I wholeheartedly support the Australian Singing Competition... a wonderful launching pad for young classical singers.
RICHARD BONYNGE
AC AO CBE
2013 Adjudicators
National Adjudicator - Emma Matthews
Emma Matthews is a highly acclaimed and awarded coloratura soprano having received more Helpmann Awards than any other individual artist, nine Green Room Awards, the Mo Award and the Remy Martin Australian Opera Award. She is equally at home with opera and concert repertoire, and has performed with all the Australian State Symphony Orchestras, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Liaison, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and at the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Huntington Festivals, with such conductors as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Charles Mackerras, Marko Letonja and Yakov Kreizberg. She has also appeared as a special guest with José Carreras in his Sydney concerts.
Emma has sung the title roles in Lulu, Lakmé, Lucia di Lammermoor, The Cunning Little Vixen and Partenope. Other roles have included Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Juliette (Roméo et Juliette), Marie (La Fille du Regiment), Gilda (Rigoletto), Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Amina (La Sonnambula), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Almirena (Rinaldo), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Zdenka (Arabella), Giulietta (I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Zwaantie (Batavia by Richard Mills), The Doll, Giulietta, Antonia and Stella (The Tales of Hoffmann), Cunegonde (Candide) and Philomele (The Love of the Nightingale by Richard Mills).
Further career highlights include her Covent Garden debut in the title role of The Cunning Little Vixen, performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo conducted by Yakov Kreizberg and with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with SSO and Ashkenazy and Ismene (Mitridate) for the Sydney Festival.
2012 engagements included the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor for Opera Australia and West Australian Opera, Violetta in La Traviata for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (Opera Australia), Mahler’s Symphony No 4 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Ben Northey and Brahms’ German Requiem with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Simone Young.
This year will see Emma Matthews reprise her highly successful portrayal of Partenope (Handel) for Opera Australia in Melbourne and Violetta (La Traviata) in Sydney, also for Opera Australia. Her concert appearances will include Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson (Copland) with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and recitals with Ensemble Liaison at the Melbourne Recital Centre and Sydney Omega Ensemble at the Art Gallery of NSW. She will also record an album of Mozart arias with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Marko Letonja conducting) as well as featuring at Voices in the Forrest, Canberra.
Emma’s solo album of bel canto arias, Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo was released by Universal / ABC Classics to critical acclaim.
FINALSNational Adjudicator Emma Matthews Adjudicators Finals Peter Czornyj, Michael Halliwell, Ian McCahon other adjudicators to be announced SEMI-FINALSNational Adjudicator Emma Matthews Adjudicators Semi-Finals Peter Czornyj, Michael Halliwell, Ian McCahon HEATSNational Adjudicator Emma Matthews
Adjudicators Heats Sydney/NSW Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 june Perth/WA Thursday 20 June Melbourne/VIC Friday 21 June Wellington/NZ Saturday 22 June Brisbane/QLD |
