Judith Henley is an Australian opera singer. By July 2011 the soprano had performed more than 30 major roles both in Australia and internationally. According to Carolyn McDowall of ''The Culture Concept Circle'' she "has received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Violetta in ''La traviata'', Mimi in ''La Boheme'', and the Countess in ''The Marriage of Figaro''. Judith also has an extensive concert repertoire...
hichranges from Gilbert and Sullivan and operetta to musical comedy and the romantic heroines of Puccini and Verdi."
Biography
In October 1975 Judith Henley appeared in Mozart's ''
Così fan tutte
(''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte ...
'' by the Arts Council of South Australia at
Murray Park College of Advanced Education.
In 1981 Henley took the role of Violetta in the
Victorian State Opera's production of Verdi's ''
La traviata
''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on '' La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his o ...
''; the soprano reprised her role in the
Australian Opera
Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House accompanied by the Opera Australia Orchestra runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder ...
's production in December 1985, in Canberra.
She sang in the
State Opera of South Australia performance of "''
H.M.S. Pinafore''" (as Josephine) in March 1981.
and
Dennis Olsen appeared in the same production.
She has also appeared on stage in the opera "''
The Gypsy Baron
''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...
''".
References
External links
Judith Henley and "''H.M.S. Pinafore''"- Gilbert and Sullivan Discography and review about the State Opera of South Australia's production of the opera
Judith Henleyat AusStage
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Australian operatic sopranos
Living people
20th-century Australian women opera singers
Year of birth missing (living people)