About Corinne

Corinne Cowling is an Australian born soprano and actress, currently based in the UK. Recent engagements include Golijov’s Ainadamar with Scottish Opera, cover Morgana for Opera North’s Alcina, Anne Egerman in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music with Opera North/Leeds Playhouse, and Christine Daaé (1st Cover) on London’s West End in the original production of Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Corinne has performed in major concert halls across the UK as soprano soloist for Raymond Gubbay’s Johann Strauss Gala National UK Tour 2017, 2018, and 2019. Corinne will make her debut with English Chamber Orchestra in 2024 as soprano soloist in their Strauss gala concert in Istanbul.

Other performance engagements include the role of Arthebuze in Charpentier’s Actéon with Lost&Found Opera; Movement Director/Assistant Director/Ensemble in J. Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus, Bernstein’s Candide and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with West Green House Opera; Assistant Movement Director for Mozart’s Così fan tutte with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama; Peep-Bo in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado with Charles Court Opera at the King’s Head Theatre; Barbarina/Cover Susanna in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with Clonter Opera; Cosette in Schönberg’s Les Misérables with Pimlico Opera.

Previous orchestral and recital engagements include The Duke of Edinburgh Cup Royal Dinner, Romance on the Green with Perth Symphony Orchestra; 'Home’ with Freeze Frame Opera featuring Alexander Lewis and Mark Coughlan; Songs from the Shows with Clonter Opera: soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the University of Plymouth Choral Society and Sinfonia; The Magic of Opera Gala at Woburn Abbey; Semi-Chorus for Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius with London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder; LSO’s Guildhall Artist Platform Recital Series (Barbican Centre, LSO St Luke’s); Stephen Hough’s Other Love Songs alongside The Prince Consort (Wigmore Hall); UK Premiere of Juliana Hall’s Night Dances and When the South Wind Sings (Song in the City, Re-Sung).

Winning first place in the Franz Schubert Prize at the GSMD, Corinne was awarded a place on the Franz Schubert Institute Master Course in Austria, working closely with industry professionals including Elly Ameling, Julius Drake, Roger Vignoles and Helmut Deutsch. She also won third prize in the AESS Dame Patricia Routledge Competition 2017 and was a finalist in Bampton Opera Young Singers’ Competition 2017.

Corinne holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David/The Voice Study Centre, a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance (Distinction) from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Corinne has a BMus, GradDip (Opera Studies) from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and studied ballet at the Charlesworth Institute and the Koninklijk Conservatorium (The Netherlands) where she was selected to perform pieces by Jiří Kylián on tour across The Netherlands for the Holland Dance Festival.

Corinne would like to thank the following sponsors for all of their generous support thus far: Netflix Theatre Artists Fund, The Tait Memorial Trust, Help Musicians UK, Equity Charitable Trust, Drake Calleja Trust, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship and Golden Key International Honour Society.

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Represented by Michelle Blair Management

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Corinne Cowling gives a stunning vocal throughout, mastering the score even as her character flits and falters her way through her arc.

/ ALWAYStimefortheatre - A little night music, opera north /

Sing with Corinne

About my voice teaching approach

Commencing my career as a ballet dancer, and subsequently gaining extensive performance experience across both opera and musical theatre, my teaching approach has a unique perspective and is heavily influenced by the mind/body connection. I have a multidisciplinary approach, inspired by (but not limited to) somatic release techniques from contemporary dance, mindfulness, Accent Method, Estill, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Janice Chapman’s ‘Singing and Teaching Singing’, Jenevora William’s ‘Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults’ and Mary Saunders Barton’s ‘Cross-Training in the Voice Studio’.

I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David/The Voice Study Centre where I researched the difference in breathing techniques used for classical ballet and classical voice, muscle tension dysphonia and belting for musical theatre. I enjoy working with dancers, young aspiring singers in musical theatre and opera, with a particular interest in encouraging awareness of vocal health for sustainable and consistent vocal technique. In addition to encouraging a healthy vocal technique, I emphasise the importance of other aspects of singing such as acting through song, musicality, and the implementation of a growth mindset.

I am currently the singing teacher at the Be Training Programme (Northfleet School for Girls), a performing arts programme for Key Stage 5 students preparing for musical theatre college auditions. I also teach private one-to-one singing lessons at The Vocal Coaches, and my own studio ‘Sing with Corinne’, where my students have successfully auditioned for music conservatoire, The Royal Opera House, professional choirs and passed ABRSM grades. Previous singing teaching positions include The Sing Space, Richmond Music Trust and St Anthony’s School for Girls.

In addition, my experience working as a movement director (West Green House Opera, GSMD) has given me the confidence to work with singers from various backgrounds and life experiences, adjusting my approach according to each students’ needs.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN MY STUDio

I am offering one-to-one singing lessons online and in person in my studio in London, UK. I specialise in both classical and musical theatre technique and repertoire, as well as working with dancers, however I work with all ages and all levels. In your lessons, technical aspects such as breath, range, head/chest voice, intonation, resonance, vocal health, mindset and musicianship will be addressed to achieve consistent and sustainable, healthy singing. I have over 10 years of voice teaching experience, am a certified Vocal Health First Aider, and I hold a Postgraduate in Vocal Pedagogy with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David/VoiceWorkshop.

All you need is a water bottle and a smile! I am looking forward to working with you and to embark on your singing journey together. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Corinne