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soprano Bronwyn Douglass

Soprano, Bronwyn Douglass has been praised for her "rich, warm tone" and "quietly radiant presence" by Limelight Magazine, who have also featured her as a "Rising Star" and one of the "Next Generation" of Australian Opera singers.

She made her Debut as Donna Elvira in David McVicar’s production of Don Giovanni with Opera Australia in 2023, described as a “focussed and fiery Donna Elvira” (Sydney Arts Guide) with “dramatic timbre” (The Daily Telegraph).

Bronwyn made her solo debut for Opera Australia performing the role of Anna Kennedy in Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda in Concert (2022), also performing as one of the Pages in Lohengrin (2022) and covering the role of Sieglinde in Die Walküre (2023). Having previously worked as a mezzo-soprano, roles for other companies have included: Rosina in The barber of Seville and Olga in Eugene Onegin for Co-Opera, Flora in La traviata for Opera New England, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly for Opera Projects Sydney, 2nd Witch in Dido and Aeneas for Brisbane Baroque Festival and Miss Baggott in The Little Sweep for The Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

 

Bronwyn is a dedicated concert artist and is thrilled to be working with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs again this year in their Ode to Joy concert at the Sydney Opera House, featuring Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D minor and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Previous concert highlights include Chorus Oz: Ode to Joy (Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Mozart’s Mass in C) with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs (broadcast on ABC), Handel’s Messiah with Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Philharmonia Choirs, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Tudor Portraits with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Opera Under the Stars with Teddy Tahu Rhodes, and Opera Galas with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The Queensland Choir and The Brisbane Festival. 

 

Bronwyn is the proud winner of some of Australia’s most prestigious awards and scholarships, including The Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award and The Opera Foundation for young Australians Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship (2017). She was also a finalist in the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship (2018 and 2019), The Opera Foundation for young Australians Deutsche Oper Berlin Award (2018) and placed second in The More than Opera: German-Australian Opera Grant (2019). More recently she was a semi-finalist in the Elizabeth Connell Prize (2023) for emerging dramatic sopranos and the recipient of an encouragement award in the 2023 Premier Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition (Virtual)

 

Bronwyn holds a Bachelor of Music from the Australian National University School of Music and a Masters of Music from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. She is also an alumna of the Lisa Gasteen National Opera School (2013-2015), the Melba Opera Trust (2016-2017), and the Georg Solti Accademia di Bel Canto (2018).

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soprano Bronwyn Douglass

Bronwyn is honoured to have been the recipient of many awards, grants and scholarships and would like to thank all of the competitions and foundations who have supported her career.

2023 | Premier Opera Foundation 

            International Vocal Competition (Virtual) / Encouragement Award

2023 | Elizabeth Connell Prize for emerging dramatic sopranos / Semi-Finalist

2022 | Australian Opera Awards Committee Gold Award

2020 | Australian Council of the Arts Resilience Fund / Grant Recipient 

2019 | German -Australian Opera Grant
            2nd Place (More Than Opera Encouragement Grant) 

2019 | Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship / Finalist

2019 | BlueScope WIN Wollongong Eisteddfod Operatic Aria Contest / Winner

2018 | The Opera Foundation for young Australians 
            Deutsche Opera Berlin Award / Finalist

2017 | The Opera Foundation for young Australians
            Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship / Winner

2017 | Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award
            Bel Canto Award / Winner
            Georg Solti Accademia di Bel Canto Prize / Winner
            Handel and Mozart Aria Prize / Winner
            Tait Memorial Trust Award / Winner
            Audience Choice Award / Winner

2017 | Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship / Finalist

2017 | Sydney Eisteddfod Opera and Arts Support Group Vocal Scholarship
            2nd Place (Paul Worthington OAM Award)

2017 | Melba Opera Trust Scholar
            Amelia Joscelyne Memorial Scholarship

2016 | Melba Opera Trust Scholar
            Amelia Joscelyne Memorial Scholarship

2016 | Royal South Street Eisteddfod

            Herald Sun Aria / Finalist

2016 | Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship / Finalist

2016 | Sydney Eisteddfod Opera and Arts Support Group Vocal Scholarship
            2nd Place (Paul Worthington OAM Award)

2015 | Royal South Street Eisteddfod

            Herald Sun Aria / Finalist

2015 | Sydney  Eisteddfod Travel Fund / Grant Recipient

2015 | Sydney Eisteddfod
            Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Awards / 2nd Place
            English Opera and Art Song / 2nd
            Oratorio Mass or Bach Aria / 2nd
            Lieder Competition / 1st