Andrew Liefländer

German/Canadian Bass-baritone Andrew Liefländer began his studies in opera at the University of Toronto, where he obtained his Bachelors under the guidance of Professor Wendy Nielsen and Russell Braun. In 2018, he attended McGill university for his Masters in Opera, under the guidance of Professor John Mac Master, and in 2020 he moved to Germany to continue his education at the HMDK Stuttgart Opernschule with Professor Marion Eckstein. In 2022 Andrew completed his second Masters in Opera, and began working as an active freelancer and studying with renowned Countertenor and Voice Teacher Matthias Rexroth. Andrew is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, such as the Arthur Redsell and Robert William Bygrave awards from the University of Toronto, the Graduate Excellence Fellowship and Della Pergola Award from McGill University, and the Full Fellowship award and C. Castle Memorial Scholarship from the Berlin Opera Academy. He has also has sung in a series of high profile masterclasses, most notably with Etienne Dupuis, Christopher Purves, Daniel Taylor, Dominique Labelle, and Dame Emma Kirkby.

Andrew has fostered a vibrant career as both a soloist and ensemble performer, performing in concert with renowned groups such as the Tallis Scholars, Tafelmusik Toronto and the Theatre of Early Music, and performing on stage lead roles such as Van Bett from Zar und Zimmerman (Balingen Stadthalle), Papageno from Die Zauberflöte (Theater Delphi), Sid from Albert Herring (McGill Opera), Der Graf from Die Verschworenen (McGill Opera) and Strephon from Iolanthe (TO Music and Drama Society). Andrew regularly performs Oratorio and Sacred works, singing as the featured bass soloist with such groups as the SMS Canada, ProMusica Stuttgart, Vocalkreis Stuttgart, Konzertchor Stuttgart, Anton Webern Chor, and the Freiburger Oratorienchor.