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The Finalists for 2009 |
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Samuel Dundas Baritone Emily Ulrich Soprano Jocelyn Hickey Soprano |
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The Winner for 2009 Samuel Dundas (profile) |
The winner of the Singer of the Year Contest receives $5,000, the other two finalists each receive $2,250 and the Honourable mentions (Angela Hogan (soprano) and Michael Lapina (tenor) $250 each. This is all due to very generous sponsorship from The Opus 50 Trust, The Robert Salzer Foundation, Air Conditioning Engineering Services Pty Ltd, and Hans and Petra Henkell. |
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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.
Previous winners of this prestigious competition:
2009 - Samuel Dundas (Baritone)
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)