YOUTH MUSIC FOUNDATION

SAVES OPERA AWARDS FROM OBLIVION!

It was thought that The Australian Singing Competition would have to disband the Opera Awards (for professional opera singers) due to the absence of a sponsor for the main scholarship when out of the blue came an offer from Dr Di Bresciani of the Youth Music Foundation of Australia.  An angel in disguise Di, with her Foundation, has effectively rescued the Opera Awards by promising an annual prize of $25,000.

A talented pianist and painter herself, Di Bresciani understands the needs of performing artists and set up the ymfa of Australia Incorporated in 1987.  As an organisation committed to nurturing gifted musicians and building an important international network for their future growth, the Foundation is a perfect fit for The Australian Singing Competition.

Bresciani and her dedicated committee raise funds through events designed to provide performance opportunities for the talented artists as well as money that will enable them to study overseas.  It’s a ‘win win’ situation for the performers who are engaged in a professional capacity – not expected to ‘sing for their supper’ - and the regular concerts staged in Di’s private custom built recital hall at her Toorak home have built a loyal and enthusiastic patronage with an audience of regulars attending time after time.

Some of these enthusiasts are likely to travel to Sydney to hear the inaugural winner of the ymfa Award winner perform as special guest at the Mathy Awards Finals Concert in the Verbrugghen Hall on 5th November when Richard Bonynge will conduct the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.   The winner will also have the opportunity to perform at a recital in the Bresciani home.