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RWCMD's Head of Vocal Studies, Mary King, talks about what it's like to be a Voice student at the National Conservatoire of Wales.
Training as a singer develops many transferable skills which can lead to a diverse range of career paths.
RWCMD opera graduates can currently be seen with English National Opera (ENO), Welsh National Opera (WNO), Scottish Opera, Opera North, Glyndebourne, as well as with opera houses throughout Europe and North America.
Some have continued their studies at the National Opera Studio and Jette Parker Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House.
Mary’s career has encompassed a wide range of roles, including that of performer, teacher, coach, broadcaster and writer.
As a popular and highly experienced mezzo soprano she worked with leading conductors and numerous orchestras across the world, making a particular feature of the contemporary classical repertoire in song, concert and opera.
Mary has focused in recent years on the training of young singers. She devised The Knack for English National Opera’s then Baylis programme, which ran for 12 years, and was then an Artist in Residence and Director of Voicelab for Southbank Centre where she cast both community and professional shows across all styles of music. She is currently the Vocal Talent Consultant for Glyndebourne for whom she runs a project called the Glyndebourne Academy. Equally at home in the discipline of Musical Theatre, she has taught at the Royal Academy of Music and Arts Ed as well as for numerous TV talent shows (Musicality, Operatunity; All Star Musicals; Popstar to Operastar) and is a vocal consultant for several West End shows.
She is also a regular broadcaster on both radio and television (BBC Cardiff Singer of the World), has written a number of coaching books for Boosey and Hawkes and co-wrote with Anthony Legge The Singer’s Handbook, published by Faber.
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