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| ANDREA MELLIS Artistic Director; Stage Director; Singer; Actress; Choreographer Tel: +43 699 10634310 Languages: English (native), German (fluent), French (good), Italian (good basic) Nationality: British/Canadian dual citizenship |
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| Education | |||
| 1967-71 | University of Victoria and Victoria Conservatory, Victoria, BC, Canada Majors: Voice and Piano |
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| 1971-77 | University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Majors: Voice and Opera; Minors: Harpsichord, Acting 1974 Bachelor of Music |
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| 1971/72/75 | Banff Summer School: Singing, Acting | ||
| 1977-79 | Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie, Detmold, Germany 1979 Reifeprüfung |
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| from 1978 | Vocal Training with Eugene Rabine | ||
| 1993 | Internationale Tanzwochen Wien (American Jazz, Modern {Horton Technique}) | ||
| from 1999 | Regular training in Modern, Ballet and Tap | ||
| Earlier career | |||
| 1975-77 | Soloist Edmonton Opera Association, Banff Festival of the Arts, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 1977-88 | Opera, Oratorio, and Concert engagements in Detmold, Breslau, Warshau, Dresden, Bielefeld, Gießen, Hamburg, Bad Hersfeld, Marburg, Eutin, Beziers, Hasselt, Chatellerault, Paris | ||
| 1982-88 | Lecturer in Voice at the Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Lecturer in Funktionelles Stimmtraining at the Phillips Universität Marburg, Logopädie Department |
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| 1988 | First Stage Direction: DIDO UND AENEAS (Purcell) in Gießen and on tour in France | 1988 move to Vienna | |
| 1988-94 | Acting Engagements at International theatre Wien as well as Graumann theatre; Opera Engagements at the Kammeroper | ||
| 1988-94 | Teacher at the Tanz/Gesang Studio theatre an der Wien | ||
| 1991-04 | Founder and Artistic Director of the MARIAHILFER OPER - an ensemble of Singers, Actors and Dancers in the District of Mariahilf in Vienna | ||
| 1992-94 | Singing Teacher at the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, Abteilung Musical | ||
| 1992-2005 | Teacher of Musical-Theatre Repertoire (Musikdramatische Darstellung) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna | ||
| 1995-2005 | Head of the Musical Theatre Course at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna | ||
| Freelance Career | |||
| Member of the Leading Team (Vocal Coach, Musical Preparation) for the Viennese Premières in Theatre an der Wien of LES MISERABLES, DAS PHANTOM DER OPER and FREUDIANA | |||
| Guest Engagements in Acting and Musical Theatre in Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt; the Amstetten Summer Musical Festival and Seefestspiele Graz | |||
| 2000-2014 | Founder and Artistic Director of the Sieggrabener Summer Workshops, Sieggraben, Burgenland; and the Ensemble "Passepartout" | ||
| Present Activities | |||
| Since 2005 freelance Stage Director, Singer, Actress and teacher of Singing and Acting; various national, international, and online Workshops | |||
| Productions Directed to date | |||
| 1991 | ORFEO (Monteverdi) MHO Vienna | ||
| 1992 | IL BALLO DELLE INGRATE (Monteverdi) MHO Vienna IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA (Monteverdi) MHO |
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| 1993 | JEPHTE (Carissimi) DIE SACHE MIT DER LIEBE (a Collage) MHO Vienna |
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| 1994 | HÄNSEL UND GRETEL (Humperdinck) MHO Vienna | ||
| 1995 | DIE SINTFLUT (Noye's Fludde) Benjamin Britten (Austrian Première) Minoriten Church | ||
| 1996 | SNOOPY!!! (Hackady/Grossman) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna LUDUS DANIELIS (Lit. Drama) Rochus Church, Vienna DIE GUTE FEE KOMMT NACH WIEN (Holt-Wilson/Rast) Kinderklang Woche, Künstlerhaus, Vienna DREI-AKTER (including the Austrian Première of B. Britten THE GOLDEN VANITY) Jugendmusikfest des Steirischen Herbstes |
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| 1997 |
DAS WINTERMÄRCHEN (Shakespeare) FestSpielHaus St. Pölten L'ORFEO (Monteverdi) FestSpielHaus St. Pölten DIE BETTLEROPER (Britten) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna ALL THAT JAZZ University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna LUDUS DANIELIS (Lit. Drama) St. Xaver Church, Leoben, Austria |
