Beverley Anne Humphreys, MBE (born November 1947[1]), is a Welsh operatic and concert soprano and broadcaster. She has become known for her work with refugees[2] and in 2022 was awarded the MBE for "services to Community Cohesion and Broadcasting".[3]
Beverley Humphreys | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Beverley Anne Humphreys |
| Born | Pontypridd, Wales |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
Humphreys comes from Pontypridd and began her singing career with Welsh National Opera.[4] She has performed and toured in several one-woman shows, including Seven Women under One Hat, A Tribute to Ivor Novello, With Melody in Mind and Legendary Ladies – Judy Garland, Gertrude Lawrence and Marlene Dietrich.
In 1992 Humphreys became the first singer to lead rugby crowds at the National Stadium in Cardiff in the singing of the Welsh national anthem.[4] In 2010 she was appointed High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan.[5][6] In the early 2000s she organised an exhibition called "Let Paul Robeson Sing!" to commemorate Paul Robeson's links with Wales.[7][6]
Humphreys presents music programmes on BBC Radio Wales,[4] and has presented the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition for radio on several occasions.
References edit
- ^ "Beverley Anne Humphreys". Companies House. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Beverley Humphreys: The opera singer doubling as a football coach". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021: All the Welsh people honoured". WalesOnline. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Beverley's World of Music". BBC Radio Wales. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "No. 59364". The London Gazette. 18 March 2010. p. 4707.
- ^ a b Abbie Wightwick (19 June 2010). "Singer Beverley Humphreys becomes high sheriff". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Jeff Sparrow (2 July 2017). "How Paul Robeson found his political voice in the Welsh valleys". The Observer. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.