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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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[[Image:Paris Opera Awards 2013.JPG|thumb|left|240px|O'Doherty (front row, red dress) at the [[Paris Opera Awards]] finals, 4 January 2013]] |
[[Image:Paris Opera Awards 2013.JPG|thumb|left|240px|O'Doherty (front row, red dress) at the [[Paris Opera Awards]] finals, 4 January 2013]] |
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O'Doherty was born in [[Houston]], Texas, and educated at [[North Carolina School of the Arts]] and [[East Carolina University]] from which she received her [[Bachelor of Music]] degree in voice and flute performance as well as [[Bachelor of Arts]] in psychology in 2005.<ref>[http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/newblog/blog/2013/01/14/ecu-grad-wins-international-voice-competition-in-paris/ "Music grad wins international competition"], ''ECU Today'', East Carolina University, 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> She won the [[ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards|ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award]] in 2007 and the following year was the first recipient of the Australian International Opera Award which included a scholarship to study at the [[Cardiff International Academy of Voice]] under the direction of [[Dennis O'Neill (tenor)|Dennis O'Neill]].<ref>[http://mostlyopera.org.au/MOST_Partnerships.html#ABC ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award], MOST (Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited). Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.aioa.org.au/pdf/aioa_bravo_mary08.pdf "Mary-Jean O'Doherty winner of 2008 Australian International Opera Award"], ''Bravo!'', October 2008, Australian International Opera Awards. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> Shortly after completing her [[post-graduate diploma]] there in 2010, she sang the title role in ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' at the [[Prague State Opera]] and reprised the role with the company the following season. In November 2011, she made her [[Royal Albert Hall]] debut as a concert artist performing in [[Raymond Gubbay]]'s ''Classical Spectacular''.<ref>[http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/classical-spectacular-november/default.aspx Recent Events – Classical Spectacular], Royal Albert Hall, 17–20 November 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> |
O'Doherty was born on 2 April 1982 in [[Houston]], Texas, and educated at [[North Carolina School of the Arts]] and [[East Carolina University]] from which she received her [[Bachelor of Music]] degree in voice and flute performance as well as [[Bachelor of Arts]] in psychology in 2005.<ref>[http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/newblog/blog/2013/01/14/ecu-grad-wins-international-voice-competition-in-paris/ "Music grad wins international competition"], ''ECU Today'', East Carolina University, 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> She won the [[ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards|ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award]] in 2007 and the following year was the first recipient of the Australian International Opera Award which included a scholarship to study at the [[Cardiff International Academy of Voice]] under the direction of [[Dennis O'Neill (tenor)|Dennis O'Neill]].<ref>[http://mostlyopera.org.au/MOST_Partnerships.html#ABC ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award], MOST (Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited). Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.aioa.org.au/pdf/aioa_bravo_mary08.pdf "Mary-Jean O'Doherty winner of 2008 Australian International Opera Award"], ''Bravo!'', October 2008, Australian International Opera Awards. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> Shortly after completing her [[post-graduate diploma]] there in 2010, she sang the title role in ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' at the [[Prague State Opera]] and reprised the role with the company the following season. In November 2011, she made her [[Royal Albert Hall]] debut as a concert artist performing in [[Raymond Gubbay]]'s ''Classical Spectacular''.<ref>[http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/classical-spectacular-november/default.aspx Recent Events – Classical Spectacular], Royal Albert Hall, 17–20 November 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:39, 3 March 2015
Mary-Jean O'Doherty | |
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| Birth name | Mary-Jean Anaïs O'Doherty Vasmatzian |
| Born | 2 April 1982 Houston, Texas |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Opera |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
Mary-Jean Anaïs O'Doherty Vasmatzian (born 2 April 1982) is a coloratura soprano and first prize winner in the 2012 Paris Opera Awards.[1] Of Armenian ancestry, she has Australian, US and EU citizenship.[2] On 3 March 2015, it was announced O'Doherty would be a member of the Armenian group Genealogy to represent Australia in the international project that is the Armenian entry to Eurovision Song Contest 2015 to be held in Vienna, Austria.
Life and career
O'Doherty was born on 2 April 1982 in Houston, Texas, and educated at North Carolina School of the Arts and East Carolina University from which she received her Bachelor of Music degree in voice and flute performance as well as Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2005.[3] She won the ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award in 2007 and the following year was the first recipient of the Australian International Opera Award which included a scholarship to study at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice under the direction of Dennis O'Neill.[4][5] Shortly after completing her post-graduate diploma there in 2010, she sang the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Prague State Opera and reprised the role with the company the following season. In November 2011, she made her Royal Albert Hall debut as a concert artist performing in Raymond Gubbay's Classical Spectacular.[6]
References
- ^ Edition 2012, Paris Opera Awards. Retrieved 10 June 2014 Template:Fr.
- ^ Mary-Jean Anaïs O'Doherty, homepage
- ^ "Music grad wins international competition", ECU Today, East Carolina University, 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award, MOST (Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Mary-Jean O'Doherty winner of 2008 Australian International Opera Award", Bravo!, October 2008, Australian International Opera Awards. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Recent Events – Classical Spectacular, Royal Albert Hall, 17–20 November 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Artist page at Wolverton Artists Management
- "Academy's pitch performance". Cardiff University. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
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