Norbert Meyn

Norbert Meyn is a Professor of Repertoire Studies and Research & Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Royal College of Music in London. His roles include teaching German Lieder, diction for singers, and supervising Masters and PhD students. Born in Weimar, Germany, he has been based in the UK since 1997, performing worldwide with ensembles like the New London Consort and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Meyn leads the interdisciplinary AHRC-funded Music, Migration & Mobility project (2019–2023), focusing on émigré musicians from Nazi Europe. He directs Ensemble Émigré, dedicated to reviving marginalized repertoires.

His research spans music migration, 19th–20th century song, and vocal pedagogy. Key outputs include exhibitions like Music, Migration, and Mobility: The Story of Émigré Musicians from Nazi Europe in Britain (2023), and publications on composers like Peter Gellhorn, Robert Kahn, and Hans Gál. Meyn coaches major opera companies and choirs globally, emphasizing linguistic and cultural authenticity in performance.

His work challenges musical nationalism through mobility frameworks, blending scholarship with performance. Recent projects include reviving Gál’s What a Life! and Kahn’s piano works. Meyn’s teaching integrates historical performance practices with contemporary research, mentoring doctoral students like Louis De Nil and Benjamin Goodman. He has received accolades including Fellowships from the Higher Education Academy and Royal College of Music.