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Born | 1989 Wellington, New Zealand |
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Organization | Oper Frankfurt |
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Bianca Andrew is an operatic mezzo-soprano from New Zealand who has appeared in internationally, based at the Oper Frankfurt.
Andrew was born in Wellington. [1] She attended Marsden School, graduating in 2007. [2] She studied at the New Zealand School of Music with Margaret Medlyn, where she graduated in 2011 with distinction. [2] She became an emerging artist at the New Zealand Opera in 2013. Supported by a grant from the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation in 2014, she studied further at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Yvonne Kenny where she graduated with a master's degree in 2017. [2] She won the Song Prize of the Kathleen Ferrier Awards at Wigmore Hall in 2016. [2] Andrew appeared as Bernardo in Goldschmidt's Beatrice Cenci at the Bregenzer Festspiele, and as Flamel in Offenbach's Fantasio at the Garsington Opera. [1]
Andrew became a member of the ensemble of the Oper Frankfurt, where her roles included a title role in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, as Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, and Mercédès in Bizet's Carmen. [1] In 2023, she created the leading role of Aurelia von Tümmler in the world premiere of Blühen, a chamber opera by Vito Žuraj based on a short story by Thomas Mann, molded into a libretto by Händl Klaus. It was given by Oper Frankfurt at the Bockenheimer Depot, directed by Brigitte Fassbaender. [3] [4] [5]
Bianca Andrew | |
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Born | 1989 Wellington, New Zealand |
Education | |
Occupation |
|
Organization | Oper Frankfurt |
Website |
www |
Bianca Andrew is an operatic mezzo-soprano from New Zealand who has appeared in internationally, based at the Oper Frankfurt.
Andrew was born in Wellington. [1] She attended Marsden School, graduating in 2007. [2] She studied at the New Zealand School of Music with Margaret Medlyn, where she graduated in 2011 with distinction. [2] She became an emerging artist at the New Zealand Opera in 2013. Supported by a grant from the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation in 2014, she studied further at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Yvonne Kenny where she graduated with a master's degree in 2017. [2] She won the Song Prize of the Kathleen Ferrier Awards at Wigmore Hall in 2016. [2] Andrew appeared as Bernardo in Goldschmidt's Beatrice Cenci at the Bregenzer Festspiele, and as Flamel in Offenbach's Fantasio at the Garsington Opera. [1]
Andrew became a member of the ensemble of the Oper Frankfurt, where her roles included a title role in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, as Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, and Mercédès in Bizet's Carmen. [1] In 2023, she created the leading role of Aurelia von Tümmler in the world premiere of Blühen, a chamber opera by Vito Žuraj based on a short story by Thomas Mann, molded into a libretto by Händl Klaus. It was given by Oper Frankfurt at the Bockenheimer Depot, directed by Brigitte Fassbaender. [3] [4] [5]