March 2005
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Curriculum Vitae Alison Shone
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Alison was born in St Asaph Clwyd in 1977. At the age of eighteen she was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music where she studied with Janet Price and Jonathan Papp. |
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Whilst at the Academy, Alison took part in masterclasses with John Streets and Kiri Te Kanawa. She also performed the roles of Pamina in Mozart's 'The Magic Flute', Despina in Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tutte', Juliette in Gounod's 'Romeo et Juliette and Flora in Britten's 'Turn of the Screw' in the Academy's Opera scenes in her penultimate and final year. |
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She successfully completed her Bmus course at the Academy in 2001 and was also awarded the Licentiate Diploma. |
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In 2003 Alison gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Performance with distinction from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where she continued to study with Janet Price. |
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Alison has won numerous singing prices including the prestigious Sir Geraint Evans Award in 2001 and 2002. |
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Alison is now based in Cardiff as a freelance singer and as a soprano soloist has sung under the baton of conductors such as Adrian Partington, Richard Hickox, Nicholas Kramer and Sir Neville Marriner. |
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She made her solo BBC Radion 3 debut in 2003 in Bach's Christmas oratorio and has taken part in numerous recordings. |
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Recordings: |
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March 2005 |
• Basil Harwood Complete Choral Music soprano solo and main chorus | conducted by Adrian Partington for Priory records |
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May 2004
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• William Walton Christopher Columbus | conducted by Richard Hicox for Chandos |
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July 2003 |
• Gustaf Holst The Planets | conducted by Adrian Partington for BBC television |
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March 2003 |
•Songs of Praise for St David’s day | Vivace singers for BBC television |
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December 2002 |
•Vaughan Williams The Poisoned Kiss main chorus and semi-chorus | conducted by Richard Hickox for Chandos |
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November 2002 |
•George Dyson Quo Vadis main chorus and soprano one in the trio of angels | conducted by Richard Hickox for Chandos |
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October 2002 |
•Hector Berlioz L’enfance du Christ | conducted by Richard Hickox for BBC television |
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References: |
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•Adrian Partingon Janet Price |
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