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The South African soprano and voice lecturer/singing teacher, Elsabé Richter, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree and her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the North-West University (2004-2010), where she studied under baritone Werner Nel. During her studies she was awarded numerous prizes and bursaries, most notably a Norwegian scholarship for a year’s academic study at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Here she studied under the guidance of Svein Bjørkøy, Håkan Hagegård and Mona Julsrud. She has received master-classes from various singers and musicians including Kobie van Rensburg, Marcel Beekman, Maarten Koningsberger, Albie and Hanna van Schalkwyk, Mimi Coertse, Erica Eloff, Eric Müller, Patricia Misslin, Paul Kiesgen and Lawrence Zazzo.
Elsabé Richter regularly performs with various ensembles, choirs and orchestras. Her repertoire encompasses a wide range of early music, art songs and opera as well as oratorio and other sacred works.
As a voice lecturer/singing teacher, Elsabé Richter has been employed as Assistant Singing Lecturer at North West University Potchefstroom Campus (March-November 2010); Singing Teacher at St Cyprian's School in City of Cape Town, Western Cape (January 2014-December 2017); Substitute Voice Lecturer at Stellenbosch University (August-December 2019); Singing and Music teacher at La Rochelle Girls' High School (July 2018-September 2021); Voice Lecturer at Stellenbosch University in Western Cape (since March 2021). |
