Michael Anderson

Audition Prep, Classical Voice, College Audition Prep, Music Theory, Musical Theatre, Opera, Pop Voice, Sing! Collective, Singing, Singing for Actors, Voice Diction

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Hello! My name is Michael Anderson, and I am a teacher with the Sing! Collective.  Below is a little more about me:

 

Tenor Michael Anderson most recently appeared as a Young Artist with Nashville Opera for the 2019-2020 season.  During his time in Nashville, he performed the roles of Peter Quint/Narrator in The Turn of the Screw and King Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Vistors.

Michael made his Palm Beach Opera debut as an Apprentice Artist in the role of Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus in the 2018-2019 season. During his apprenticeship, he also covered Giuseppe and Gastone in their production of La Traviata.

He appeared in 2018 as an Artist in Residence with Dayton Opera, singing the Sergeant in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Pong in Turandot. While in Dayton, Michael also performed as the Soloist in Messiah with Dayton Philharmonic and in the Bernstein Songfest as well as in other outreach concerts and recitals.

As a Studio Artist at Opera Saratoga in 2017, Michael sang Bardolfo in Falstaff, garnering recognition from Opera News as “the best” of the opera’s “comic trio” and as “vocally disciplined.”  While at Opera Saratoga, Michael was thrilled to perform Gus Polock and Professor Trixie in The Cradle Will Rock under the baton of John Mauceri.  The commercial recording of this performance was released by Bridge Records in July, 2018.  Michael’s other work in 2017 includes the role of the Evangelist and Servus in Bach’s St. John Passion and the Soloist in the Messiah with the Westchester Oratorio Society, the Soloist in Farewell to Arms with the New York Sessions Choir, and the Soloist in Lobgesang and the Mozart Requiem with the Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra.

Michael has participated in Young Artist Programs at Central City Opera (2016) where he sang Jimmy in Later the Same Evening and at Wolf Trap Opera (2015, 2014), where he performed in the Opera Box Quartet, covered Count Almaviva in The Ghosts of Versailles, and performed Le Journaliste in Les mamelles de Tirésias.  He also participated in Opera on the Avalon, where he sang Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi, and the tenor solo in the Mozart Requiem; in the CoOPERAtive Program, where he sang selections of the Verdi Requiem; and in The Institute for Young Dramatic Voices, where he performed scenes from L’Elisir d’amore.

Honored with the Christopher Kiryluk Memorial Award by Central City Opera and an Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council New York District Auditions, Michael was a finalist in the Opera Index Competition in 2017.  He was also a finalist in the New Jersey State Opera Alfredo Silipigni Vocal Competition and in Manhattan School of Music’s Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades Vocal Competition. 

Michael attended Manhattan School of Music, where he received his Bachelors of Music in 2014 and his Masters of Music in 2016.  As a student, he sang Mayor Upfold in Albert Herring and Tigrane in La Doriclea. He also performed the tenor solo in King David and Obadiah in Elijah with the Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra, and appeared as the tenor soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to the roles above, Michael has appeared in full productions of Macbeth, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen, Le nozze di Figaro, La Bohème, L'enfant et les sortilèges, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Tosca, La Traviata, and Don Giovanni. His scenes work includes pieces from Eugene Onegin, Carmen, Volpone, The Rake’s Progress, Little Women, Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Crucible, Dialogues des Carmelites, Idomeneo, and Street Scene.  

Learn more about Michael at michaelandersontenor.com

 

 

I have taught voice to students ranging from high school to middle-aged adults.  Besides voice, I also teach two high school level music theory classes online.

I strongly believe in getting down to the basics, having a full understanding of how the body works, and understanding how we can use this knowledge to our advantage.  We can't talk about singing without also talking about breathing/breath control, support, resonance, vowels/vowel modification, language, diction, musicality, and interpretation.  We inately already have all of these skills, but how we hone them and use them is what will bring you and your voice to the next level!

Degrees:
Master of Music - Opera Performance - Manhattan School of Music - 2016
Bachelor of Music - Voice Performance - Manhattan School of Music - 2014

Young Artist Training Programs Attended:
Opera Saratoga - 2020
Nashville Opera - 2019/2020
Des Moines Metro Opera - 2019
Palm Beach Opera - 2018/2019
Dayton Opera - 2017/2018
Opera Saratoga - 2017
Central City Opera - 2016
Wolf Trap Opera - 2014 and 2015

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