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