Melba Opera Trust has announced a new scholarship in honor of John Wegner AO. The scholarship, established by Wegner’s widow, Mignon Wegner, aims to support the development of young Australian opera singers. Wegner was a German-born baritone who had a strong international career, singing prominently at Opera Australia as well as Bayreuth. He passed away in 2019 at the age {…}
(Photo credit: Charlie Kinross) Melba Opera Trust and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) have announced a new partnership, the “Salon Series – Beautiful Music in Historic Venues.” The collaboration brings a Melba Opera Trust’s up-and-coming artists into some of Victoria’s greatest historic heritage properties. The inaugural “Salon Series” will take place at three historic venues around Melbourne including the {…}
The Melba Opera Trust has announced its recent installment of new grants for Melba Alums. The inaugural 2021 grant recipients include Daniel Carison, Jessica Harper, Fiona Jopson, Michael Petruccelli, Xenia Puskarz-Thomas, and Shakira Tsindos. The Melba Alumni Grant Program aims to provide funding for Australian opera singers to continue to develop their artistry and open new career opportunities worldwide.The program {…}
Australian mezzo-soprano Fleuranne Brockway has been awarded the prestigious Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award, a $ 25,000 grant, provided through the Melba Opera Trust. Brockway is an international star who has trained as an opera artist, thanks to the scholarships she has received from the Melba Opera Trust, the Australian International Opera Awards Scholarship, and German Australian Opera Grant. She {…}
Melba Opera Trust has announced that Siobhan Stagg has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective November 10, 2020. The Australian soprano’s relationship with MOT began when she was awarded their Amelia Joscelyne Memorial Scholarship in 2009. She went on to develop her career abroad and has been involved with Opera Europa’s Opera Management Course, as well as {…}