René Bloice-Sanders - Baritone 30 Green Lane, Penge, London SE20 7JX

Personal Information Nationality: British Telephone: 07716 470630 Email: r.bloice.sanders@gmail.com Website: www.renebloice-sanders.com

René has most recently worked with The Grange Festival on its 5 star productions of Falstaff and Belshazzar and proudly reached the semi-finals of the inaugural 2019 Opera: By Voice Alone competition.

Upcoming performances see René joining Iford Opera as a New Generation Artist for their production of L’elisir d’amore and the Iford Gala, and returning to Wexford Festival Opera to make his main stage debut as Le 2nd Laquais in Don Quichotte and singing in the festival chorus.

Opera Roles:

Jim Larkens/Bello La fanciulla del West Wexford Festival Opera 2018 Eugene Onegin Eugene Onegin Opera South East 2018 Salieri Mozart and Salieri Timezone Theatre 2017 Belcore L’elisir d’amore Jackdaws OperaPlus 2016/17 Marcello La boheme The Merry Opera Company 2016 Figaro The Barber of Seville Mananan Opera Festival 2015 Figaro The Barber of Seville Jackdaws OperaPlus 2015 Marco Gianni Schicchi Fulham Opera 2015 Figaro The Barber of Seville The Merry Opera Company 2015 Morales/Dancairo Carmen Opera South East 2014 Ambrogio Il barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park 2014 Baron Duphol La traviata Opera Loki 2013 Orfeo L’Orfeo Hampstead Garden Opera 2012

Chorus: L’elisir d’amore Iford Opera (New Generation Artist) 2019 Falstaff Grange Festival Opera 2019

Belshazzar Grange Festival Opera 2019 Il bravo Wexford Festival Opera 2018 L’oracolo Wexford Festival Opera 2018

Mala vita Wexford Festival Opera 2018 L’italiana in Algeri Garsington Opera 2016 Lakmé Opera Holland Park 2015 Aida Opera Holland Park 2015 L'amore dei tre Re Opera Holland Park 2015

Il barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park 2014 La fanciulla del West Opera Holland Park 2014 I gioielli della Madonna Opera Holland Park 2013 Oratorio and Concerts: St John/Matthew Passion Johann Sebastian Bach Mass in B minor Johann Sebastian Bach Mass in C Ludwig van Beethoven Requiem Johannes Brahms Messiah George Frederic Handel Elijah Felix Mendelssohn Vespers Claudio Monteverdi Requiem Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

René’s concert work has seen him perform in prestigious venues such as St John’s Smith Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields, The Sage Gateshead, Colston Hall, Derby Cathedral, Nottingham Cathedral and Canterbury Cathedral.

Education and Qualifications

2011-2013 Royal Academy of Music, Postgraduate Vocal Studies (MA) 2011-2012 Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM) 2007-2010 Nottingham University, BA (Hons) Music 2:1

Scenes:

Count Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro Royal Academy of Music 2013 Malatesta Don Pasquale Royal Academy of Music 2012 Guglielmo Cosi fan tutte Opera South 2012 Taddeo L’italiana in Algeri Royal Academy of Music 2011

Chorus: Eugene Onegin Royal Academy Opera 2013 Die Zauberflöte Royal Academy Opera 2012

Teachers David Barrell, Ryland Davies, Richard Howarth, Clifford Lister

Masterclasses Simon Keenlyside, Dennis O’Neill, Florian Boesch, John Streets, Susanna Stranders

Further Achievements Semi-finalist of the Opera: By Voice Alone competition 2019 Iford Arts Opera New Generation Artist 2019 Alvarez Young Artist at Garsington Opera 2016 Christine Collins Young Artist at Opera Holland Park 2014 Choral scholar, St Barnabas Cathedral Nottingham National Youth Choir of Great Britain Canterbury Cathedral Chorister

Reviews "René Bloice-Sanders is outstanding as Figaro, imbuing the character with an irrepressible spark of mischief and singing with gusto and panache." Oxford Times review of The Barber of Seville.

“René Bloice-Sanders was a fine Onegin, a remote aristocrat in the early scenes and gentler than is sometimes the case with the gushing Tatiana, however in the final scene his constant physical assault on Tatiana was uncomfortable to watch.” Hastings Observer review of Eugene Onegin.

“The baritone soloist, René Bloice-Sanders, with even tone and unerring sense of line, added lustre to a splendidly atmospheric performance in the presence of the composer and a large and appreciative audience.” Church Times review of A Cornish Requiem.