2025/2026 Consultation Tour

About Me:

I am a recent graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (studying under Lisa Gasteen AO). As a Mezzo Soprano, I have just sung in the Semi-Finals of the 2025 IFAC Australian Singing Competition and been awarded the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Award. 

My repertoire spans early music through to 20th-century works, but I’m especially drawn to French mélodie and early opera. Due to my voice’s high extension, Zwischenfach repertoire has become a specialty for me. I am preparing roles including Sibel in Faust and Valentin in Les Huguenots. I am also very interested in the works of Brahms, Schumann, Fauré, and Debussy, and have presented recitals focused on this song repertoire.

Some roles I’ve performed include Penelope in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (Queensland Conservatorium, 2025), Suor Zelatrice in Suor Angelica (Queensland Conservatorium, 2024), and Disinganno in Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno with Voxalis Opera (2024).

I attended the Aotearoa New Zealand Opera School in 2024 and 2025, working with Nikki Li Hartliep, Glenn Winslade, and Sharolyn Kimmorley. I also coordinate the Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program, which has given me valuable insight into the opera world and helped me build connections overseas.

Along my development journey, I have received awards including the 2023 and 2024 Linda Edith Allen Award (highest performance grade for undergraduate female voice, Griffith University), the 2024 Brian Hansford Award (National Liederfest), the 2025 Hedy Holt and Roger Prochazka Memorial Award (National Liederfest), and the 2022 North Harbour Club AIMES Emerging Talent Award.

Trip Details:

I am preparing for my 2025 consultation trip to Europe. This trip will last from the 28th of September, until the 19th of January 2026. I will be based in Amsterdam where I am fortunate to have free accommodation for the 4 months I am away. My goal is to travel broadly around Europe where I will have sessions with coaches and teachers at opera institutions.

I am fortunate to have worked closely with Felice Venanzoni (head of Opera Studio - Oper Frankfurt) and Philip Mayers (coach in Berlin), who are assisting in building integral connections. I am also fortunate to have relationships with several europe based singers, where I will be able to meet with them and further build connections.

I aim to build connections with coaches and leaders of Opera Studios. I have been recommended by both Sharolyn Kimmorley (Creative Director of the Melba Opera Trust), and Felice Venanzoni, that finding a good teacher is paramount. That is why I am not trying to get into a specific organisation before I have personally worked with the faculty.

I have also gained mentorship from Alexandra Flood (Soprano at the Volksoper Vienna) who is going to host me in Vienna and navigate connections with her agent and her own personal connections.

Confirmed Consultations:

Paris:

  • Karine Deshayes

  • Susan Manoff

Munich:

  • Tobi Truniger (opera studio)

  • Faculty at Theaterakademie 

Amsterdam

  • Daan Boertien (coach at the opera studio)

  • Lisenka Heijboer-Castañon 

Vienna:

  • Coaches at Volksoper

  • Alexandra’s agent Sono artists

  • Marcin Kozciel (coach to the stars but not connected to a company)

London:

In addition to Alexandra’s connections, I will also be making a trip to London where I will work with Raymond Connell (teacher at the Royal Academy of Music London). I have worked with Raymond periodically over the past 3 years, and he will be connecting me with his faculty members at the Royal Academy of Music. 

Berlin:

  • Philip Mayers (coach)

Frankfurt:

  • Felice Venanzoni (head of the Opera Studio for Oper Frankfurt)

Flexibility

A benefit having a 4 month extended trip is that I can fit myself within the schedule of faculty members at various Opera Houses/institutions. I am prepared to take on last minute opportunities within Europe as they arrive, and I am expecting that this will take up the majority of my coaching experience. This is why I have not put exact coaching dates in my schedule yet. 

During my time in Europe, also plan to:

  • develop connections with musicians in Europe and build a support system

  • prepare for the audition process and audition

  • continue learning German

  • Work on my vocal goals and develop

  • Learn roles (Sibel in Faust and Valentin in Les Huguenots)