Stacey Alleaume
Stacey Alleaume (born 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39))[1] is a principal soprano for Opera Australia of Australian and Mauritian descent.[2]
Biography
Alleaume's family came from Port Louis in Mauritius where her grandfather had been mayor and her grand-uncle curator of the opera house.[3][4] She then grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren and studied voice at the University of Melbourne and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.[5][6]
In 2016 she became a member of the Opera Australia Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Program after winning the Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship; in the same year she performed in a large scale "silent opera" (The Eighth Wonder in a headphones-only presentation) on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.[1][7] Alleaume's voice was used in the 2021 feature film Falling for Figaro for the character Millie Cantwell.[8]
In 2021 she stepped into the role of Violetta in La traviata for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour at short notice. This performance was highly praised by critics.[9]
She has sung for Opera Australia, Australian Contemporary Opera Company, Opera Hong Kong, Fondazione Petruzelli, Royal Opera House Muscat, and Deutsche Oper am Rhein.[10]
Awards
- Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship (2012)[11]
- Melbourne Sun Aria (2013)[12]
- Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship (2016)[13]
Recordings
- Moonlight Reflections, Move Records, MCD 613, 2021.[14]
References
- ^ a b Cowan, Geordie (23 October 2016). "Noble Park North singer Stacey Alleaume in Sydney silent opera". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Review, Arts (3 August 2018). "On the Couch with Stacey Alleaume". Australian Arts Review. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Soprano Stacey Alleaume". Luxury Travel (interview). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Sue Wallace (24 June 2023). "The world's her stage but home is where Stacey Alleaume's heart is". The Australian. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Alumni Search". Music Academy of the West. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Sandi Sieger (5 July 2022). "Australian Conversation: Stacey Alleaume, Lead Soprano for Opera Australia". onyamagazine.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Stacey Alleaume". Opera Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Goldstein, Gary (29 September 2021). "Falling for Figaro fails to hit the high (or even so-so) notes". Los Angeles Times (film review). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Tom Pillans (28 March 2021). "New star soprano Stacey Alleaume joins top ranks after a triumphant La Traviata". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Stacey Alleaume". Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Morris, Linda (3 August 2019). "All-female finalists in Opera Eisteddfod". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Operation opera: the secret of success at the Melbourne Conservatorium's Voice department". Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Stacey Alleaume". Move Records. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Moonlight Reflections". Move Records. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
