Evans was born in
Pontrhydyfen. She studied at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Evans has performed as Susanna (
The Marriage of Figaro) for the
Santa Fe Opera; Adele (
Die Fledermaus) for the
Chicago Lyric Opera; Zerlina (
Don Giovanni), Ann Trulove (''
The Rake's Progress) and Adina (L'elisir d'amore'') for
San Francisco Opera; and both Susanna and Zerlina for the
Metropolitan Opera, New York. She has appeared at the
BBC Proms and the
Edinburgh Festival; at a Gala Concert to celebrate the opening of the
Welsh Assembly in the presence of
Queen Elizabeth II and the
Prince of Wales; and in
Bremen with
Andrea Bocelli and the
London Philharmonic Orchestra. Her recordings include Ilia (
Idomeneo), Pamina (
The Magic Flute) and Susanna (
The Marriage of Figaro) for
Chandos; Nanetta (
Falstaff) for
Decca, and a solo recording of Italian songs for
EMI. She has also recorded three soprano parts in a series of
Gilbert & Sullivan operettas: the Plaintiff in
Trial by Jury, Mabel in
The Pirates of Penzance and Josephine in
H.M.S. Pinafore. She participated in the second recording of
Delius's
Requiem (1996, under
Richard Hickox). She has also sung Belinda in the BBC film of
Dido and Aeneas and hosted the BBC television series
A Touch of Classics with the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales. She was also a guest artist on the 2008 BBC2 series
Maestro presented by Clive Anderson. Evans married Stephen Jones in 1997, and they have one son, William. They live in
Penarth, South Wales. == Honours and awards ==