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Deborah Humble

Deborah Humble

Mezzo-Soprano Deborah Humble is one of Australia’s best-known and most successful opera singers, and your guide to the 2016 Wagner Ring Cycle in Melbourne.

After gaining a Bachelor of Music from the University of Adelaide and a Masters Degree from the University of Melbourne Deborah was a member of the Victoria State Opera Young Artist Programme. Having been a Principal Artist for both Opera Australia and The State Opera of Hamburg she has embarked upon a freelance career which takes her all over the world.

Recognised internationally for her performances of Verdi and Wagner, Deborah’s recent engagements include Erda in Das Rheingold with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Brangaene in Tristan and Isolde with the Mexico City Symphony, Amneris in Aida for Opera Australia, Alisa in Lucia di Lamermoor for the Theatro Mario del Monaco in Treviso, Erda in Siegfried for the Boston Symphony, Verdi’s Requiem at the Sage Concert Hall in the UK, Mahler’s Symphony No 8 at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, Elgar’s The Kingdom for the Melbourne Bach Choir and Ring Cycles in Hamburg, Halle, Bari, Ludwigshafen and Melbourne.

Future engagements include Mary in The Flying Dutchman with Opera Lille, Erda in Siegfried with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, recorded for Naxos, Venus in Tannhauser in Edinburgh and concert engagements in Auckland and Perth.

Her recordings include Clarissa in The Love for Three Oranges with Opera Australia for Chandos, a complete Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Hamburg State Opera released on the Oehms label, Offenbach’s La Belle Helene with the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris for Deutsche Gramophone and Mozart’s Il Sogno di Scipione for EMI.

Deborah was a recipient of Australia’s prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship, a finalist in the 2008 International Wagner Competition in Seattle, and was recently included in the Who’s Who of Australian Women. This year Deborah returned to Australia to act as a mentor in The Dame Nellie Melba Trust Programme for young opera singers and to adjudicate The City of Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Aria Scholarship.

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    Preview: Maria Stuarda

    by Deborah Humble 19th August, 2015
    by Deborah Humble 19th August, 2015
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    Masterpieces in Melbourne

    by Deborah Humble 30th January, 2015
    by Deborah Humble 30th January, 2015
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    Sgura sings Scarpia: interview

    by Deborah Humble 3rd November, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 3rd November, 2014
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    Siobhan Stagg home from Europe

    by Deborah Humble 8th July, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 8th July, 2014
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    Robert Mitchell: farewell to the Opera

    by Deborah Humble 25th May, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 25th May, 2014
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    Curtain-raiser for Carmen

    by Deborah Humble 11th May, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 11th May, 2014
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    Jessica: Lucia, Violetta

    by Deborah Humble 5th May, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 5th May, 2014
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    Director Cameron Menzies

    by Deborah Humble 28th April, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 28th April, 2014
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    Sam Sakker: Friends with Benefit

    by Deborah Humble 3rd March, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 3rd March, 2014
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    Daniel Carter: At Home in Hamburg

    by Deborah Humble 27th February, 2014
    by Deborah Humble 27th February, 2014
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MATADOR

December 11 @ 8:30 pm - December 14 @ 10:30 pm
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December 12 @ 8:30 pm - December 15 @ 10:30 pm
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MATADOR

December 13 @ 8:30 pm - December 16 @ 10:30 pm
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MATADOR

December 14 @ 8:30 pm - December 17 @ 10:30 pm
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Sharing The Joy – 10th Anniversary Concert

December 15 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Christmas Carols by Candlelight at Montsalvat

December 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Five at 5: Corelli’s Christmas

December 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 21

Christmas with the National Boys Choir of Australia

December 21 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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