Helpmann Award for Best Female Performer in an Opera explained

The Helpmann Award for Best Female Performer in an Opera is an award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) (the trade name for the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)), an employers' organisation which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in Australia. The accolade is handed out at the annual Helpmann Awards, which celebrates achievements in musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre.[1] __TOC__

Winners and nominees

In the following list winners are listed first and marked in gold, in boldface, and the nominees are listed below with no highlight.

YearActorProductionCharacter(s)
2001
(1st)		Anke HöppnerMadama ButterflyCio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly)
2001
(1st)		Clare GormleyThe Eighth WonderAlexandra Mason
2001
(1st)		Yvonne KennyCapriccioThe Countess
2001
(1st)		Regina SchörgLa traviataVioletta Valéry
2002
(2nd)		Lisa GasteenTristan und IsoldeIsolde
2002
(2nd)		Kate LadnerThe Marriage of FigaroCountess Rosina Almaviva
2002
(2nd)		Margaret MedlynParsifalKundry
2002
(2nd)		Elizabeth WhitehouseAndrea ChénierMaddalena de Coigny
2003
(3rd)		Elizabeth WhitehouseLady Macbeth of the Mtsensk DistrictKaterina Lvovna Izmailova
2003
(3rd)		Elizabeth CampbellIl trovatoreAzucena
2003
(3rd)		Joanna ColeLindyLindy Chamberlain
2003
(3rd)		Elizabeth ConnellAriadne auf NaxosAriadne
2004
(4th)		Emma MatthewsLuluLulu
2004
(4th)		Kirsti HarmsDead Man WalkingSister Helen Prejean
2004
(4th)		Nicole YoulCavalleria rusticana and PagliacciSantuzza
2004
(4th)		Shu Cheen YuThe PossessedJudou
2005
(5th)		Lisa GasteenThe Ring CycleBrünnhilde
2005
(5th)		Cheryl BarkerToscaFloria Tosca
2005
(5th)		Bernadette CullenIl trovatoreAzucena
2005
(5th)		Tiffany SpeightThe Magic FlutePamina/Papagena
2006
(6th)		Emma MatthewsLakméLakmé
2006
(6th)		Elizabeth ConnellNabuccoAbigaille
2006
(6th)		Rachelle DurkinRinaldoAlmirena
2006
(6th)		Emma MatthewsRomeo & JulietJuliet
2007
(7th)		Emma MatthewsThe Love of the NightingalePhilomele
2007
(7th)		Cheryl BarkerRusalkaRusalka
2007
(7th)		Elvira FatykhovaLa traviataVioletta Valéry
2007
(7th)		Susan BullockTristan und IsoldeIsolde
2008
(8th)		Cheryl BarkerArabellaArabella
2008
(8th)		Emma MatthewsLes Contes d'HoffmannAntonia, Giulietta, Olympia and Stella
2008
(8th)		Kirsti HarmsDead Man Walking
2008
(8th)		Elvira FatykhovaRigolettoGilda
2009
(9th)		Tiffany SpeightThe Coronation of PoppeaPoppea
2009
(9th)		Rachelle DurkinA Flowering TreeKumudha
2009
(9th)		Susan BullockLady Macbeth of MtsenskKaterina Lvovna Izmailova
2009
(9th)		Cheryl BarkerThe Makropoulos SecretElina Makropulos
2010
(10th)		Emma MatthewsLa sonnambulaAmina
2010
(10th)		Susan GrittonPeter GrimesEllen Orford
2010
(10th)		Takesha Meshé KizartToscaFloria Tosca
2010
(10th)		Lorina GoreBlissHoney B
2011
(11th)		Emma MatthewsPartenopePartenope
2011
(11th)		Rachelle DurkinLa sonnambulaAmina
2011
(11th)		Rinat ShahamCarmenCarmen
2011
(11th)		Patricia RacetteMadama ButterflyCio-Cio San
2012
(12th)		Emma MatthewsLa traviataVioletta Valéry
2012
(12th)		Rachelle DurkinThe Tales of HoffmannAntonia, Giulietta, Olympia and Stella
2012
(12th)		Susan FosterTurandotPrincess Turandot
2012
(12th)		Eva JohanssonElektraElektra
2013
(13th)		Cheryl BarkerSalomeSalome
2013
(13th)		Sara MacliverL'OrfeoEuridice
2013
(13th)		Emma MatthewsLucia di LammermoorLucia
2013
(13th)		Tamar IveriUn ballo in mascheraAmelia
2014
(14th)		Christine GoerkeElektraElektra
2014
(14th)		Kathryn LewekOrlandoAngelica
2014
(14th)		Emma MatthewsThe Turk in ItalyFiorilla
2014
(14th)		Jessica PrattLa traviataVioletta
2015
(15th)		Jennifer RiveraFaramondoFaramondo
2015
(15th)		Nicole CarFaustMarguerite
2015
(15th)		Caitlin HulcupIphigénie en TaurideGriselda
2015
(15th)		Latonia MooreAidaAida
2016
(16th)		Nicole CarLuisa MillerLuisa Miller
2016
(16th)		Latonia MooreDon CarlosElisabeth de Valois
2016
(16th)		Jessica PrattLucia di LammermoorLucia
2016
(16th)		Ulrike SchneiderAgrippinaAgrippina
2017
(17th)		Lise LindstromThe Ring CycleBrünnhilde
2017
(17th)		Nicole CarCosì fan tutteFiordiligi
2017
(17th)		Rachelle DurkinArmidaArmida
2017
(17th)		Antoinette HalloranToscaTosca
2018
(18th)		Nicole CarLa TraviataVioletta Valéry
2018
(18th)		Taryn FiebigTriple Bill: Anacréon, Pigmalion and Erighetta e Don ChiloneThe Priestess of Bacchus, The Statue and Erighetta
2018
(18th)		Helen ShermanCoronation of PoppeaPoppea
2018
(18th)		Dimity ShepherdBlack Rider: The Casting of the Magic BulletsKäthchen
2019
(19th)		Lise Lindstrom[5] SalomeSalome
2019
(19th)		Vivica GenauxArtaserseMandane
2019
(19th)		Lorina GoreWozzeckMarie
2019
(19th)		Jessica PrattLucia di LammermoorLucia

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Helpmann Awards – About . 31 December 2012 . Helpmann Awards, Live Performance Australia (LPA) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112191332/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=haabout . 12 January 2012 . dmy-all .
  2. News: Nominees . 2011-10-03 . Helpmann Awards, Live Performance Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206092032/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees . 6 December 2008 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Australian Web Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030717140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24614/20030718-0000/www.helpmannawards.com/2001nominees.html. dead. 17 July 2003. . 4 October 2011.
  4. Web site: Past nominees and winners. Helpmann Awards. 15 February 2018.
  5. Web site: 2019-07-16. Awards for daring performances in 2019 Helpmann Awards. 2021-06-30. ABC Classic. en.

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