During your time at the Academy, you will be supported by outstanding teachers who will challenge you to find your own voice.

Head of Opera

Brenda Hurley

Opera

Head of Opera

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Felix Mendelssohn Emeritus Professor of Music

Dame Jane Glover

Opera

Felix Mendelssohn Emerita Professor of Music

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Visiting Professors of Opera

John Mark Ainsley

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Thomas Allen

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Barbara Bonney

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Susan Bullock CBE

Vocal Studies

Marjorie Thomas Visiting Professor

Opera

Marjorie Thomas Visiting Professor

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Lucy Crowe OBE

Vocal Studies

Giulia Grisi Professor of Performance Mentoring

Opera

Giulia Grisi Professor of Performance Mentoring

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Christian Gerhaher

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Simon Keenlyside

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Angelika Kirchschlager

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Anthony Legge

Vocal Studies

Sir Arthur Sullivan Visiting Professor

Opera

Sir Arthur Sullivan Visiting Professor

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Dame Felicity Lott

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Ann Murray

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Dennis O’Neill CBE

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Nicky Spence OBE

Vocal Studies

Visiting Professor

Opera

Visiting Professor

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Professors of Singing (Opera)

Marcus van den Akker

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Alexander Ashworth

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Richard Berkeley-Steele

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

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Michael Chance CBE

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Raymond Connell

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Nuccia Focile

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Andrew Foster-Williams

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Glenville Hargreaves

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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John Lattimore

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Mary Nelson

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Kate Paterson

Vocal Studies

Head of Vocal Studies

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Giles Underwood

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Marie Vassiliou

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Susan Waters

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Mark Wilde

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Vocal Studies

English Song Coach

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Mark Wildman

Vocal Studies

Henry Cummings Distinguished Professor of Singing

Opera

Henry Cummings Distinguished Professor of Singing

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Catherine Wyn-Rogers

Vocal Studies

Professor of Singing

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Head of Vocal Studies

Kate Paterson

Vocal Studies

Head of Vocal Studies

Opera

Professor of Singing

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Opera Coaches

Jonathon Cole-Swinard

Opera

Opera Coach

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Alexander Crowe

Vocal Studies

Opera Role Coach

Opera

Opera Role Coach

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David Gowland

Opera

Opera Coach

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Brenda Hurley

Opera

Head of Opera

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Iain Ledingham

Opera

Opera Role Coach

Vocal Studies

Repertoire Coach, Italian Recitative, Choirs

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Steven Maughan

Opera

Opera Coach

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Jonathan Papp

Vocal Studies

Senior Principal Operatic and Vocal Repertoire Coach

Opera

Senior Principal Operatic and Vocal Repertoire Coach

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Michael Pollock

Opera

Opera Role Coach

Vocal Studies

Opera Role Coach

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Valeria Racco

Vocal Studies

Opera Role Coach

Opera

Opera and Italian Coach

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Lesley Anne Sammons

Opera

Opera Coach

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Brindley Sherratt

Vocal Studies

Vocal and Opera Coach

Opera

Vocal and Opera Coach

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Andrew Smith

Opera

Opera Coach

Vocal Studies

Opera Role Coach

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Philip Sunderland

Vocal Studies

Head of Preparatory and Vocal Faculty Opera

Opera

Head of Preparatory and Vocal Faculty Opera

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Ingrid Surgenor MBE

Vocal Studies

Principal Operatic and Repertoire Coach

Opera

Principal Operatic and Repertoire Coach

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Stagecraft and Languages

David Antrobus

Vocal Studies

Head of Acting

Opera

Head of Acting

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Florence Daguerre de Hureaux

Vocal Studies

French Coach

Opera

French Coach

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Selima Frianu

Opera

Italian Coach

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Johanna Mayr

Vocal Studies

German Coach

Opera

German Coach

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Victoria Newlyn

Vocal Studies

Director / Movement Teacher

Opera

Director / Movement Teacher

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Paola Quaglia

Opera

Stagecraft and language

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Valeria Racco

Vocal Studies

Opera Role Coach

Opera

Opera and Italian Coach

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