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SARA JONSSON Soprano From 1996 to 2000 she studied singing in the UK at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Initially training as a mezzo, she there sang principal roles such as Giulio Cesare (Giulio Cesare), Florence Pike (Albert Herring) and Athamas (Semele). She won several song prizes and awards at the Conservatoire, including the John Ireland Prize and the Reginald Vincent Lieder Prize, and graduated in 2000 with a First Class Bachelor of Music (Honours). In the same year she won the all-inclusive Weingarten scholarship for vocal postgraduate studies at the Franz Liszt Academy, Budapest. In 2001–2002 she was awarded a scholarship from the Hungarian Ministry of Education for a second year at the Academy, continuing her studies with Hungary’s leading performer of contemporary music, Professor Erika Sziklay. Sara has participated in master-classes with, among
others Philip Langridge
CBE, (London Master Classes, 2004), Julius Drake, Malcolm Martineau (Symphony Hall, 1998),
Nicholas Cleobury, Sarah Walker, Petra Lang, Robin Bowman, Nicoletta Conti,
David Syrus and Ingrid Surgenor.
During the London Master Classes she also sang Lieder eines fahrenden
Gesellen with London Soloists Chamber Orchestra as part of the conducting
class with Benjamin Zander. Furthermore, she
directed her first full opera in February 2008, when The Oxford Opera Company
performed For more information or to join Sara's mailing list please contact: Telephone: 07714 112563 |