Joanna Cole

Soprano
 

Background: Born, Australia. Recipient of the Marianne Mathy, The Remy Martin Opera Australia award, The Churchill Fellowship. Member of the AO’s Young Artist Development Program. Studied at Queensland Conservatorium, gaining a post-grad opera performance. Honorary ambassador for Osteoporosis Australia.
OA repertoire: Title roles in Lucia di Lammermoor, Lindy, La traviata, Gilda in Rigoletto, Marguerite in Faust, Leila in Pearlfishers, Countess in Figaro, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Morgana in Alcina, Iris in Semele, Micaela in Carmen, Capriccio.
Other Companies: Title role Lucia di Lammermoor (Mexico, WA Opera); Gilda, Mimi in La bohème (Canterbury Opera, NZ); Adina in L’elisir d’amore (Melbourne City Opera); Giselda in I Lombardi (Queen Eliz Hall Chelsea Opera); Irene in Rienzi (Chelsea Opera London); Aminta in Il re pastore (Royal Gala London); Mimi (Spier Festival South Africa); Tribute to Australian Divas Melba and Sutherland (Burma and Thailand diplomatic tour); Messiah (Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras); Elijah (Singapore Symphony Orchestra); Haydn’s The Creation (Guildford Philharmonic, UK); Beethoven’s 9th (Nottingham, UK); Fauré’s Requiem (Halle Orchestra UK); Strauss’ Four Last Songs (Melbourne and Ealing Symphony UK); Joan Sutherland 70th Birthday Gala London; The Bells by Rachmaninov (Sydney Philharmonic). Will perform Galas and Recitals in UK and Europe; Gutrune in Adelaide’s Ring cycle 2004.