Alex Haigh - Tenor
Alex started his musical education in Hull University reading Music and Drama. During his three years, he performed and musically directed several shows including Jerry Springer the Opera by Richard Thomas and Last 5 years by Jason Robert Brown; he also composed a musical adaptation of the play Yerma by Garica Lorca.
Now retraining as a tenor, Alex has studied with Sarah Leonard, Christopher Wilson and Henry Herford and has performed a wide range of repertoire with a focus on English song. He has sung in masterclasses with Opera North, Robert Tear, Sarah Conolley and Joel Efram, in their respective fields, and he has also performed as a Jazz singer in The Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the Hull University Big Band. In addition, he has performed Jazz with several solo artists including Maureen Braithwaite. His main interests are both Opera and Musical Theatre.
He recently graduated from Trinity College of Music with a Masters (Distiction) in vocal performance, whilst also studying conducting and arranging with a Choral Scholarship. While training with Lynton Atkinson and Helen Yorke, Alex also participated masterclasses and lessons from several other performers including Simon Keenlyside and Linda Hirst. He was a member of the Trinity College Chamber Choir, The Trinity Opera Company and founded the Trinity College G&S Society. Alex has performed as a soloist with the BBC Symphony Chorus at the Royal Albert Hall, worked with ENO and Nicol Muhly and is looking forward to participating in British Youth Opera Workshops this summer. He also sings with the Blossom Street Singers, a choir that has performed on Channel 4, Sky, BBC TV and Radio.
Recent performances include Szymanowski's Stabat Mater (Soloist); Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance (Major-General); Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring (Sid); and Daniel-Lesur's Le Cantique des Cantiques in the 31st Prom 2010 (Soloist).
He records with BBC Radio regularly, most recently the morning service on Radio 4 (26th, 27th and 28th July 2011). He recently performed Mae Naak in the Siam Opera Chorus and has also gained a place on The Intensive Opera Performance Course at the Advanced Performers studio, which began in September.