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The South African soprano and voice teacher, Antoinette Huyssen-Blythe, completed her Bachelor of Music degree at University of Cape Town in piano (under Francois du Toit) and guitar (with Michael Hoole) in 2001. She was student conductor at the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir school in 2003, studied choral conducting under Kåre Hanken from 2003-2005, and directed the Philharmonia Choir of Cape Town from 2006 to 2012.
Antoinette Huyssen holds a Masters degree cum laude in classical voice from the University of Cape Town. Her teachers included Brad Liebl and Virginia Davids. She started teaching singing at Stellenbosch University in April 2016 and currently also lectures the Repertoire Studies course for singers. She was employed as a vocal coach and accompanist at University of Cape Town from 2010-2017. She teaches singing in Cape Town at several schools and choral conducting at UCT.
As a soprano, Antoinette Huyssen is a frequent oratorio and recital soloist and is a founding member of the early music ensemble, the Cape Consort. |