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| 1998 | SHOWCASE '98 University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna QUILTERS (Damashek/Newman) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna |
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| 1999 | POLLICINO (Henze) Städtebundtheatre, Hof, Germany DER ALPTRAUM VON RICHARD W. University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna INTO THE WOODS (Sondheim) Steirische Herbst Festival, Deutschlandsberg, Austria |
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| 2000 | ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (Mary Rogers) University for Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna | ||
| 2001 | HIEHER KAM DER FLÖTENTON (Mellis/Mozart) Städtebundtheatre, Hof, Germany GODSPELL (Stephen Schwarz) University for Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna - Neue Studiobühne |
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| 2002 | CHRISTINE'S AUDITION (Mellis) theatre im Tabakmuseum, Vienna (World Première) | ||
| ON THE TOWN (Bernstein) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna ON THE TOWN (Bernstein) Sommerfestspiele, Meran, Italy |
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| 2003 | LUDUS DANIELIS Sage theatre, Times Square, New York DIE SACHE MIT DER LIEBE, Koninklijk Musiekconservatorium, Brussels, Belgium FALSETTOS (William Finn) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna |
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| 2004 | INTO THE WOODS (Sondheim/Lapine) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna | ||
| 2005 | HEXEN (Ashkenasi/Lund) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna L'HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT (Stravinsky) Bezirksfestwochen, Vienna KULINARIUM (Collage, Dialogues A. Mellis) University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna |
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| 2006 |
IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA (Monteverdi) JEPHTE (Carissimi) as part of the 1st Youth Music and theatre Festival, Sieggraben, Austria |
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| 2007 | HEXEN (Ashkenasi/Lund) 24 June, Schupfen Gallery, Herzogenburg, Austria; 27 September, Barockmusem, Salzburg, Austria | ||
| 2008 | FALSETTOS (William Finn) Erasmus Hogeschool, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| 2009 |
FREUNDINNEN–BRIEFWECHSEL ZWEIER FRAUEN
(Mellis/Feischl) Hilpoltstein, Germany DER SÄNGERKRIEG ZU SULZBACH-ROSENBERG (Mellis/Chr.W. von Gluck), Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach- Rosenberg, Germany DAS ZAUBERWORT (Josef Rheinberger) theatre Hof, Germany KISS ME, KATE (Cole Porter) MODEON, Marktoberdorf, Germany RHYMING GAMES/REIMSPIELE (Robert Jamison Crow) Babenbergerhalle, Klosterneuburg, Austria (World Première) |
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| 2010 | LUCKY STIFF (Ahrens/Flaherty) Zinnema, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| 2011 | OH, WIE SCHÖN IST PANAMA (Moritz/Kraus-Hübner) Dehnberger Hof Theatre, Dehnberg, Germany (World Première) | ||
| 2012 |
CITY OF ANGELS (Cy Coleman) Erasmus Hogeschool, Brussels, Belgium DIE PIRATEN VON PENZANCE (Gilbert and Sullivan, in German) Kempten, Germany LA MANDRAGOLA (Machiavelli) Frundsberg Festival, Mindelheim, Germany | ||
| 2013 | OH, WIE SCHÖN IST PANAMA (Moritz/Kraus-Hübner) Dehnberger Hof theatre, Dehnberg, Germany (Revived for the Bavarian Theatre Festival) | ||
| 2014 |
CARMEN (Bizet) Opera Nuova Summer Opera Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart, in English) Chilliwack Opera Troupe, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 2015 | CITY OF ANGELS (Cy Coleman) Off-theatre, Vienna | ||
| 2017 | THE ILLUMINATOR (Hannah/Mellis) Paronian Theatre, Yerevan, AND Vardan Adjemian State Drama Theatre, Gyumri, Armenia | ||
| 2019/20 | ASPEKTE DES GRETCHEN (Mellis: after Goethe's "Faust") Performances in Vienna, Brück an der Leitha, and Eisenstadt, Austria | ||
| 2022 |
LUDUS DANIELIS-13th Century Liturgcal Drama (Mellis/Hannah) Performances in Baumgarten (Burgenland) and Meidlinger Festival of Church Music, Vienna |
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| Workshops | |||
| 1998 | - Musical theatre Workshop, Hertfordshire Theatre School, Hitchin, Herts. England - Musical Theatre Workshop, Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, England |
