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Australian Classical Pop soprano From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trisha Alexandra Crowe is an Australian classical pop soprano. She has achieved success as a solo guest artist in concerts with Australian symphony orchestras and in musical theatre.
Trisha Crowe | |
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Born | Sydney, Australia |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Classical pop soprano |
Classical pop soprano, Trisha Crowe, blends the technique and tone of classical music with the songs and performance skills of a modern pop diva. She "literally sparkles on stage" (Canberra Times, 2012) and "knows how to connect with her audience" (Guy Noble, conductor).[This quote needs a citation] Crowe "creates special moments for audiences. Moments filled with emotion, which uplift or tell stories about relationships in new ways." (ABC Limelight magazine)[This quote needs a citation]
From the age of four, Crowe took dancing and acting lessons appearing in many concerts and plays. After seeing the London production of Phantom of the Opera, she started singing lessons with opera singer Rita Hunter and her husband John Thomas. She relates, "They nurtured a real love and passion for communicating through music and song. From then on I seriously pursued classical singing." (ABC Limelight magazine)[This quote needs a citation] She completed a Bachelor of Music (Hons), studying voice with Rita Hunter and her husband John Darnley-Thomas and a Bachelor of Arts (Performance).
Perhaps the most satisfying times in her career have been when singing with orchestras throughout Australia. It was conductor Guy Noble who first asked her to step onto the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall stage and sing with the Sydney Symphony. "When you sing with a large number of extraordinary musicians in the orchestra", Crowe says, "your whole body vibrates with the sheer volume of sound." [This quote needs a citation] She has sung with the Sydney Symphony on a number of occasions including Songs From The Movies (2008).[1]
Equally important in her life is her involvement in charity work and music therapy programs including the Light the Night (Leukemia Foundation); Hats Off (Equity Fights AIDS); Day of Difference (Sophie Delezio Foundation); Youth Insearch; Red Cross Charity Ball and together with the Sydney Symphony and MBF, she performs annually for the Children's Hospital, Westmead, and at the Powerhouse Museum for the mentally and physically disabled, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children.[1]
In 2001, she performed in the televised Andrew Lloyd Webber tribute concert Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, together Elaine Paige, Tony Vincent and others. This production which was recorded for CD and DVD release in 2002.[13]
She joined Michael Falzon and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, as well as Amanda Harrison, Lucy Maunder, Andy Conaghan, Jacqui Dark and others to record I Dreamed A Dream: The Hit Songs Of Broadway for ABC Classics, released on 21 June 2013,[14] in which she sang:
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