PAST ADJUDICATORS2012National Adjudicator Jeffrey Black Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Maree Ryan, Glenn Winslade; (QLD) Narelle French, Natalie Peluso; (VIC) Stephen Grant, Suzanne Johnston; (WA) Burhan Güner, Patricia Price; (NZ) Lisa Harper-Brown Adjudicators Semi-Finals Peter Czornyj, Michael Halliwell, Anthony Legge Adjudicators Finals Conal Coad, Dobbs Franks, Michael Halliwell, Huw Humphreys, Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Anthony Legge 2011National Adjudicator Bernadette Cullen Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Michael Black, Rowena Cowley; (VIC) Antoinette Halloran; (WA) Marilyn Phillips Adjudicators Semi-Finals Peter Czornyj, Anthony Legge, Stephen Mould Adjudicators Finals Peter Czornyj, Michael Halliwell, Anthony Legge, Roderick Lakin (non-voting Chair) 2010National Adjudicator Lisa Gasteen AO Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Anson Austin OAM, Andrew Dalton; (NZ) Barry Mora, Patricia Wright (NZ heats cancelled); (QLD) Narelle French, Richard Wenn; (VIC) Stephen Grant, Suzanne Johnston; (WA) Andrew Foote, Patricia Price Adjudicators Semi-Finals Peter Czornyj, Stephen Mould, Linnhe Robertson Adjudicators Finals Conal Coad, Peter Czornyj, Dobbs Franks, Prof Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Stephen Mould 2009National Adjudicator Donald Shanks AO, OBE Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Tony Legge, Stephen Yalouris; (QLD) Graham Abbott, Narelle French; (VIC) Hugh Halliday, Merlyn Quaife; (WA) Andrew Foote, Christina Gronborg Adjudicators Semi-Finals Stephen Mould, Richard Wenn 2008National Adjudicator Deborah Riedel Adjudicator Heats (NSW) Ian McCahon, Barry Ryan: (QLD) Narelle French, Margaret Baker-Genovesi; (VIC) Suzanne Johnston, David Kram; (WA) Sara Macliver, Linda Barkan Adjudicators Semi-Finals Prof Imre Palló, Prof Linnhe Robertson, Richard Wenn Adjudicators Finals Dobbs Franks, Prof Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Prof Imre Palló, Prof Linnhe Robertson, Richard Wenn 2007National Adjudicator Anson Austin OAM Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Michael Black, Barry Ryan; (QLD) Narelle French, Joseph Ward OBE; (VIC) Margaret Haggart, Vladimir Vais; (WA) Fiona Campbell, Roma Conway Adjudicators Semi-Finals Dr Michael Halliwell, Richard Wenn Adjudicators Finals Dr Michael Halliwell, Prof Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Richard Wenn 2006National Adjudicator Fiona Janes Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Andrew Dalton, Andrew Greene; (QLD) Jason Barry-Smith, Narelle French; (VIC) Nance Grant MBE, David Kram; (WA) Andrew Foote Adjudicators Semi-Finals Prof Imre Palló, Prof Linnhe Robertson Adjudicators Finals David Garrett, Prof Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Prof Imre Palló, Prof Linnhe Robertson, Gregory Yurisich 2005National Adjudicator Glenn Winslade Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Jane Edwards, Stephen Mould; (QLD) Shaun Brown, Narelle French; (VIC) David Kram, Stephen Mould; (WA) Roma Conway, Marilyn Phillips Adjudicators Semi-Finals David Garrett, Michael Halliwell Adjudicators Finals David Garrett, Michael Halliwell, Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Gregory Yurisich 2004National Adjudicator Glenys Fowles AM Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Jane Edwards, Stephen Mould; (QLD) John Dingle, Joseph Ward OBE; Hugh Halliday, Stephen Mould; (WA) Roma Conway, Pamela Turner Adjudicators Semi-Finals David Garrett, Michael Halliwell, Gregory Yurisich Adjudicators Finals David Garrett, Michael Halliwell, Prof Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Gregory Yurisich 2003National Adjudicator Marilyn Richardson Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Jane Edwards, Rosemary Gunn; (QLD) Margeta Elkins, Narelle French; (VIC) Roger Howell, Vladimir Vais; (WA) Roma Conway, Marilyn Phillips Adjudicators Semi-Finals Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, Michael Halliwell, Prof Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Gregory Yurisich Adjudicators Finals Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, Michael Halliwell 2002National Adjudicator Gregory Yurisich Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Rowena Cowley, Anson Austin; (QLD) Narelle French, Hilary Jones; (SA) Keith Hempton, Stephen Phillips; (VIC) Rosamund Illing, David Kram; (WA) Ruth Atkinson, Richard Mills Adjudicators Semi-Finals Brian Castles-Onion, David Garrett, Michael Halliwell Adjudicators Finals Brian Castles-Onion, David Garrett, Michael Halliwell, Prof Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Patricia Price 2001National Adjudicator Robert Gard OBE Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Andrew Dalton, Sharolyn Kimmorley; (VIC) Nance