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Royal
DirectorofOpera
Anthony Legge MA, Hon RAM
HasworkedwithallthemajorBritish
operacompaniesandalsoinAmsterdam,
Academy
Brussels,Gothenburg,OperaAustralia
andatBayreuth.Recentlyappearedin
‘Operatunity’onChannel4,andworks
regularlyfortheBBC.MusicAdvisorat
Opera
EnglishNationalOpera,wherehewas
HeadofMusicfor14years.Frequently
ajudgeformajorawardsandaReaderfor
theQueen’sAnniversaryPrize,heregularly
givesmasterclassesandistheauthor
of‘TheArtofAuditioning’(PetersEdition)
and‘TheSinger’sHandbook’(Faber).
Gerard Collett The Course BritishYouthOpera.Aftertwoyearswith International Chair of Orchestral Studies
‘Icameherewithveryhighexpectations RoyalAcademyOperaisaspecialistand RoyalAcademyOpera,studentsshould SirColinDavisCBE,HonRAM
—andtheyhavebeenmetineveryway. intensivepostgraduatecourseforthose bewell-equippedtomakethemostof
Thecalibreofthesingingteachersand withthepotentialandaspirationsto theiropportunitiesinwhatisafiercely Principal Operatic Coaches
coachingstaffisworldclass.The succeedasprincipalsatthehighest competitiveenvironment. MaryHillMA,HonARAM,LRAM,ARCM
performanceopportunitiesarefantastic internationalstandard.Theconceptofthe
(Co-ordinatorofpreparatoryopera;Director,AbbeyOperaand
too—injustoneyearIhavesung humanbodybeingthesinger’sinstrument YourAudition(seep.59forgeneraldetails)
formerlyGlyndebourneFestivalOpera)
everythingfromMozartwithSirColin isfundamental;physicalfitness,agility, OperaauditionstakeplaceinLondon
IngridSurgenorMBE,FRAM,FWCMD,GRSM
DavistoaliederrecitalatWigmoreHall stagetechnique,communicationandvocal
only.Pleaseseewww.ram.ac.uk/vocalfor
(WelshNationalOpera,BayreuthFestival,formerofficial
asamemberoftheAcademy’sSong skills,togetherwithabroadrepertoire,are detailedguidance.
accompanistforCardiffSingeroftheWorld)
Circle—butformethebestthingabout allprerequisitesfortoday’soperasingers.
theAcademyisitsatmosphere.It’s Classesinbodyworkandmovement, Allaspiringoperaticcandidatesshouldapply
Opera Role Coaches and Music Staff
friendly,relaxedandfun,butinaway stagetechnique,themainstreamEuropean toauditionforRoyalAcademyOpera.Ifthe
LaurenceCummingsMA,HonRAM,ARCM,
thatisconducivetohardwork. languages,singinglessonsandvocal auditionpanelfeelsyouarenotyetready
FRCO(HeadofHistoricalPerformance)
coachingformanintegralpartoftheweekly forentrytothisspecialistpostgraduate
MartinHandleyMA
IcanrecommendRoyalAcademyOpera trainingschedule. programme,youmaybeofferedaplaceon
(Broadcaster,operacoachandconductor)
whole-heartedly.It’sarealcommunity, thePreparatory Opera Coursewith
GarethHancockMA,ARAM,ARCM
withoutbeingcliqueyoroverly Thethreeannualproductionsaredirected aviewtoreauditioningforRoyalAcademy
(GlyndebourneFestivalOpera)
competitive,whichIthinksurprisesmost byhighly-experiencedprofessional Operainthefollowingyear.(Non-operatic
AudreyHylandBA
peoplewhentheyarrive!Ihavemade conductorswithAcademyorchestras. candidatesshouldapplyforVocalStudies.)
(EnglishTouringOpera;Britten-PearsSchool)
friendsforlifehere,andinsomewaysyou Inrecentyears,studentshaveenjoyedthe
IainLedinghamMA,FRAM,FRCO
cannotaskforabetterpreparationforthe inspiringleadershipofSirColinDavisand ‘The show crackled with energy, and
JonathanPappARAM,GRSM
musicindustrythanthat.Thelevel SirCharlesMackerras. everything worked!’
(RoyalOperaHouseCoventGarden,Britten-PearsSchool)
demandedofyouisintense,butthe TheTimes,November2007
MichaelPollock(WelshNationalOpera)
Academyisasupportiveenvironmentin Since2001,distinguishedvisitingdirectors
PeterRobinson(OperaAustralia;ArtisticDirector,
whichstrengthsandweaknessesare haveincludedJohnCopley,IanJudge,Anna ‘A sense of enjoyment flowed from
BritishYouthOpera)
assessedinequalmeasure.Thisbalance Sweeny,RobertChevaraandJoDavies. the singers to the audience.
DominicWheelerBA,ARCO,ARCM,HonARAM
ofcorrectionandencouragementhas Repertoireisdrawnfromawiderangeof And what singers!The strength in
(EnglishNationalOpera,OperaNorth,GlyndebourneFestivalOpera)
givenmethebesteducationIcouldhave traditions,repertoireandstyles,withastrong depth was uncommon even by the
hopedfor.’ commitmenttocontemporarymusicand Academy's standards.’
Recent Highlights
historically-awareperformances. Opera,January2008
>
ProductionsattheAcademyofCavalli’sLa
Calisto,Shostakovich’sParadiseMoscow,
Studentsalsohavetheopportunitytostudy ‘The show is stunningly delivered… if
MarriageofFigarowithSirColinDavisand
rôlesin-depththroughindividualmusicand the casts of major opera houses acted
JohnCopley,Rameau’sDardanus,Britten’s
languagecoaching.Excerptsfromoperas with half the panache, my life would be
RapeofLucretia,adouble-billof
arepresentedinaseriesoftableaux. much improved.’
Tchaikovsky’sIolantaandPuccini’sGianni
Performancetechniqueisdeveloped TheTimes,March2006
SchicchiandJudithWeir’sANightatthe
throughworkwithexperiencedsingers
ChineseOpera
suchasAnnMurrayandDennisO’Neill. TheTeachers
>
Liveconcertrecordingreleasedonthe
Closecommunicationbetweenstafffrom SingingProfessors,VocalRepertoire
Academy’sownlabelofMarriageofFigaro
allareasofvocalandoperatictrainingis CoachesandSongClassesandLanguage
withSirColinDavis
consideredtobeofthehighestimportance, ProfessorsarelistedunderVocalStudies.
>
RichardLewis/JeanShanksAward
tobalancethecourse’sdemandswitheach
forpostgraduatesingers
student’sindividualdevelopment. Visiting Professors
>
PatricSchmidOperaRaraBelCantoPrize
JohnMarkAinsleyHonRAM
Anyoperaprogrammeshouldbereceptive BarbaraBonneyHonRAM
tothechangingprofession.Hence,the ChevalierJoséCura
Academyhasforgedcloseconnectionswith DameFelicityLottHonRAM DepartmentAdministrator:SaraJennings
GlyndebourneFestivalOpera,theRoyal ValerieMastersonCBE,HonRAM Telephone02078737383
OperaHouseCoventGarden,English DennisO’NeillCBE,DMus Emailopera
@ram.ac.uk
NationalOpera,WelshNationalOperaand RobertTearCBE,MA,HonRAM,FRCM,FRSA Open Day: 25th September 2008
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