Elen Mon Wayne

Elen Mon Wayne (born 26 March 1968 in Mydroilyn, West Wales) is a singer and actress. She studied at Aberaeron School, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and the Royal Northern College of Music. She is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards, including the Towyn Roberts Scholarship, the Brigitte Fassbaender award for Lieder and a Sir Peter Moores Scholarship. She studied with Ava June.
Elen Môn Wayne has performed in opera, but most recently in Welsh television (Pobol y Cwm, Glanhafren) and on the stage in London's West End. She took part in the BBC TV live premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera.
She has appeared in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's Theatre), covering the role of Carlotta and Jerry Springer: The Opera (National Theatre and Cambridge Theatre). As a member of the chorus of Jerry Springer: The Opera, she was a joint recipient of the Olivier Award for best supporting role in 2004.
In 2006 she was in the London production of The Sound of Music and later played playing the role of Sister Sophia. She is also a teacher of voice and sings all over the UK as a concert performer. Her most recent engagement was a concert in Beijing at Luhe International Centre.
She is married to Philip Wayne, a headmaster, also a pianist and organist. They live in Buckinghamshire with their two children.
Recordings
*Elen Môn Wayne, an eponymous own album aimed at the Welsh-speaking market (Sain, 2001)
*Jerry Springer the Opera (Original Cast Recording, London 2003)
*The Sound of Music (Original Cast Recording, London 2006)

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