Swiss mezzo-soprano Alexandra Meier can currently be seen in the role of “Hänsel” in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel with HGO. Her most recent roles include “Dinah” in Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti (Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre), and “Angelina” in Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Longhope Opera).
Alexandra is a 2023 graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Opera Course. There she performed the roles of “Sister Helen Prejean” in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, “Jean de Moncerf” in Massenet’s Le Portrait de Manon, and “Berthe” in Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert.
As a 2022/23 Britten-Pears Young Artist, she participated in a masterclass with Antonio Pappano and performed in the Britten Song Trail recital series at Aldeburgh festival. In December she will be returning to Aldeburgh as an alumnus to sing Händel‘s Messiah (Snape-Maltings Concert Hall).
Previously, she performed at Theater Basel in Switzerland, playing “Der Trommler” in Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis and “Anneli” in Dai Fujikura’s Der Goldkäfer.