Grant, Vladimir Vais; (QLD) John Dingle, Adele Nisbet Adjudicators Semi-Finals Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, Michael Halliwell, Gregory Yurisich Adjudicators Finals Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, Michael Halliwell, Professor Yoshinobu Kuribayashi and Gregory Yurisich 2000National Adjudicator, The Mathy Joseph Ward OBE Adjudicators Heats, The Mathy (NSW) Michael Halliwell, Stuart Maunder; (VIC) Rosamund Illing; (QLD) Gregory Massingham, Marilyn Richardson Adjudicators Semi-Finals, The Mathy Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, William Gillespie, Sharolyn Kimmorley Finals Adjudicators, The Mathy Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, William Gillespie, Sharolyn Kimmorley, Professor Yoshinobu Kuribayashi and Neil Mackie CBE 1999National Adjudicator, The Mathy Patricia Price Adjudicators Heats, The Mathy (NSW) Anson Austin OAM, Andrew Dalton; (VIC) Margaret Haggart, Vladimir Vais; (QLD) James Christiansen, Joseph Ward OBE; (WA) Cornelius de Munck, Jolanta Nagajek Adjudicators Semi-Finals, The Mathy Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, Brenda Holleman Finals Adjudicators, The Mathy Eric Clapham OAM, David Garrett, Brenda Holleman, Joseph Ward OBE and Professor Yoshinobu Kuribayashi 1998National Adjudicator, The Mathy Geoffrey Chard AM Adjudicators Heats, The Mathy (NSW) Anson Austin OAM, Michael Dale; (QLD) Gregory Massingham, Jillian Stoll; (SA) Keith Hempton; (VIC) John Dingle, David Kram; (WA) Pamela Foulkes, Gregory Yurisich Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals, 'The Mathy' Eric Clapham, Samuel Dixon, Brenda Holleman, Yoshinobu Kuribayashi, Kenneth Merrill, Patricia Price 1997National Adjudicator The Mathy & Opera Awards Eilene Hannan Adjudicators Heats 'The Mathy' & Opera Awards (NSW) Michael Dale, Patricia Price; (QLD) Thomas Cullen, Margreta Elkins AM; (VIC) Rosamund Illing OA, David Kram; (SA) Keith Hempton, Stephen Phillips; (WA) Cornelius de Munck, Marilyn Phillips Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals, The Mathy Eric Clapham, Samuel Dixon, Brenda Holleman, Christopher Underwood 1996National Adjudicator Mathy & Opera Awards Patricia Price Adjudicators Heats, Mathy & Opera Awards (NSW) David Brennan, Brenda Holleman; (QLD) Suzannah Conway, Margreta Elkins AM; (VIC) Natalia Afeyan, John Dingle; (SA) Keith Hempton, Stephen Phillips; (WA) Marilyn Phillips, Janice Taylor-Warne Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals, The Mathy Eric Clapham, Samuel Dixon, Neil Easton OAM, Michael Halliwell 1995National Adjudicator, The Mathy Sharolyn Kimmorley Adjudicators Heats, The Mathy' (NSW) Simon Kenway, Gillian Sullivan; (QLD) James Christiansen, Gregory Massingham; (VIC) Tony Gould, Linnhe Robertson Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals, The Mathy Eric Clapham, Samuel Dixon, Glenys Fowles AM, Brenda Holleman 1994National Adjudicator, The Mathy Joseph Ward OBE Adjudicators Heats, The Mathy (NSW) Rosemary Gunn, Stephen Yalouris; (QLD) Suzannah Conway, Margreta Elkins AM; (SA) David Kram, Kevin Miller; (VIC) Roger Howell, Robert Rosen Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals, The Mathy Awards Joan Arnold OBE, Eric Clapham, Brian Hansford, Loris Synan 1993National Adjudicator, The Mathy Myer Fredman Adjudicators Heats, The Mathy Awards (NSW) Anson Austin OAM, Simon Kenway; (QLD) Suzannah Conway, John Matheson; (SA) Tito Capobianco, Kevin Miller; (VIC) Roger Howell, Robert Rosen Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals, The Mathy Eric Clapham, Glenys Fowles AM, Brenda Holleman, Moffatt Oxenbould AM 1992National Adjudicator, The Mathy Joseph Ward OBE Adjudicators Heats, The Mathy Awards (ACT) John Cameron, Jeannette Russell; (NSW) Moffatt Oxenbould AM, Stephen Yalouris; (QLD) Suzannah Conway, John Matheson, John Woods; (SA) Norma Hunter, Kevin Miller; (VIC) Joan Arnold MBE, Rhonda Bruce Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals, The Mathy Eric Clapham, Myer Fredman, Brenda Holleman, Alan Light 1991National Adjudicator, Loh Siew-Tuan Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Owen Chambers, Rosemary Gunn, David Gyger; (QLD) Suzannah Conway, Ruth Gurner, Nancy Tow; (SA) Bill Gillespie, Alan Hodgson, Norma Hunter; (VIC) Joan