Stacey Alleaume Explained

Stacey Alleaume (born) is an Australian soprano. She is the principal soprano for Opera Australia of Australian and Mauritian descent.[1]

Biography

Alleaume's family came from Port Louis in Mauritius where her grandfather had been mayor and her grand-uncle curator of the opera house.[2] [3] She then grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren and studied voice at the University of Melbourne and the Music Academy of the West in Montecito.[4] [5]

In 2016 she became a member of the Opera Australia Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Program after winning the Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship; in the same year she performed in a large scale "silent opera" (The Eighth Wonder in a headphones-only presentation) on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.[6] [7] Alleaume's voice was used in the 2021 feature film Falling for Figaro for the character Millie Cantwell.[8]

In 2021 she stepped into the role of Violetta in La traviata for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour at short notice. This performance was highly praised by critics.[9] She reprised the role of Violetta for Welsh National Opera in 2023.

She has sung for Opera Australia, Australian Contemporary Opera Company, Opera Hong Kong, Fondazione Petruzelli, Royal Opera House Muscat, and Deutsche Oper am Rhein.[10]

Filmography

Film!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2021Falling for FigaroMillie (voice)singing voice only

Awards

Recordings

References

  1. Web site: Review . Arts . 2018-08-03 . On the Couch with Stacey Alleaume . 2023-05-16 . Australian Arts Review.
  2. Soprano Stacey Alleaume. Luxury Travel. interview. 26 June 2023.
  3. News: The world's her stage but home is where Stacey Alleaume's heart is. Sue Wallace. 24 June 2023. The Australian. subscription. 16 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Alumni Search . Music Academy of the West. 5 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Australian Conversation: Stacey Alleaume, Lead Soprano for Opera Australia. Sandi Sieger. 5 July 2022. onyamagazine.com. 2023-05-16.
  6. News: Geordie. Cowan. 23 October 2016 . Noble Park North singer Stacey Alleaume in Sydney silent opera. Herald Sun. Melbourne. 2023-05-16.
  7. Web site: Stacey Alleaume . 2023-05-16. Opera Australia.
  8. News: Goldstein . Gary . 29 September 2021 . Falling for Figaro fails to hit the high (or even so-so) notes . film review . . subscription . 26 June 2023.
  9. News: New star soprano Stacey Alleaume joins top ranks after a triumphant La Traviata. Tom Pillans. The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 28 March 2021. 26 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Stacey Alleaume. Deutsche Oper am Rhein. 2023-05-16.
  11. News: Morris . Linda . 2019-08-03 . All-female finalists in Opera Eisteddfod . 2023-05-16. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  12. Web site: Operation opera: the secret of success at the Melbourne Conservatorium's Voice department. 15 November 2019. Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne. 26 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Stacey Alleaume. Move Records. 26 June 2023.
  14. Web site: Moonlight Reflections. Move Records. 2023-05-16.

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