‘The Mathy’ Winner Jade Moffat In Performance
Listen to ‘The Mathy’ winner for 2013, 23 year old Jade Moffatt, mezzo-soprano from Queensland, in her semi-final performance from the IFAC Australian Singing Competition this year.
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