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Born in Buenos Aires of Swiss origin, she graduated at the academy of music of her city and concluded her studies in Zürich with Hans Willi Haeusslein, Werner Ernst and in New York with Robert Blafield and Richard Woitach.

Her brilliant international career either in Opera, Lieder, Oratorios or the symphonic repertoire led her to perform in the United States, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy with famous conductors and pianists as C. Abbado, M. Rossi, R. Shaw, J. Krips, D. Paris, A. Sisillo, R. Kettelson, M. Caporaloni, etc.

She was soloist of the Convivium di Musica, I Solisti di Roma and of the International Soloist Group. As organizing operator of the music life she was foundation member of the Argentine Mozarteum; board member of the Gruppo di Rinnovamento Musicale; from 1970 to 1995 she is responsible for the musical activity of the Insituto Italo Latino Americano (IILA) and consultant of the Festival Pontino; member for IILA of the Commission for Scholarships of the Accademia Chigiana di Siena.

Since 1985 she devotes herself to didactics directed to advanced studies of vocal techniques and coaching in the traditional repertoire, without neglecting the techniques of new music; she has held post-graduate courses and masterclasses at the Arts Academy in Roma (1985/94). During the past ten years she was member of juries in international singing competitions as the Vincenzo Bellini, the Valentino Bucchi Award, the Angelica Catalani and the Giacomo Lauri Volpi of which she is Artistic Director since 1994; she is President of the International Opera Competition of the Abruzzi. At present she presides the Accademia Internazionale delle Arti AIDA where she holds voice masterclasses and professional training for singers with Italo Nunziata.

Many of her students are winners of international competitions and been launched in successful careers.



Voice and repertoire coaching

First year

Vocal pedagogy
Advanced coaching
Solving individual problems

Style and interpretation

The various vocal styles
Interpretation and analysis of text and music in chamber music repertoire
Study of the recitativo
Opera arias of the individual repertoire
Italian, french, german phonetics


Second and third years

Vocal pedagogy
Intensive coaching

Style and interpretation

Study of a lieder cycle
Study of pieces with obbligati instruments
Study of an opera score and/or oratorio
Concert programs
Contemporary repertoire

Public final exam



Professional training for singers

Two masterclasses each month on:

Vocal coaching: opera arias and scenes, complete roles, oratorio, chamber and symphonic repertoire.
German, english and french phonetic.
Audition, competition and concert planning.

Two masterclasses each month dedicated to the study and practice of stage blocking (see the course program The art of performing held by Prof. Italo Nunziata)

Intensive seminar on the study of the correct position of each vowel and consonant of the alphabet to correct pronunciation faults due to dialects and foreign languages.


Doris Andrews
 
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