Erika Gundesen
Pianist and Conductor
ARCT, BMus, MPerf, ArtDip
Opera
Erika was a 2018 Emerging Artist at Scottish Opera, and has also worked with various smaller companies as a repetiteur and assistant conductor, with particular specialization in contemporary repertoire. She was a National Opera Studio Young Artist in 2017. A selection of scenes and operas performed are outlined below.
Stuart MacRae: Anthropocene (Scottish Opera)
Theatre Royal Glasgow, 2019, Repetiteur
Verdi: Rigoletto (Scottish Opera)
Theatre Royal Glasgow, 2018, Repetiteur
Brian Hosefros/Leo Doulton: The Hummingbird (GSMD Opera Makers)
Milton Court Studio Theatre, 2017, Asst. Conductor
Julian Phillips: The Tale of Januarie (GSMD Opera)
Silk Street Theatre, 2017, Asst. Conductor
Mozart: Così fan tutte (Opera Loki)
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2016, Repetiteur
Rhiannon Randle: Door (GSMD Opera Makers)
Milton Court Studio Theatre, 2016, Repetiteur
Martinů: Ariane (GSMD Opera)
Silk Street Theatre, 2016, Repetiteur and Pianist
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia (GSMD Opera)
Silk Street Theatre, 2016, Repetiteur
Productions:
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Longborough Festival 2023, Assistant Conductor
Strauss: Salome
Royal Opera House, Repetiteur
Rossini: La donna del lago
Buxton Festival, Repetiteur
Stravinsky: Mavra
Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre, Asst. Conductor
Offenbach: La princesse de Trebizonde
New Sussex Opera, 2021, Repetiteur/Deputy Conductor
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers
Scottish Opera, 2021, Repetiteur
Doulton: Come Bargain With Uncanny Things
Tete-a-Tete Festival, 2021, Music Director
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Waterperry Opera, 2021, Repetiteur
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (Online)
Random Opera, 2021, Music Director
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (Online)
Theatre Royal Glasgow, 2021, Repetiteur and Actor
Weill: The Seven Deadly Sings/Mahagonny Songspiel (Online)
Royal Opera House, 2021, Assistant Conductor
David Matthews: Anna (Workshop)
National Opera Studio/Faber Music Ltd, 2020 and 2022, Repetiteur/Conductor
Lisa Logan: Silver Spoon (Workshop)
Keynote Opera Ltd, 2019, Repetiteur/Asst. Conductor
Offenbach: La Belle Helene
New Sussex Opera, 2019, Repetiteur
Anthony Bolton: The Life and Death of Alexander Litvinenko (Workshop)
Grange Park Opera, 2020, Repetiteur
Weill: Der Silbersee
English Touring Opera, 2019, Rehearsal Pianist
Peter Davis/Leo Doulton: The Perfect Opera
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tete-a-Tete Festival, 2019
Mozart: The Magic Flute (Scottish Opera)
Theatre Royal Glasgow, 2019, Repetiteur and Glockenspiel
Janacek: Kat'a Kabanova (Scottish Opera)
Theatre Royal Glasgow, 2019, Repetiteur and Celeste
Puccini: La Boheme (Paisley Opera)
Paisley Opera, 2020, Rehearsal Pianist
