The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is delighted that His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales will extend his patronage of the College. The Prince has been the Patron of Wales’s National Conservatoire since 1997.
Musical Theatre student Ellie Pawsey, performing a song from ‘Matilda’,
“We are thrilled that His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, has continued to confer this honour on the College and we recognise it as a great privilege for our institution,’ said College Principal Hilary Boulding.
‘We’re enormously grateful for the interest that His Royal Highness takes in both the Conservatoire’s work and the progress of our students.”
Earlier this year The Prince generously hosted a Royal Gala at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the achievements of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. The evening featured a programme of performances showcasing the talents of the College’s young artists.
This coincided with the fifth anniversary of the launch of world class training and performance facilities at the College’s home in Cardiff.
Georgia Theodoulou, Maeve Bluebell Wells, Ross Ford & Rhys Whomsley perform extracts from Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Rhymes.’
Earlier this month the Conservatoire’s students performed for Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, at their West Wales home, in a Roald Dahl inspired evening celebrating the100th anniversary of one of the world’s best loved children’s authors.
Chanae Curtis sings ‘Un bel dì’ from Puccini’s ‘Madame Butterfly’.
The College’s Royal designation was bestowed by Her Majesty The Queen when she visited Wales in 2002 and today the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is one of seven conservatoires in the United Kingdom that have Royal designation.
Editors notes
The featured photo shows RWCMD actor Ross Ford, and musical theatre actor Jonathan Radford talking to The Prince of Wales at Llwynywermod.
All photos Gareth Everett for Huw Evans Picture Agency
• The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, the National Conservatoire of Wales, and part of the University of South Wales Group, operates within its international peer group of conservatoires and specialist arts colleges. It trains young artists drawn from around 30 countries to provide a constant flow of emerging talent into the music and theatre industries and related professions.
• In June 2011, the College opened new £22.5 million performance and rehearsal spaces. The world-class facilities include the Richard Burton Theatre, the Linbury Gallery, a café bar, rehearsal studios and the Dora Stoutzker Hall.
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