Stacey Alleaume
Stacey Alleaume (born 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39))[1] is an Australian soprano. She is a principal soprano for Opera Australia of Australian and Mauritian descent.[2]
Biography
[edit]Alleaume's family came from Port Louis in Mauritius where her grandfather had been mayor and her grand-uncle curator of the opera house.[3][4] She then grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren and studied voice at the University of Melbourne and the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, California.[5][6]
In 2016 she became a member of the Opera Australia Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Program after winning the Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship; in the same year she performed in a large scale "silent opera" (The Eighth Wonder in a headphones-only presentation) on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.[1][7] Alleaume's voice was used in the 2021 feature film Falling for Figaro for the character Millie Cantwell.[8]
In 2021 she stepped into the role of Violetta in La traviata for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour at short notice. This performance was highly praised by critics.[9] She reprised the role of Violetta for Welsh National Opera in 2023.[10] In 2025, Alleaume again stepped in at a day's notice to sing Pamina, which she had sung before but never in German, for a production of The Magic Flute by the State Opera of South Australia.[11]
She has sung for Opera Australia, Australian Contemporary Opera Company, Opera Hong Kong, Fondazione Petruzelli, Royal Opera House Muscat, and Deutsche Oper am Rhein.[12]
Awards
[edit]- Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship (2012)[13]
- Melbourne Sun Aria (2013)[14]
- Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship (2016)[15]
Recordings
[edit]- Moonlight Reflections, Move Records, MCD 613, 2021.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cowan, Geordie (23 October 2016). "Noble Park North singer Stacey Alleaume in Sydney silent opera". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Review, Arts (3 August 2018). "On the Couch with Stacey Alleaume". Australian Arts Review. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Soprano Stacey Alleaume". Luxury Travel (interview). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Sue Wallace (24 June 2023). "The world's her stage but home is where Stacey Alleaume's heart is". The Australian. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Alumni Search". Music Academy of the West. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Sandi Sieger (5 July 2022). "Australian Conversation: Stacey Alleaume, Lead Soprano for Opera Australia". onyamagazine.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Stacey Alleaume". Opera Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Goldstein, Gary (29 September 2021). "Falling for Figaro fails to hit the high (or even so-so) notes". Los Angeles Times (film review). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Tom Pillans (28 March 2021). "New star soprano Stacey Alleaume joins top ranks after a triumphant La traviata". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Stacey Alleaume leads Welsh National Opera's emotionally-charged Traviata" by David Truslove, 27 November 2023, Bachtrack
- ^ "The Magic Flute review: a first-of-its-kind opera collaboration in Adelaide" by Peter Burdon, 1 September 2025, Arts hub
- ^ "Stacey Alleaume". Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Morris, Linda (3 August 2019). "All-female finalists in Opera Eisteddfod". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Operation opera: the secret of success at the Melbourne Conservatorium's Voice department". Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Stacey Alleaume". Move Records. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Moonlight Reflections". Move Records. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Performances, Operabase
- "Il soprano Stacey Alleaume, una nuova stella della lirica australiana" by Domenico Gentile, 14 July 2022, article and podcast (in Italian), SBS Italiano