Arnold MBE, Gregory Dempsey, Marie Vandamme Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Werner Baer MBE, Eric Clapham, Margreta Elkins AM, Sharolyn Kimmorley, Marcella Reale, Stephen Snelleman 1990National Adjudicator, Joseph Ward Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Werner Baer, David Gyger, Roland Peelman; (QLD) Barbara Hebden, Olwen Jones, Georg Tintner; (SA) Herbert Esser, David Galliver; (VIC) Norman Bourke, Nance Grant MBE, David McSkimming Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Eric Clapham, Myer Fredman, Sharolyn Kimmorley, Val Vallis 1989National Adjudicator, Margreta Elkins AM Adjudicators Heats (ACT) Angela Giblin, Ronald Maconaghie AM; (NSW) Werner Baer, Elizabeth Fretwell OBE; (QLD) Henry Howell, Olwen Jones; (SA) David Galliver, David Kram, Roger Parker;(VIC) Nance Grant MBE, Wendy Pomroy; (WA) Sir Frank Callaway AO CMG OBE, Margaret Pride Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Eric Clapham, Myer Fredman, Marvin Keenze, Sharolyn Kimmorley, Ronald Maconaghie AM 1988National Adjudicator, Ronald Maconaghie AM/Margreta Elkins AM Adjudicators Heats (ACT) Angela Giblin, William Wells; (NSW) Elizabeth Fretwell OBE, Donald Munro; (QLD) Robert Boughen, Olwyn Jones, Marilyn Richardson; (SA) David Galliver, David Kram; (VIC) Gerald English, Wendy Pomroy; (WA) Sir Frank Callaway AO CMG OBE, Peter Garnick, David Tunley Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Sir Frank Callaway AO CMG OBE, Eric Clapham, Jenifer Eddy 1987National Adjudicator, Elizabeth Fretwell OBE Adjudicators Heats (ACT) Ronald Maconaghie AM, William Wells; (NSW) Eric Clapham, Donald Munro; (QLD) Barbara Hebden, Olwyn Jones, Marilyn Richardson; (SA) Robert Dawe, Andrew Greene; (VIC) Norman Bourke, Gerald English Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Margreta Elkins AM, Paul Griffiths, Cynthia Johnston AO, Anthony Legge 1986National Adjudicator, Jenifer Eddy Adjudicators Heats (ACT) Ronald Maconaghie AM, William Wells; (NSW) Elizabeth Fretwell OBE, Donald Munro, Peter Pocock; (QLD) John Noble, Georg Tintner, Roy Wales; (SA) Andrew Greene, Henry Krips; (VIC) Norman Bourke, Rhonda Bruce, Brian Stacey Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Eric Clapham, Myer Fredman, Cynthia Johnston AO, Ralph Lane, Ernest St John Metz 1985National Adjudicator, Douglas Craig Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Myer Fredman, Donald Munro, Peter Pocock; (QLD) Russell Channell, John Noble, Roy Wales; (SA) James Christiansen, Ian Johnston; (VIC) Norman Bourke, Rhonda Bruce, Gregory Dempsey Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Eric Clapham, Harold Hort, Cynthia Johnston AO, Ronald Smart, Ernest St John Metz 1984National Adjudicator, Nance Grant MBE Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Owen Chambers, Ronald Dowd, Myer Fredman; (QLD) Stefan Haag OBE, John Noble, Val Vallis; (SA) James Christiansen, Denis Vaughn; (VIC) Norman Bourke, Gerald English, Brian Hansford; (TAS) Lyall Bevan, Peter Davies, Gwyneth Dixon; (WA) Sir Frank Callaway AO CMG OBE, Ray Irving, Gerald Krug Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Eric Clapham, Harold Hort, Cynthia Johnston AO, John Painter, Ernest St John Metz 1983National Adjudicator, Stefan Haag OBE Adjudicator Heats (NSW) Ronald Dowd, Myer Fredman; (QLD) Jenifer Eddy, Georg Tintner; (SA) Robert Dawe, Verdon Williams; (TAS) Lyall Bevan, Gwyneth Dixon; (VIC) Jenifer Eddy, John Drummoyne; (WA) Sir Frank Callaway AO CMG OBE, Jolanta Nagajek Adjudicator Semi-Finals and Finals Rita Hunter, Eric Clapham, John Painter, Ernest St John Metz 1982National Adjudicator, Stefan Haag OBE Adjudicators Heats (NSW) Ronald Dowd, Myer Fredman; (QLD) Margreta Elkins AM, Donald Smith; (SA) Denis Vaughan, James Christiansen; (VIC) Richard Divall, Robert Allman AM OBE; (WA) Sir Frank Callaway AO CMG OBE, Gerald Krug Adjudicators Semi-Finals and Finals Eric Clapham, Rita Hunter, John Painter, Ernest St John Metz |
Calendar / Events
Upcoming Events
June
Thu 20: Perth Heats
Fri 21: Melbourne Heats
Sat 22: Wellington Heats
Mon 24: Brisbane Heats
September
Mon 9: Semi-Finalists Workshop
Wed 11: Semi-Finals Concert
Thu 12: Finalists MasterClass
Sat 28: Finals Concert
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