the Beggar Woman. In 2016 Terfel took the title role in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, directed by Antonio Pappano at the Royal Opera House. Personal life Terfel was married to his childhood sweetheart, Lesley, in 1987 until their divorce in 2013. The couple have three sons. In 2017 he and harpist Hannah Stone had a daughter. The couple married on 26 July 2019 at Caersalem Newydd Baptist Church in the bride's home city of Swansea. Terfel was a leading petitioner in the creation of Bontnewydd railway station on the rebuilt Welsh Highland Railway, and in part sponsored its construction. Partial solo discography Bryn Terfel – Volume I (1988) Bryn Terfel – Volume II (1990) The Vagabond and Other Songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Finzi and Ireland (1995) Something Wonderful (1996) Handel Arias (1997) We'll Keep a Welcome (2000) Some Enchanted Evening (2001) Under the Stars (2003), with Renée Fleming Bryn (2003) Simple Gifts (2005) Tutto Mozart! (2006) First Love (2008), songs from the British Isles Carols and Christmas Songs (2010) Homeward Bound (2013), with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Dreams and Songs (2018) Welsh albums Videography James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala (1996), Deutsche Grammophon DVD, B0004602-09 Honours and awards Terfel continues to be a patron of the Welsh language and Welsh culture, facets of his life which are largely unknown outside his native Wales. Terfel has been awarded the honour, by the National Eisteddfod, of membership of the Gorsedd of Bards. The Gorsedd was created in 1792 as a celebration of Welsh heritage, and inductees are considered to have contributed to Welsh culture. Morriston Orpheus Choir Supporters' Association (MOCSA) Young Welsh Singer of the Year (1988) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2003) Queen's Medal for Music (2006) Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford (2008) Honorary Doctorate in Music, Bangor University (2012) Honorary Doctorate in Music, Royal College of Music (2012) Austrian Kammersänger (2022) Terfel was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to music. Terfel is also President of the Welsh homelessness charity Shelter Cymru and is Patron of Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales, a registered charity based in Cardiff which provides specialist Bobath therapy to children from all over Wales who have cerebral palsy. Terfel is a Vice President of the Dunvant Male Choir in Swansea, the oldest continuously singing Welsh choir, dating from 1895. The choir sang at Terfel's wedding in 2019. Faenol