Biography

Singing Bengaline in Audran's Grand Mogol

Training


Anne Alexander was born in Marseilles, France, where as a child she studied piano at the Marseilles Conservatoire. She later continued her studies graduating with a Degree in Musicology from the Aix-en-Provence University.

As a vocalist, Anne studied voice as a lyric soprano with Ms. Lise Arseguet-Romeny and attended many workshops and masterclasses including the Jean Giraudeau's Lyric Art Workshop and the Michel Piquemal's Melodie masterclasses respectively.


Career


Ms. Alexander's current repertoire displays her wide range which includes everything from Opera to Light Opera and Operetta. She has performed on the operatic stage at Toulon, Menton, Arles and Avignon Opera Houses, with artists such as Ivry Gitlis, Léa Roussel and Anne Queffelec.

Ms. Alexander's roles include Leila in Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de perles, Micaela in Carmen, Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, the title role in Massenet's Manon, Antonia in Offenbach's Contes d'Hoffmann, Ernestine in Monsieur Choufleuri, the Title Role in Charpentier's Louise, the Princess in Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges, Thérèse in Poulenc's Mamelles de Tirésias, Bettina in Audran's Mascotte, Bengaline in Grand Mogol, as Serpolette in Planquette's Cloches de Corneville, the Title Role in Messager's Véronique and Gounod's Mireille in which Ms. Alexander is most noted.

Ms. Alexander has gained much attention as a recitalist. In 1998 she was a finalist in the Marmande International Competition. She continues to perform numerous concerts, specializing in French Melodie and German Lied. In 2003, Anne sang arias by Purcell, Vivaldi, Mozart and Massenet aboard the SS Adriana.


Nationality


Anne Alexander is of dual American-French nationality.
 
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