Monique Brynnel Explained

Monica Margareta Weaving, stage name Monique Brynnel, is a Swedish-Australian operatic soprano and teacher of singing. She was married to the Australian baritone/tenor Jon Weaving.

Brynnel first came to public notice in Australia in 1971, when she and the Melbourne-born Weaving were engaged with Sadlers Wells opera and appeared on ABC-TV in the documentary film Monique and Jon.[1] In 1979 Weaving returned with Brynnel to the city of his birth and appeared together in a number of concerts, including a "Concert for the People" at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and later with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under conductor John Hopkins, and made an LP record World of Operetta.[2]

She made her debut with Australian Opera (now Opera Australia) in 1981, when she played Adele to Joan Sutherland's Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus.[3] This production on 10 July 1982 was Australia's first simulcast, relayed throughout the country on ABC-FM radio and ABC TV live from the Sydney Opera House.[4] It was also released by Decca Records as a two-LP set "Strauss: Die Fledermaus Live from the Sydney Opera House".[5]

Weaving and Brynnel founded a business in Fyshwick, ACT, preserving trees,[6] a process that takes several years to complete and with no guarantee of a sale, meanwhile continuing to perform. She played a "harsh voiced" Despina in Così fan tutte,[7] and starred in a Vienna-styled New Year's Eve concert[8] In 1992 they founded the Academy of Singing in Melbourne.[9]

In 1994 they were living at Mount Martha, Victoria, when they separately declared themselves bankrupt.[10]

In 2011 they left Australia for Sweden, where Weaving died.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Films for the week . . 46 . 12,985 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 6 December 1971 . 21 September 2023 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Fledermaus at Princess . . XLVII . 44 . Victoria, Australia . 3 July 1981 . 21 September 2023 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Shakespeare-based operas for 1982 season . . 56 . 16,795 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 20 September 1981 . 21 September 2023 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Tuning Up for an Historic Opera Simulcast . . 50 . 4 . Australia, Australia . 14 July 1982 . 21 September 2023 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 'Die Fledermaus' a delight on record . . 57 . 17,267 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 7 January 1983 . 21 September 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Firm will preserve living trees . . 62 . 18,979 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 20 September 1987 . 21 September 2023 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Cosi Revival High Spirited . . 90 . 42 . New South Wales, Australia . 18 July 1985 . 21 September 2023 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Advertising . . 98 . 11 . New South Wales, Australia . 11 December 1992 . 21 September 2023 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: Academy of Singing . 22 September 2023.
  10. News: Bankruptcies on Debtors' Petitions . Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Business . B8 . Australia, Australia . 1 March 1994 . 21 September 2023 . 592 . National Library of Australia.

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