- Bonynge
conducts Sydney Symphony and young stars in sell-out
concert!
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- Tickets
for the Finals Concert of the 2005 Mathy Awards were sold out well in
advance of Thursday night (3 November) when 5 Finalists competed on the
stage of the Sydney Conservatorium’s Verbrugghen Hall.
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- Both the judges and audience selected
Anita Watson as the major winner and in her speech Anita acknowledged
what a thrill and a privilege it had been for the singers to work with
Maestro Richard Bonynge. Added to that was the honour of sharing the
stage with Dame Joan Sutherland who assisted in the presentation to the
prizewinner and a tribute to long-time supporter of the Competition Dr
Haruhisa Handa.
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- It is Dr
Handa’s generosity that has enabled the Australian Singing Competition
to engage a top orchestra for the Finals since 1998 and the winning
combination of Sydney Symphony and Richard Bonynge looks ‘on track’
again for next year’s Finals Concert.
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- Anita
Watson, a 25 year old soprano from Sydney, is a graduate of Sydney
Conservatorium of Music and the Australian Opera Studio in Perth. She
has had considerable performance experience including concerts
internationally and next year takes up an engagement with Cologne Opera
made available by the German Operatic Award. From the Mathy Awards
Anita takes home a total of $60,000 in cash as well as receiving several
other valuable awards and opportunities, which include a month in Tel
Aviv at the world-renowned Israel Vocal Arts Institute.
Lucinda-Mirikata Deacon and Derek Welton have earned coveted places at
colleges in the UK to further their studies.
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- All of
this should provide strong incentive for other classical singers under
26 to enter this prestigious competition!
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