GERHARD GALL was born in Treuchtlingen, Germany and graduated from the University of Bayreuth where he was also part of the extra chorus of the Bayreuther Festspiele.

As a German Language Coach he has worked with singers of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, the Bayreuther Festspiele, the Deutsche Oper, the Staatsoper and the Komische Oper in Berlin, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Opéra de Paris, the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the Cardiff/Welsh International Academy of Voice, and the National Opera Studio, London.

He has collaborated with the Opéra La Monnaie in Brussels (Lohengrin, Die Zauberflöte, Tristan & Isolde), the Staatsoper in Berlin (Die Zauberflöte), Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia (Die Zauberflöte), Grange Park Opera, (Capriccio, Tristan und Isolde, Die Walküre, Hänsel & Gretel), Longborough Festival Opera (Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan & Isolde, Tannhäuser, Der fliegende Holländer), the Royal Academy of Music (Die Dreigroschenoper, Die Zauberflöte and Prologue Ariadne auf Naxos), the Royal College of Music (Die Zauberflöte), Guildhall School of Music & Drama (H.W. Henze's Phaedra & Der Landarzt and opera scenes from Fidelio and Capriccio), Classical Opera (Orpheus at the London Handel Festival), Opera Bergen (Fidelio), Decca Records, Chandos Records, Universal Music, Oxford Lieder Festival, the BBC Singers, Tenebrae, Philharmonia Voices, Oxford Bach Soloists, and Exaudi as well as with numerous other choirs and vocal ensembles.

In addition to his engagements as Language Coach, Gerhard also teaches German and French language, and works as a freelance translator and interpreter.

GERHARD GALL offers:

Qualified German language coaching for Lieder, Opera, Oratorio and spoken Dialogue.

Customized sessions ranging from the “Quick-Fix” (last minute audition/concert preparation) to the “XL Solution” (everything above and beyond correct pronunciation).

Face-to-face and/or online sessions.

Personalized audition preparation for German-speaking countries.

Qualified help with written and spoken German.

Linguistic Assistance on recording, operatic and concert projects.

“A brilliant language coach, and a perfect gentleman, who helped me find a new way of singing legato in German.”

Roderick Williams OBE

"Gerhard, du hast einen besonderen Zugang zu Sängern - vom Anfänger bis zum Kammersänger"
"Gerhard, you have a special "access" to singers - from the beginner to the Kammersänger"

Professor Elena Pankratova

“My German isn’t perfect? Don’t worry - it hasn’t been Gerharded yet!”

Rachel Nicholls

“Gerhard, you’re the one for all the gourmet bits!”

Simon O’Neill

“Gerhard, you're a genius!”

Roger Vignoles

"Best German coaching session ever!"

Rachel Willis-Sørenson