# Mostyn Thomas

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'''Mostyn Thomas''' (born '''Thomas James Thomas''') (January 14, 1896 &ndash; August 17, 1984)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Record Collector|publisher=J. F. E. Dennis|year=1987|page=245}}</ref> was a Welsh [opera](/source/opera)tic [baritone](/source/baritone), prominent in the first half of the 20th century.

== Early life ==

He was born in [Blaina](/source/Blaina), [Monmouthshire](/source/Monmouthshire_(historic)), to Thomas and Ann. At the age of 13 he went to work underground in the local [colliery](/source/colliery).

== Voice ==

His voice was discovered at the [Ammanford](/source/Ammanford) [Eisteddfod](/source/Eisteddfod), and the local community of Blaina collected money for him to be trained at [La Scala](/source/La_Scala) [Milan](/source/Milan). Mostyn has his debut as [Tonio](/source/Tonio) in [Pagliacci](/source/Pagliacci) ([Leoncavallo](/source/Leoncavallo)) in 1929.

He sang leading baritone roles all over the world, settled in America and married a wealthy American widow. {{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} On February 13, 1923, Mostyn Thomas sang [Dafydd y Garreg Wen](/source/Dafydd_y_Garreg_Wen) to inaugurate the first radio broadcast by [BBC](/source/BBC).

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050830024325/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/walesonair/database/mostyn.shtml BBC Wales Database]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120125024206/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758484,00.html ''Time Magazine''] November 29, 1937
*[http://aolsvc.timeforkids.kol.aol.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,743982-3,00.html ''Time Magazine'']{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} July 11, 1932
*[http://www.nationaltheatre.org/location/Timeline2006Aug.pdf Chronology, The National Theatre, 1835 -Present] (PDF)

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