RHONDA BROWNE – Mezzo
Rhonda’s passion for singing began with the internationally acclaimed NZ Youth Choir. In 2004, having performed in Opera New Zealand’s chorus, she made the move to London to pursue a solo career.
Rhonda created the role of Gudrun (World Premiere of Coleridge Taylor’s Thema - Surrey Opera) and has performed the roles of The Duchess of Plaza Toro and Ludmila (Surrey Opera), Orlovsky (Unexpected Opera), The Witch (Open Door Opera), Zita and Rossweisse (Fulham Opera) and two staged productions of the Messiah (The Merry Opera Company). She covered First Norn and Flosshilde at Longborough Festival Opera and sang Rossweisse - Die Walküre for the Mastersingers.
Concert engagements include Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Missa Brevis Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Duruflé’s Requiem, Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, ’s Christmas Oratorio and recitals in New Zealand, Germany and the UK.
Future engagements include covering Erda and Schwertleite in Longborough Festival Opera’s Ring Cycle next season; Rossweisse (Die Wälkure), Erda (Siegfried) First Norn (Götterdämmerung) for Fulham Opera and Mezzo Soloist in Merry Opera’s Staged Messiah.
She is currently studying with Jacqueline Bremar and coaching with Ludmila Andrew, David Harper, Jane Robinson and Kelvin Lim.
For the Bursary Competition she sang:
Höre mit Sinn, was ich dir sage! Götterdämmerung
Weiche, Wotan, Weiche Das Rheingold
Please also note that Rhonda won the audience prize by an overwhelming number of votes.
The runner up for the Audience Prize was Oliver Hunt.
The standard was very high and we were delighted with all the singers.
