Australian Classical Pop soprano
Trisha Crowe |
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Born | Sydney, Australia |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Instrument(s) | Classical pop soprano |
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Musical artist
Trisha Alexandra Crowe is an Australian classical pop soprano. She has achieved success as a solo guest artist in concerts with Australian symphony orchestras and in musical theatre.
Biography
Classical pop soprano, Trisha Crowe, blends the technique and tone of classical music with the songs and performance skills of a modern pop diva. She "literally sparkles on stage" (Canberra Times, 2012) and "knows how to connect with her audience" (
Guy Noble, conductor).[
This quote needs a citation] Crowe "creates special moments for audiences. Moments filled with emotion, which uplift or tell stories about relationships in new ways." (ABC
Limelight magazine)[
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From the age of four, Crowe took dancing and acting lessons appearing in many concerts and plays. After seeing the London production of
Phantom of the Opera, she started singing lessons with opera singer
Rita Hunter and her husband John Thomas. She relates, "They nurtured a real love and passion for communicating through music and song. From then on I seriously pursued classical singing." (ABC Limelight magazine)[
This quote needs a citation] She completed a Bachelor of Music (Hons), studying voice with Rita Hunter and her husband John Darnley-Thomas and a Bachelor of Arts (Performance).
Perhaps the most satisfying times in her career have been when singing with orchestras throughout Australia. It was conductor
Guy Noble who first asked her to step onto the
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall stage and sing with the
Sydney Symphony. "When you sing with a large number of extraordinary musicians in the orchestra", Crowe says, "your whole body vibrates with the sheer volume of sound." [
This quote needs a citation] She has sung with the Sydney Symphony on a number of occasions including Songs From The Movies (2008).
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Equally important in her life is her involvement in charity work and music therapy programs including the Light the Night (Leukemia Foundation); Hats Off (Equity Fights AIDS); Day of Difference (Sophie Delezio Foundation); Youth Insearch; Red Cross Charity Ball and together with the Sydney Symphony and MBF, she performs annually for the Children's Hospital, Westmead, and at the Powerhouse Museum for the mentally and physically disabled,
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children.
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Career
- Her singing has led to many travels throughout the world from her first professional engagement, Masterpiece – The Music of
Andrew Lloyd Webber (for the President of China in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, and Shanghai)
Great Hall of the People; to
Regent's Park in London, performing Shakespeare's
Cymbeline,
Twelfth Night and the musical
H.M.S. Pinafore; and in Australia,
Cameron Mackintosh's
Oliver!.
- Crowe created the role of Bridie O'Malley for the premiere of
Eureka! which also starred
Ian Stenlake,
Rachael Beck,
Amanda Muggleton and Michael Cormick, and was directed by
Gale Edwards.
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- Along with
Todd McKenney,
Judi Connelli,
Chloe Dallimore and
Michael Falzon, Crowe appeared at the
Sydney Opera House for Showstoppers,
[3] supporting the Sydney Symphony conducted by Guy Noble.
- Crowe played the dual roles of Yvonne and Naomi Eisen in
Stephen Sondheim's
Sunday in the Park with George (2007,
Q Theatre).
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- In 2007, Crowe played Kathy in
Kookaburra – The National Musical Theatre Company's production of
Company directed by Gale Edwards
[1] starring
David Campbell as Bobby and featuring
Simon Burke.
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- Songs from the Movies with the Sydney Symphony with Crowe,
Kate Ceberano, Todd McKenney and
Anthony Callea featured songs from Titanic, Singin' in the Rain, Toy Story, E.T., The Mission and Strictly Ballroom, and played at the Sydney Opera House for two nights, 7–8 May 2008.
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- Crowe joined British actor
Barrie Ingham as well as Australians
Peter Cousens,
Andrew Tighe,
Katrina Retallick in August 2008 for The Noel Coward Letters, at Everest Theatre, in Sydneys Seymour Centre.
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- The
Olivia Newton-John and Friends Charity Gala (ONJ Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal)
[8] in 2008 was a special moment for her when Olivia Newton-John joined the audience and gave her a standing ovation; and in a personal note to Crowe, she wrote "breathtaking... you really have a beautiful voice."[
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- Crowe appeared as Nellie Collins in
Adam Guettel and
Tina Landau's
Floyd Collins (Meredith Shaw Pty Ltd).,
[9] performing alongside Queenie van der Zandt, Peter Cousens and Michael Falzon for a one night only concert production on 3 May 2010.
- Crowe appeared again with Sydney Symphony Orchestra for Best of Broadway (2010)
[10] where her performance was described as "nothing short of jaw-dropping" (Daily Telegraph).[
This quote needs a citation] Also featured were
Rhonda Burchmore,
Todd McKenney and
David Hobson.
- In 2011, Crowe toured with The Music of
Andrew Lloyd Webber in Australia, New Zealand and Asia where it was reported "in the crescendo, (of Phantom of the Opera) Crowe produces a note so high and compelling it seems that the ornate fixtures of the Regent should have cracked against its force" (Melbourne Liveguide).[
This quote needs a citation] She performed the soprano roles including
Love Never Dies and
Phantom of the Opera sung by
Christine Daaé, and also from Requiem "
Pie Jesu".
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- Crowe performed with the
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in June 2013 for TSO goes to Broadway with
Michael Falzon and conductor Guy Noble.
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Recording
In 2001, she performed in the televised Andrew Lloyd Webber tribute concert Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, together
Elaine Paige,
Tony Vincent and others. This production which was recorded for CD and DVD release in 2002.
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She joined
Michael Falzon and the
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, as well as
Amanda Harrison,
Lucy Maunder, Andy Conaghan,
Jacqui Dark and others to record I Dreamed A Dream: The Hit Songs Of Broadway for
ABC Classics, released on 21 June 2013,
[14] in which she sang:
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