The Singer of the Year competition for 2019 was the 27th time the competition had been held and, on this occasion, it was a ladies only final. During the past 26 years we have seen our finalists grace opera and musical theatre stages around the world, and we are proud to have been a part of their journey.
The finalists were required to first sing an operatic aria of their choice and then return with a musical theatre performance.
While the adjudicators – Margaret Arnold and our own Music Director – David Ashton-Smith conferred we were all entertained by the Australian Youth Band Woodwind Ensemble.
Margaret Arnold announced that the winner on the night was Chloe Harris who was presented with the trophy and a cheque for $5000 by our president David Field. The runners up were presented with their certificates and a cheque for $1000.00. Bouquets of flowers were then presented to all finalists, the adjudicator and Phillipa Safey the official, and very talented, accompanist.
To bring the wonderful evening to a close, the choir returned to the stage to sing another of the songs new to our repertoire – My dearest dear by Ivor Novello and finished with the rousing hymn Morte Christi. The applause at the end of the night was testament to a wonderful evening’s entertainment.
(For a full description see newsletter #29)
