Five outstanding singers will perform in a Gala Concert as they compete for Australasia’s most coveted award for opera and classical singing, the Marianne Mathy Scholarship (‘The Mathy’). They are baritone Tristan Entwistle, 24, from New South Wales, sopranos Zoe Drummond, 25 and Cleo Lee-McGowan, 23, both from Victoria and New Zealand sopranos Katherine McIndoe, 24 and Pasquale Orchard,…
The eleven semi-finalists of the 2018 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition have been announced, following heats in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The National Adjudicator, Linnhe Robertson with assistance from local adjudicators, has selected these impressive young singers – sopranos Zoe Drummond, Shakira Tsindos and Cleo Lee-McGowan from Victoria, soprano Josie Ann Ellem and baritone Tristan…
The Australian Singing Competition Semi-Finals sees ten emerging singers vie for a coveted spot in the finals. Selected from a series of heats held in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, the semi-finalists will be judged by Linnhe Robertson (National Adjudicator), Maestro Johannes Fritzsch, Lisa Gasteen AO and Michael Halliwell. The semi- finalists are: Damian Arnold, 23, Tenor, NSW Anastasia Bickel,…