Trainees 2011/12

Sopranos
Susanna Hurrell
Rhian Lois

Mezzo-sopranos
Catia Moreso
Josephine Thorpe

Tenors
David Butt Philip
Carlos Fidalgo
Anthony Gregory
Alexander Sprague

Baritones
Alexander Baker
Charles Rice

Bass
Aidan Smith

Repetiteurs
Jean-Yves Cornet
Ja Yeon Kang
Philip Voldman

Paul Wingfield repetiteur

Paul Wingfield graduated with a First from Oxford University in 2006. During his time there he was Organ Scholar at Lincoln College and conductor of the Oxford Philharmonia. He continued his studies at the Guildhall School of Music where he trained as a repetiteur on the Opera Course. In April he won a place on the Solti Accademia Repetiteur Course, studying with Jonathan Papp, Audrey Hyland, Pamela Bullock and Sir Richard Bonynge. He is taught by Roy Laughlin.

Paul founded the Orchestra of the Royal Borough (ORB), an ensemble of some seventy professional musicians, in 2003. As well performing symphonic repertoire, Paul has conducted the orchestra in performances of Ariadne auf Naxos and Hänsel und Gretel, the latter of which was supported by English National Opera.

He has also worked with members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mahogany Opera, the Southampton Philharmonia, Chelsea Opera Group, the Elgar Chamber Orchestra and Chroma.

He has acted as Assistant Conductor for Clonter Opera and, most recently, Iford Arts, conducting their first-ever Cover Concert and Schools' Show in performances of Hänsel und Gretel. In September 2011 he joins the ENO as a member of the on-stage ensemble for Weinberger’s The Passenger.

Operas include, Otello, La Traviata, Carmen, La Serva Padrona, Le Nozze di Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Bear, Ariadne auf Naxos, Hänsel und Gretel, L’Assedio di Calais (Donizetti), Albert Herring and La Cenerentola.

Paul has also shadowed Roger Norrington, Antonio Pappano (Wozzeck), Mark Elder (La Cenerentola) and Vladmir Jurowski (Love and Other Demons).

His studies are generously supported by the Sir Henry Richardson Scholarship administered by the Musicians’ Benevolent Fund, the John Wates’ Charitable Trust and further private sponsors.