Singing
Andrea Tweedale graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with an MMus and PGdip, both with Distinction. Her studies were kindly supported by the Worshipful Company of Musicians and Independent Opera at Saddler’s wells, who also awarded Andrea a fellowship after graduation. Shortly after graduation, Andrea performed the role of Gilda Rigoletto at Longborough Festival Opera to critical acclaim and has since performed with Opera North, The Grange Festival, Iford Arts, and Waterperry Opera Festival. She also regularly performs with Opera On Location, Heritage Opera, Opera Up Close, and Charles Court Opera, with whom she has performed in their award-winning boutique pantos and many Gilbert and Sullivan productions. She created the role of Anya in Adam Gorb and Ben Kaye’s Anya 17, which she performed in the UK and Romania. Roles include the title role in Tosca, Mimi and Musetta La Bohème, Donna Anna Don Giovanni, Countess The Marriage of Figaro, Tatyana Eugene Onegin, Micaëla Carmen, Witch/ Mother Hansel and Gretel, Berta The Barber of Seville, and Aunt Norris Mansfield Park. Other solo performances include The Classical Proms (Concertgebouw, Holland), New Year concerts with much Loved Productions and the British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Frankenstein with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic 10/10 ensemble, and Vaughn Williams’ Serenade to Music (Bridgewater Hall). Most recently, Andrea performed at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as part of the Live at Lunch series.