Vocal Studies Staff
During your time at the Academy, you will be supported by outstanding teachers who will challenge you to find your own voice.
Visiting Professors
John Mark Ainsley
Visiting Professor (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Sir Thomas Allen CBE
Visiting Professor (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Susan Bullock CBE
Marjorie Thomas Visiting Professor (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Lucy Crowe OBE
Giulia Grisi Professor of Performance Mentoring in Opera & Vocal Studies
Christian Gerhaher
Visiting Professor of Opera and Vocal Studies
Sir Simon Keenlyside CBE
Visiting Professor (Opera & Vocal Studies)Angelika Kirchschlager
Visiting Professor (Opera and Vocal Studies)Anthony Legge
Sir Arthur Sullivan Visiting Professor of Opera & Vocal Studies
Nicky Spence OBE
Visiting Professor of Opera and Vocal Studies
Professors of Singing
Marcus van den Akker
Professor of Singing, (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Alexander Ashworth
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies) and Vocal Technique (Choral Conducting)Richard Berkeley-Steele
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)Michael Chance CBE
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Raymond Connell
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)
John Lattimore
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Piran Legg
Professor of Singing (Vocal Studies)
Mary Nelson
Professor of Singing, (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Professor Kate Paterson
Head of Vocal Studies and Professor of Singing for Opera and Vocal Studies
Samuel Queen
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Adrian Thompson
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)Giles Underwood
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Marie Vassiliou
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Susan Waters
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)Professor Mark Wildman
Henry Cummings Distinguished Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Professor of Singing (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Head of Opera
Head of Vocal Faculty and Preparatory Opera
Repertoire Coaches
James Baillieu
Senior Professor of Ensemble Piano, Vocal Studies Repertoire Coach and Song Circle Repertoire Coach
James Cheung
Repertoire Coach and Professor of Ensemble Piano
Alexander Crowe
Opera Role Coach (Opera & Vocal Studies)
Janet Haney
Vocal Studies Repertoire Coach
Iain Ledingham
Vocal Coach (Vocal Department)
Benjamin Mead
Vocal Studies Repertoire Coach
Joseph Middleton
Professor of Ensemble Piano, Vocal Studies Repertoire Coach and Song Circle Repertoire Coach
Jonathan Papp
Senior Principal Operatic and Vocal Repertoire CoachValeria Racco
Opera Role and Italian Coach
Jean Rigby
Opera Role CoachPeter Robinson
Repertoire Coach in Vocal Studies and Opera
Brindley Sherratt
Vocal and Opera Coach
Andrew Smith
Opera Role Coach
Anna Tilbrook
Vocal Repertoire Coach and Professor of Ensemble Piano
Lada Valešová
Opera Role Coach in Vocal StudiesChad Vindin
Vocal Studies Repertoire Coach




