J Mervyn Williams obituary

Founder of Cardiff Singer of the WorldJ Mervyn Williams, who has died aged 74, was head of music and arts at BBC Cymru Wales when he conceived Cardiff Singer of the World, the competition which in 1983 launched the career of Karita Mattila and, later, those of Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Bryn Terfel. The idea came to Williams in the bath, he said, and he liked to call it his eureka moment. It may be seen as his principal achievement, but his long career as a programme producer was full of bold deci...

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