J E N N A   R O B E R T S O N

SOPRANO

CV

Soprano

Roles  - Opera

Donizetti            

• Title role, Anna Bolena

  • OperaBox, 2015

  • OperaBox, 2016

• Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, In Preparation

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Humperdinck     

• Gretel, Hänsel und Gretel

  • OperaBox, 2014

 

Massenet

• Title role, Manon

  • OperaBox, 2017

 

Menotti                 

• Laetitia, The Old Maid and the Thief

  • ​Perth FRINGE WORLD Festival, 2014

 

Leoncavallo

• Nedda, Pagliacci

  • NIDA Festival of Emerging Artists 2019

 

Mozart                  

• Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte

  • ​OperaBox, 2011

• Königin der Nacht, Die Zauberflöte

  • Perth Lyric Opera, 2010 (Cover)

 

Puccini

• Lauretta, Gianni Schicchi

  • ​Cuskelly College of Music, Summer Opera 2020          

• Mimì, La Bohème

  • ​OperaBox, 2012

 

R. Strauss            

• Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos

  • ​OperaBox, 2016

 

Verdi                      

• Violetta, La traviata (Italian), In preparation

  • *In concert, Albany Entertainment Centre, WA 2021​

• Violetta, La traviata (ENO English translation)

  • *Opera Hunter 2021

  • Opera New England 2016

• Gilda, Rigoletto

  • OperaBox, 2013

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Roles - Musicals/Operetta

Bernstein

• Cunegonde, Candide

  • Playlovers, 2011

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Lloyd-Webber

• Christine, Phantom of the Opera

  • ​Limelight Theatre, 2013

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Sullivan

• Mabel, Pirates of Penzance

  • ​G&S Society of WA, 2011​

 

Opera Chorus

• Donizetti, The Elixir of Love, West Australian Opera, 2016

• Gounod, Faust, West Australian Opera, 2015

• Puccini, Madama Butterfly, West Australian Opera, 2015

• Verdi, Otello, West Australian Opera, 2014

• Verdi, La traviata, West Australian Opera, 2013

 

Concert Performances with Orchestra

• *Violetta, La traviata, Albany Chamber Orchestra, WA 2021

• Cunegonde from Candide Aria, An American Opera Gala, Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Sydney, 2020

• Arias/Duets, Perth Symphony Orchestra, WA 2017

• Arias/duets, Albany Sinfonia, Albany, WA 2016

• Lucia excerpt, Perth Symphony Orchestra, WA 2016

• Arias, South Side Symphony Orchestra, Perth, WA 2014

• Arias, South Side Symphony Orchestra, Perth, WA 2013

• Arias, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Perth, WA 2013

• Arias, Albany Choral Society & Orchestra, Albany, WA 2013

• Viennese arias and duets, Vienna Pops Concert, Perth Pops Orchestra, Perth Concert Hall 2009

• Soprano solo, Orff Carmina Burana (selected items), Heriot-Watt University Sinfonia Excelsior, Edinburgh

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Oratorio Performances

• Soprano solo, Vivaldi Gloria

  • Albany Chamber Orchestra, 2017

• Soprano solo, Jenkins The Armed Man

  • Albany Chamber Orchestra, 2015

• Soprano solo, Faure Requiem

  • Albany Chamber Orchestra, 2014

  • Heriot-Watt University Sinfonia Excelsior, Edinburgh

• Soprano solo, Mozart Requiem

  • Albany Chamber Orchestra, 2013

  • Heriot-Watt University Sinfonia Excelsior, Edinburgh

• Soprano solo, Handel Messiah

  • Albany Chamber Orchestra, 2012

  • Heriot-Watt University Sinfonia Excelsior, Edinburgh

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Chamber Music Performances

• *Solo Recital with Alex Raineri, Around the World, Redland Performing Arts Centre, QLD 2021

• Solo Recital with Alex Raineri, Around the World, Brisbane Music Festival, QLD 2020

• Soloist, Perth Guitar Quartet, Sound from the Ground in National Trust Heritage Festival, WA 2016

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Education and Programs

• Cuskelly College of Music, Opera Performance Summer Program, Brisbane, Australia 2020

• Associate Artist, Pacific Opera Young Artist Program, Sydney, Australia 2019

• Emerging Artist, Coast Opera Australia, Gosford, NSW, Australia 2019

• National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) Open Directors Studio, Sydney, Australia 2017

• Americal Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) Opera Studio, Graz, Austria, 2014

• Singing Scholarship, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

• MEng Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

 

Competitions

• Winner, Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition - Vocal Section, QLD 2013

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Teachers, Coaches and Mentors

• Current: Nicole Dorigo, José Carbó

• Past/Others/Masterclasses: Tanja Binggeli, Arax Mansourian, Jolanta Nagajek, Margaret Schindler, Linda Watson, Deborah Humble, Tony Legge (Opera Australia), Jameson Livsey (Deutsche Oper Berlin), Simon Kenway (Opera Australia), David Wickham

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*Future engagement

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​Photography by Phil Watts, Anna Bolena 2016