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    • Gothenburg's Opera + Vocal Studio

      Private Vocal + Stagecraft Coaching + Masterclasses

      Alexander Grove

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      Gothenburg's Opera & Vocal Studio is a private studio run by award-winning international tenor, Alexander Grove, and accepts private students from all backgrounds. It is based in the beautiful coastal city of Gothenburg, Sweden which has it’s own world class opera house and utilises leading respected artists, coaches, conductors and directors from the world of opera and musical theatre.

       

      The studio provides:

      Vocal, dramatic and interpretation coaching

      Masterclasses and workshops with leading respected artists, coaches, conductors and directors

      Audition advice and coaching

      Career advice and mentoring

      Vocal repair consultations

      Online sessions

       

      Alexander has given been privately teaching and giving educational courses and masterclasses to varying age groups and abilities for the last 20 years. He is a former graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and a former Visiting Fellow of the University of Aberdeen. From introducing the public or local schools to opera and operetta with fun performance based workshops, to specialist masterclasses at top institutions, Alexander is experienced at teaching all age groups in both singing and stagecraft helping performers make the transition into their respective industries, whether it be opera, concert, musical theatre, rock or pop. Popular singing styles as well as stagecraft / drama techniques and interpretation (roles / monologues / song) are all considered in his teaching methods and are adapted to the student while always based on the bel canto principles, developing healthy vocalisatio, whilst developing strength, flexibility and range. Previous students include opera singers, musical theatre singers and even pop and rock artists under the Sony and Decca music labels.

       

      Due to his own experience as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, London (the second largest cathedral in the world), Alexander also has a specialised knowledge in the breaking voice and helps choristers whose parents wish to audition them in major choir schools. With a continuous 35 years professional singing experience, 15 years private teaching experience and having worked with voice specialists at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London for over 3 years, Alexander has additional knowledge of vocal issues that may need vocal rehabilitation. Maintenance, healthy vocal habits and awareness of the voice and body are all focussed areas.

       

      Alexander also applies his knowledge of English and English repertoire to foreign singers, speakers and institutions most recently at the Gothenburg Opera, Sweden, and his stagecraft and stage fighting knowledge to institutions such as the Royal Swedish Ballet School, European Union Baroque Orchestra and most recently at Malmö Opera, Sweden.

      NB. Although Alexander is affiliated with the Gothenburg Opera and masterclasses utilise artists from Gothenburg Opera, the studio is private and not affiliated with Gothenburg Opera.

    • Professional Experience Summary

      Musical + Dramatic Education:

       

      • Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK) - 7 years
      • St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School (London, UK) - 5 years

       

       

      Qualifications:

       

      • PGRNCM, RNCM, Manchester UK
      • BMus (Hons) RNCM, Manchester UK

       

      Work Summary:

       

      • Over 65 professional opera / operetta roles
      • 100+ professional stage productions
      • Extensive oratorio performances worldwide of 52 performed works and concerts worldwide.
      • Sung Languages: English, French, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Russian, German, Spanish, Czech.
      • Competitions / Awards: 7 Awards, 2 competition wins, 1 runner-up.

      Conductors worked under include:

       

      Sir George Solti

      Kent Negano

      Simon Halsey

      Sir Edward Downes

      Sir David Wilcocks

      Pier Giorgio Morandi

      Edward Gardner

      Noel Davis

      Daniel Harding

      Jan Latham-Koenig

      Mark Shanahan

      Michael Rosewell

      Stephen Barlow

      Hans Werne Henze

      Patrik Ringborg

      Tobias Ringborg

      Anthony Hermus

       

      Directors worked under include:

      David Radok

      John Fulljames

      Richard Jones

      Michael Hampe

      Michael McCarthey

      Thomas Guthrie

      Martin Lloyd Evans

      William Relton

      Graham Vick

      David McVicar

       

      Companies include:

       

      Gothenburg Opera

      Malmö Opera

      National Finnish Opera

      Danish National Opera

      Scottish Opera

      Royal Opera, London

      Mid Wales Opera

       

      Past Tutors include: Singing:

      Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

      Frederica von Stade

      Nicolai Gedda, Tenor (Switzerland)

      Sten Sjöstedt, Tenor (Sweden)

      Susanna Rigacci, Soprano (Italy)

      Colin Iveson, Bass (UK)

      Anthony Roden, Tenor (UK)

      Robert Alderson (UK)

      Nigel Bevan, Baritone (UK)

      Susan Waters, Soprano (UK)

      Ben Parry, Tenor (UK)

      David Porter Thomas (UK)

      Masterclasses / Coaching:

      Sir Thomas Allen (Mozart)

      John Cameron (Lieder)

      Paul Whelan (Lieder)

      Philip Langridge (Britten)

      Joseph Ward (Rossini)

      Rafael Rojas

      Martin Isepp (Lieder)

      Nigel Douglas (Operetta)

      Geoffrey Shovelton (Operetta)

      Dame Anne Howells (Italian Song)

      Bruno Rigacci (Rossini)

      Corradina Caporello, Julliard School (Italian)

      Robin Stapleton (Verdi)

      David Lloyd-Jones (Russian Repertoire)

      John Cox (Interpretation)

       

      Stagecraft / Stage Fighting / Improvisation + Interpretation:

       

      Elaine Bevis (Interpretation)

      Jennifer Hamilton (Stagecraft)

      Stefan Janski (Stagecraft)

      Anna Sweeney (Movement + Stagecraft)

      Amanda Demitriou (Movement + Stagecraft)

      Bethan Rhys Williams (Dancing)

       

      Alexander is a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, The Guild of the Companions of St Paul, Equity, Teaterförbundet and Symf.

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