"Alder looks faintly amused, then reminds me she's been at Glyndebourne doing three performances of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro every week since the end of June. In fact, she was on stage as the Countess barely 12 hours earlier. It's never-ending, she says. I don't want this to come across negatively it's been the most amazing contract but an extremely long run."
"And then a week and a half later, I come back for the Last Night. Alder will be the first British singer in more than a decade to top the billing at the Last Night of the Proms. She steps into the UK's highest-profile classical spotlight in the wake of international stars including Angel Blue, Lise Davidsen, Juan Diego Florez and Jonas Kaufmann. It was, she giggles, very surreal to be invited."
"She returned to work nine weeks after giving birth. 'I had to maternity leave isn't a thing for freelancers' Alder came to singing relatively late. After playing the violin and oboe as a child, she started to tread the boards in plays, musicals and operas at university but only began intensive voice training as a postgraduate at the Royal College of Music."
Louise Alder has maintained an intense performance schedule, appearing at Glyndebourne in three weekly performances of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro since late June, including the role of the Countess. Glyndebourne ran twenty shows, reportedly its longest single run, and the production also transferred to the Proms. Alder will headline the Last Night of the Proms as the first British singer in a decade. Preparations include repertoire choices, stage outfits and achieving calm. Alder returned to work nine weeks after giving birth, noting that maternity leave is uncommon for freelance singers. She began focused vocal training at the Royal College of Music after earlier instrumental and theatrical experience.
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