Abigail Barker
Abigail Barker, eine 24-jährige Sopranistin aus Nottingham, schloss ihr Studium in Vocal Studies (BMus) am Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance mit first-class honours ab. Derzeit vertieft sie ihre Ausbildung bei Patricia Rozario OBE, Marcus van den Akker und dem Vocal Coach Panaretos Kyriazidis.
Sie trat bereits umfangreich im Vereinigten Königreich und in Europa auf. Zu ihren jüngsten Höhepunkten zählen Auftritte bei Lord of the Rings in Concert in St George’s Hall (Liverpool) sowie Tourneen durch Belgien, die Schweiz und die Niederlande zusammen mit Gleb Zakharov, bei denen sie die besondere Verbindung zwischen Sopran- und Countertenorstimme erkundeten.
Im Sommer sang Abigail bei Opéra de Baugé, u. a. in den Chören von Don Giovanni und Der Rosenkavalier, sowie als Minerva in Orpheus in the Underworld. An Trinity Laban interpretierte sie die Rolle der Prima Nereidi in Monteverdis Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria.
Als aktive Wettbewerbsteilnehmerin war Abigail Halbfinalistin des Leach Vocal Competition, Finalistin diverser Song Competitions und Gewinnerin mehrerer Förderpreise.
Sie sang im Old Royal Naval College Chapel Choir unter Ralph Allwood (inkl. BBC Songs of Praise) sowie im Rodolfus Choir, mit dem sie Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem in der Royal Festival Hall aufführte.
Meisterkurse u. a. bei Ailish Tynan, Pascal Rogé, Janis Kelly, Catherine Wyn-Rogers und Lynne Dawson ergänzen ihre Ausbildung.
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Abigail Barker, a 24-year-old soprano from Nottingham, recently graduated with first-class honours in Vocal Studies (BMus) from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She is currently enriching her vocal study with Patricia Rozario OBE, Marcus van den Akker, and vocal coach Panaretos Kyriazidis.
Abigail has performed widely across the UK and Europe. Recent highlights include singing for Lord of the Rings in Concert at St George’s Hall, Liverpool, and touring Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands with Gleb, exploring the connection between the Soprano and Countertenor voices. She spent the summer with Opera de Bauge, appearing in the choruses of 'Don Giovanni' and 'Der Rosenkavalier', and singing Minerva in 'Orpheus in the Underworld'. At Trinity Laban, she performed as Prima Nereidi in Monteverdi's 'Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria'.
As a frequent competitor, Abigail was a semi-finalist in the Leach Vocal Competition and took part in the Eastbourne International Singing Competition. She won the Trinity Laban English Song prize, was a finalist in the Lilian Ash French Song and Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Competitions, won the Nottingham-based Liz Chant Bursary, and was selected for the Kathleen Ferrier Bursary Competition.
Abigail has sung with the Old Royal Naval College Chapel Choir under Ralph Allwood, appearing on BBC songs of Praise and also the the Rodolfus Choir, where she had the chance to perform Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem at the Royal Festival Hall. She has attended SienAgosto school, performing Baroque repertoire as a soloist in Siena, and the Oxenfoord International Summer School, where she sang scenes as Elisetta (Il Matrimonio Segreto) and Cobweb (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). She has also honed her craft in masterclasses with Ailish Tynan, Pascal Rogé, Janis Kelly, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and Lynne Dawson.
