Alexandra is an Australian Mezzo Soprano currently residing in Sydney and is mentored by Kyle Stegall. Alex studied a ‘Postgraduate Diploma in Opera & Vocal Performance’ at the Royal Northern College of Music in the UK under the tutelage of Mary Plazas & Louise Winter. Alex’s studies in the UK were generously supported by the Alice Orrell and A&N Kendall scholarship, Carclew Foundation Fellowship, The Friends of State Opera South Australia Young Artist Grant, The Cybec Foundation, PPCA Performers’ Trust Foundation and private donors.
Originally from rural South Australia, Alex began her formal vocal studies at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide where she studied for 2 years with Guila Tiver before transferring to study at WAAPA. Alexandra completed her ‘Bachelor of Music- Classical Vocal Performance’ at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2018 under the tutelage of Fiona McAndrew.
Her love of singing first began at age 8 in the ‘Adelaide Girls Choir (Young Adelaide Voices)’ which then lead to a childhood filled with many exciting performing arts opportunities including performing in ‘Hansel and Gretel’ (State Opera SA), ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ (MS Society), representing Australia at age 10 at the ‘International Children’s Choral Festival’ in Hong Kong and China, Performing throughout Australia with the ‘Gondwana National Children’s Choir’ & 'Australian Girls Choir' and performing in numerous musical theatre productions in Adelaide.
Throughout her tertiary studies in Australia she was lucky to have had the opportunity to perform a range of music including the premiere of ‘Towards First Light- Gallipoli at 100’ by Iain Grandage (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra), ‘Mendelssohn’s Dream’ (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra), ‘Hansel and Gretel’ (Elder Conservatorium), ‘St Matthew Passion’ by Bach (Elder Conservatorium), ‘Transcendental Voices’ concert conducted by Richard Gill (WAAPA), ‘Mozart’s Requiem’ at St Mary’s Cathedral Perth (WAAPA), ‘An Afternoon With Emma Matthews’ at Government House Ballroom, played a lead role in the sell out production ‘From Music Hall to Cabaret’ directed by International Vocal Coach Mary King (WAAPA) and sang her debut operatic role as Dorothée in ‘Cendrillon’ by Massenet directed by Thomas de Mallet Burgess (WAAPA), ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ (RNCM UK) and performing in ‘The Secret Garden’ (RNCM UK).
Recent performance highlights include performing the role of Siebel in ‘Faust’ with Co-Opera, covering the role of Erda in ‘Das Rheingold’ at Sydney City Recital Hall, a soloist in ‘La voix céleste’ at Stadtpfarrkirche zum Heiligen Blut in Austria, a soloist in ‘Die Welt von Robert Stolz Concert’ at Kunsthaus Weiz & Schlossbergbühne Kasematten in Austria, performing in ‘Norma’ and ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ with State Opera South Australia, .
Alex also has a strong interest in vocal health and completed a ‘Master of Speech Pathology’ at Flinders University in Australia. Alex really enjoys working with singers and performers to help them maximise their vocal health.