology [Hal Leonard 00747061]. Welsh words by T Gwynn Jones
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 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 (Cangen Sir Benfro, Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru, llais annibynnol i ffermydd teuluol Cymru)
- £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