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Artur Fernandes

I am a freelance tutor and interpreter, next to my job in a bank in Cambridge, where I live.
I studied for my Integrated Master’s in French and Spanish at the University of Southampton.

I was born in Algarve, in the South of Portugal, and moved to England at the age of four.
I previously attended Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, where I studied French, Spanish, Portuguese, Computing and basic Italian.
University of Southampton: Merit Scholarship.
Hills Road Sixth Form College: All-round achievement and High achievement in Spanish.
I really enjoy playing Ultimate Frisbee with my University’s Team, which gives me the opportunity to learn to be a better team player and improve my physical fitness.
I am also constantly trying to find new and better ways to live a more minimalist and sustainable lifestyle.
I am happy to talk about most things, but I am particularly interested in films and tv shows. As a result, I like doing a variety of different activities as to interact with a foreign language in as many different ways as possible.

I live in the Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace.
I got an Undergraduate degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and obtained a CELTA qualification to teach English as a Second Language.
Currently working as a writer and director, with a feature film releasing this year.
Since leaving drama school I have worked as an actor in some of the UK’s most highly regarded regional theatres including Chichester Festival Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Film, Music, Literature, Food.

I have Master in Music Performance and I have obtained full marks for my Undergraduate Degree in Music at the Northern Royal College of Music in Manchester.
I currently live in Newmarket, the town of the horse races.
I work as an Opera singer and a singing and music teacher. I am a freelance beauty therapist and act in TV series.
I recently won the Annie Ridyard Prize for Mezzo-soprano, was awarded the Alice Orrell and A&N Kendall Award. I also gained a place as a bursary holder for the Opera Awards Foundation 2019 and earned a place as a finalist in the prestigious Frederic Cox Prize which will take place this February.
I studied at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama and also gained a place with the Glyndebourne
Since studying at the Royal Northern College of Music I have been cast as a named role in five of the college opera productions. I recently featured as guest soloist for the ArkEnsemble’s re-orchestrated works of Manuel de Falla.
I enjoy cooking, going to the gym, going to the cinema with friends and exploring the world.
Music, food, performing arts, travelling.

I used to live in South London. I now live in Ely, near Cambridge.
Qualified teacher of English and Drama and Film and Media Studies.
I work as Head of Film and Media Studies at King’s Ely and I am also a teacher of English and Learning.
I am the Principal Examiner for one of the English Language national exams.
Tutor/Teacher with Ely Porta for over ten years.
Film watching and film making
Martial arts and general fitness, especially cycling
Creative writing
Dog walking.
Education, travelling, hobbies, comedy, almost anything except ballet dancing.

I am originally from Finland, where I study for my Masters after living in Manchester and London.
I graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with a First Class Bachelor of Music degree in July 2018.
Next to my studies, I work as a singing teacher and an English teacher as well.
In 2016 I was awarded the Freckleton Prize and the Doherty Cup for Singing at the Royal Northern College of Music. During my time at the Royal Northern College of Music I had the opportunity to take part in a lot of opera and concert performances, among which was a production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera The Telephone which I produced myself.
Apart from being a passionate musician, I do yoga and exercise. I have always loved learning new languages, and at the moment I speak six, one of which is Italian!
Music, culture, films, travelling and the world.