| Liane Keegan |
 Liane Keegan - Mezzo Soprano Liane Keegan has established a reputation as one of Australia’s finest dramatic mezzo sopranos. She is a highly sought after artist both in Europe and Australia and excels in all facets of vocal performance. Her operatic performances include Third Maid in the Sydney Festival’s Elektra; Erste Norn in Stuttgart Opera's Götterdämmerung; Azucena in Il Trovatore for State Opera of South Australia; Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera for Opera Australia; Mistress Quickly in the Minnesota Sommerfest production of Falstaff; Offred’s Mother in The Handmaid’s Tale and First Norn in Twilight of the Gods for English National Opera and the roles of Erda, First Norn and Waltraute in Die Walküre in State Opera of South Australia’s Der Ring Des Niebelungen, recorded and released by Melba Recordings. At Theater Hagen roles included Third Lady in Die Zäuberflöte, Klytämnestra in Elektra, Mistress Quickly in Falstaff along with a role in the new opera Helle Nächte, Mother in The Tales of Hoffmann, Begbick in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and Brigitte in Die Töte Stadt. She also sang second Maid in Elektra at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival. In 2007 she sang Madame De Croissy in Dialogue of the Carmelites at the Edinburgh Festival, the role of Fenena in Nabucco for Opera Queensland and Third Lady for Deutsche Oper Berlin with Andrew Davis conducting. Recent engagements include Mahler Symphony No 3 with The Queensland Orchestra, Mary in Der fliegende Holländer and Mama Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana for Deutsche Oper Berlin. During 2009, Liane will appear as Giovanna in Rigoletto, Dritte Dame Die Zauberflote, Alisa Lucia di Lammermoor, Mrs Paskova The Cunning Little Vixen, Madelon Andrea Chenier, Filipyevna Eugene Onegin, Tisbe La cenerentola, Marcellina Le nozze di Figaro all for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. More recent concerts include The Page in Salome in concert with Hong Kong Philharmonic; recitals in Siena, Florence, London and The Winchester Festival, Vaughan Williams' Five Tudor Portraits with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Bach's Magnificat with Athens Kamerata; Gaea in Daphne for VARA Radio at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Messiah with the MSO and ASO; Mahler's Symphony No. 8 with the MSO, Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer and Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass for Sydney Symphony and First Norn in a concert version of Götterdämmerung for Perth International Arts Festival. Further concert highlights include Mozart Requiem with Sir Neville Marriner and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Barbara in the British premiere of Korngold's Violanta conducted by Paul Daniel at the 1997 BBC Proms; Waltraute in the concert version of the third act of Die Walküre at the Edinburgh International Festival conducted by Antonio Pappano; First Norn in Sydney Symphony's Götterdämmerung for the Olympic Arts Festival; and Guo Wenjing’s Inscriptions on Bone for the 1999 Edinburgh Festival with the Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam conducted by Ed Spanjaard, with further performances in Amsterdam and at the Vienna Konzerthaus with the Klangforum Wien conducted by Hans Zender. Liane Keegan has also given a number of recitals throughout the UK, Austria, France and Australia, including a Crush Bar Recital at The Royal Opera House, lieder recitals at the prestigious Festspiele Mecklenburg, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and at the Sydney Festival. She appeared in a film based on the life and works of Schubert for ZDF television, Germany, featuring masterclasses with Brigitte Fassbaender, with whom she also appeared in a series of masterclasses in the Wigmore Hall in 1996. Liane Keegan was a recipient of the Shell Royal Opera House Covent Garden Scholarship and The American Institute of Musical Studies Scholarship, Opera Foundation Australia. In 1997 she won a Bayreuth Bursary from the Wagner Society of Great Britain. Nabucco, Opera Queensland ‘…the voice really shone in her final moments, showing the warmth and depth of her singing that has kept her in a busy European career.’ Patricia Kelly Opera Opera November 2007 The Ring, State Opera of South Australia ‘Liane Keegan’s Erda provided the vocal high point …’ Hugh Canning Opera February 2005 Das Rheingold , State Opera of South Australia ‘Liane Keegan's Erda is surely as fine as any to be heard on disc: an instantly formidable yet beautifully modulated presence.’ Gramophone (UK) February 2007 2010 Schedule January 2. Berlin Opera, Germany. Rossini: La cenerentola (Tisbe). January 9: Berlin Opera, Germany. Verdi: Rigoletto (Giovanna). February 4, 11. Berlin Opera, Germany. Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander (Mary). March 17. Berlin Opera, Germany. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Filipyevna). April 8. Berlin Opera, Germany. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Filipyevna). April 18, 29. Berlin Opera, Germany. Wagner: Die Walküre (Siegrun). April 25. Berlin Opera, Germany. Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Erste Norn). May 2. Berlin Opera, Germany. Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Erste Norn). May 9. Berlin Opera, Germany. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Filipyevna). May 11, 14. Berlin Opera, Germany. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Marzelline). May 30. Berlin Opera, Germany. Verdi: Otello (Emilia). June 2, 4, 8, 10, 13, 24, 27. Berlin Opera, Germany. Verdi: Otello (Emilia). June 9, 12, 16: Berlin Opera, Germany. Richard Strauss: Arabella (Adelaide). June 18. Berlin Opera, Germany. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Marzelline). Melba Recordings performances: |