Complex sentence: From 1981 onward he studied singing privately, became a member of the chorus at the English Bach Festival from 1982-4 and attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama from 1984--85, earning a MMus/MA in Opera.
Split into simpler sentences: From 1981 onward he studied singing privately, became a member of the chorus at the English Bach Festival from 1982-4. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama from 1984--85, earning a MMus/MA in Opera.