In 1996, the Tenors gave their first performance in the Taliesin Theatre at Swansea University. The idea was conceived as a way of raising funds for the Friends of WNO. The acclaimed Soprano, Suzanne Murphy, was guest artist with the Tenors that evening and the event was so successful that they were subsequently asked to perform at many other venues. Since then, and with numerous personnel changes they have gone on to give over 150 performances of their show, all to critical great acclaim, and without denying the obvious allusion to the original Three Tenors, whose wonderful early performances inspired tonight's artists into performing their version of the concert.

They have performed at venues throughout the UK, including Symphony Hall, Birmingham; The Hexagon at Reading; The Festival Theatre, Malvern; The Grand Theatre, Swansea; and The New Theatre, Cardiff. At many of the larger venues they are accompanied by members of the Welsh National Opera Orchestra, but the Tenors also enjoy performing at much smaller venues and where, very often, the audiences don't have easy access to main-scale Opera.

The Three Other Tenors are Michael Clifton-Thompson, Howard Kirk and Gareth Dafydd Morris.

Born in Leicestershire, Howard trained at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Opera Course.

He has performed for Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Opera, English Touring Opera, Wexford Festival Opera, Bampton Classical Opera and English National Opera. Engagements include Monostatos The Magic Flute; Sellem The Rake's Progress; Antinous Penelope; Macheath Beggar's Opera; Janek The Makropulos Case and Lindoro Nina.

Howard joined WNO in 2004 and has performed many roles for the company including Monostatos The Magic Flute; Benoit La Bohème; Fiorello The Barber of Seville; Borsa Rigoletto; Vicomte Cascada The Merry Widow; Gaston La Traviata; 2nd Apprentice Wozzeck; Servant Khovanshchina; Steuermann Die Fliegende Höllander; Don Curzio The Marriage of Figaro and King Mark Le Vin Herbé,