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| 1999 | - Musical Theatre Workshop, Koninklijk Musiekconservatorium, Brussels, Belgium - Musical Theatre Workshop and Showcase, Hertfordshire Theatre School - Musical Theatre Workshop, Royal Scottish Academy of Dramatic Art, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| 2000 | - Musical Theatre Workshop, Royal Scottish Academy of Dramatic Art, Glasgow, Scotland - Musical Theatre Workshop, Koninklijk Musiekconservatorium, Brussels, Belgium - 1st Sieggrabener Summer Workshop, Sieggraben, Austria: a workshop for singers, with international participants from New Zealand, Argentina, USA, Canada, Uruguay, and many other countries |
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| 2001 | - Musical Theatre Workshop Royal Scottish Academy of Dramatic Art, Glasgow, Scotland - 2nd Sieggrabener Summer Workshop, Sieggraben, Austria |
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| 2002 | - Musical Theatre Workshop, Koninklijk Musiekconservatorium, Brussels, Belgium - 3rd Sieggrabener Summer Workshop, Sieggraben, Austria |
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| 2003 | - 4th Sieggrabener Summer Workshop, Sieggraben, Austria | ||
| 2004 | - 5th Sieggrabener Summer Workshop - 1st Internationale Musical Theatre Workshop, Gleisdorf, Austria - 1st Internationale Summer Workshop, Schonach, Germany |
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| 2005 | - 6th Sieggrabener Summer Workshop - 2nd Internationale Musical Theatre Workshop, Gleisdorf, Austria. - 2nd Internationale Summer Workshop, Schonach, Germany - Musical Theatre Workshop for the Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy University, Leipzig, Germany |
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| 2006 | - 7th Sieggrabener Summer Workshop
- 3rd Internationale Musical theatre Workshop, Gleisdorf, Austria - Gesangsworkshop, Ostrava, Czech Republic - Sänger Workshop, Hannover, Germany |
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| 2007 | - 4th Internationale Musical Theatre Workshop, Gleisdorf, Austria - 8th Sieggrabener Summer Workshop |
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| 2008-2014 | - 9th to 15th Sieggrabener Summer Workshops | ||
| 2013 | - April 19-21, "Wahnsinninger", workshop with students at Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany | ||
| 2013-2014 | - Workshops and Master Classes in Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| 2014 | - May 2-4, "Szenisches Gestalten", workshop with students at Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany | ||
| 2016 | - Allgäuer Sommerakademie (Musical theatre workshop) Altusried, Germany | ||
| 2017 | - Allgäuer Sommerakademie (Musical theatre workshop) Altusried, Germany | ||
| 2018 | - April 20-22, "Lost in Space", workshop with students at Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany | ||
| - May 26-27, "Functional Voice Training", Introductory Seminar, Klaviergalerie Wendl und Lung, Vienna | |||
| 2020 | - March 30 to April 24, "Physiology of Singing" Webinar via ZOOM, thrice weekly, with 22 participants | ||
| 2023 | - January 20-22, Workshop with students at Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany | ||
| - June 2-4, 2023. "Teaching Singing: The Art of Changing A Brain" Seminar for Singing Teachers, Speech Teachers and Voice Therapists | |||
| Works Written for the Stage | |||
| 2001 | HIEHER KAM DER FLÖTENTON, Premièred May 2001, Städtebundtheatre, Hof, Germany | ||
| 2002 | CHRISTINE'S AUDITION, Premièred February 2002, Tabakmuseum, Vienna | ||
| 2009 |
FREUNDINNEN (with Lisa Feischl) Premièred February 2009, Hilpoltstein, Germany DER SÄNGERKRIEG ZU SULZBACH-ROSENBERG Premièred March 2009, Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany |
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| 2015 | THE ILLUMINATOR (Libretto) Music by Ron Hannah; premièred in Yerevan, Armenia, April 2017 | ||
| 2018 | SULZBACH-ROSENBERG: LOST IN SPACE, Premièred May 2018, Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany | ||
| 2019/20 | ASPEKTE DES GRETCHEN (Aspects of Gretchen), Premièred June 2019/20, TheaterArche, Vienna | ||
| 2022 | SULZBACH-ROSENBERG: UNLOCKED!, Premièred May 2022, Berufsfachschule für Musik, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany | ||
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