Biography
Born in Scotland, John Pumphrey read German and Russian at Oxford University (1998-2002), where he was a scholar at St. Edmund Hall. He worked as a school teacher and Head of German at Winchester College in Hampshire before making the decision to devote himself to singing full time. From 2007–2009 he studied opera on a full scholarship with Stephen Robertson at the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He was a member of the Flanders Opera Studio in Belgium from 2009–2010, and of the Opera Studio of the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg from 2010-2012. At the RSAMD he performed Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte, Truffaldino in Prokoviev’s For the Love of Three Oranges, and Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos. Whilst completing his studies he also
Performance credits
Past performances 2010 — Yesterday
Der Vetter aus Dingsda (The Cousin from Nowhere), Künneke
Staatstheater NürnbergDer zweite Fremde
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Der Vetter aus Dingsda (The Cousin from Nowhere), Künneke
Staatstheater NürnbergDer zweite Fremde
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Biography
Born in Scotland, John Pumphrey read German and Russian at Oxford University (1998-2002), where he was a scholar at St. Edmund Hall. He worked as a school teacher and Head of German at Winchester College in Hampshire before making the decision to devote himself to singing full time. From 2007–2009 he studied opera on a full scholarship with Stephen Robertson at the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He was a member of the Flanders Opera Studio in Belgium from 2009–2010, and of the Opera Studio of the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg from 2010-2012. At the RSAMD he performed Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte, Truffaldino in Prokoviev’s For the Love of Three Oranges, and Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos. Whilst completing his studies he also
