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Joanne Whalley

Primary Skill:

Soprano

Nationality:

British

Country:

United Kingdom

Links:

Visit website

Languages (fluent):

English

Experience

Opera

First Witch as Soloist
Macbeth (Verdi)
Tealeaf Opera Productions
2024
Barena
Jenufa (Janacek)
Midsummer Opera
2023
Gianetta
L'elisir d'Amore (Donizetti)
Tealeaf Opera (forthcoming, May)
2023
Lucia
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)
Opera Integra
2022
Poppea
L'incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi)
Morley College
2021
Soeur Constance
Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc)
Morley College
2021
Sophie
Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss, R)
Scenic Opera (study course, forthcoming)
2021
Princesse
L'enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel)
Morley College
2021
Alcina
Alcina (Handel)
Morley College
2020
Ensemble of Nuns
Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc)
Midsummer Opera
2019
Witch (ensemble)
Macbeth (Verdi)
Midsummer Opera
2018
Cathleen
Riders to the Sea (Vaughan-Williams)
Midsummer Opera
2017
Sandman
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck)
Midsummer Opera
2016
Dew Fairy
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck)
Midsummer Opera
2016
Cousin
Madam Butterfly (Puccini)
Lambeth Orchestra
2014
Barbarina (sung in English)
The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart)
Aquarian Opera

Operetta/G&S

Anna
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai)
Opera Integra
2022
Frau Fluth
Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Nicolai)
Morley College
2021
Patience
Patience (Sullivan)
Ferrier Operatic Society
2020
Hélène
Une éducation manquée (Chabrier)
Morley College
2020

Art Song

Guest Artist
Friends of Midsummer Opera concert (Tosti, Humperdinck, Donizetti, Lehar, Beethoven)
Midsummer Opera
2023
Recital Soloist
The Painter of Modern Life - French Mélodies (Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Viardot, DuParc, Massenet)
Independent
2023
Soloist
Songs to Aphrodite (Jacob Bride)
Sarah Thorne Theatre
2023

Oratorio/Concerts

Soprano Soloist
Prom-Style Concert (Various)
Bradstow Symphony Orchestra
2023
Guest Soprano Soloist
Lunchtime Recital (Donizetti, Puccini)
St Francis of Assisi, West Wickham, Concert Serie
2023
Soprano Soloist
Romancing the Stage (Bernstein and others)
Bradstow Symphony Orchestra
2023
Guest Soloist
Halling Symphonia Prom Style Concert (Mozart, Puccini, Sondheim)
Halling Symphonia
2022
Soloist
Mass in G (Schubert)
Invicta Sinfonia
2021
Various opera and operatta solos and duets
Opera Gala (Various, including Strauss, Handel, Mozart, Lehar)
Opera Kensington
2021

Choral

Soprano Soloist
First Choral Symphony (Holst)
Stonehaven Chorus (forthcoming)
2024

Covered Covered & Performed Scenes Premiere of New Work Concert COVID-cancelled

Awards

Competitions

Opera Festival Scotland Non Professional Singer (2022)