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The Finalists for 2008 Jacqueline Porter , Liu Jingping and Angela Hogan |
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Jacqueline Porter : The Winner for 2008 |
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History
The inaugural Singer of the Year Competition was in 1993 and since then it has become one of Australia's leading Performance competitions. It is one of the few competitions which emphasise performance as a key criteria. Previous winners have gone on to grace the national and international opera and concert stages.
Heats are held over two nights, with three contestants chosen to perform at the final in September, sharing the stage with the internationally-acclaimed Melbourne Welsh Male Choir.
Out of the three finalists, one person is chosen as Singer of the Year, winning $3,000. The other two finalists each receive $1,000.
Previous winners of this prestigious competition:
2008 - Jacqueline Porter (Soprano)
2007 - Adrian Tamburini (Baritone)
2006 - Suzanne Shakespeare (Coloratura-Soprano)
2005 - Lauren Oldham (Soprano)
2004 - Mark Fowler (Tenor)
2003 - Lisa Anne Robinson (Soprano)
2002 - Michelle Cook (Soprano)
2001 - Amanda Forbes (Soprano)
2000 - John Bode (Tenor)
1999 - Alexandra Sherman (Mezzo-Soprano)
1998 - Leslie Martin (Soprano)
1997 - Kim Wheeler (Soprano)
1996 - Antoinette Halloran (Soprano)
1995 - Sally-Anne Russell (Mezzo-Soprano)
1994 - Paul Blewett (Baritone)
1993 - Paul Batey (Tenor)