Soprano’s success at prestigious competition

Congratulations to soprano Eliza Boom, winner of the Richard Bonynge Award and Mozart and Handel Prize at this year’s Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award.

Open to singers from Australia and New Zealand aged between 20 and 30, the prestigious competition has a total prize pool of $95,000, including the top $30,000 award and trophy.

Following the final, which took place in Sydney on 7 September, Eliza was awarded a total of $15,000 alongside a scholarship to attend the 2020 Georg Solti Accademia bel canto masterclass.

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  • Congratulations to vocal alumnus Rafael Rojas, who won three prizes at the Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition.
  • Alumnus Graham McCusker has worked as music director, pianist, and composer on the new Sense and Sensibility film
  • Congratulations to vocal alumna Georgia Mae Ellis, who makes her Royal Opera House debut as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni this season