Emma Matthews [SEP] voice type
Emma Matthews
Emma Matthews (born 1970) is an English-born Australian lyric coloratura soprano, noted for operatic roles, but also popular on the concert stage. A Principal Artist with Opera Australia, Matthews has received more Helpmann Awards than any other individual artist, nine Green Room Awards, the Mo Award and the Remy Martin Australian Opera Award.
Life and career.
Born Emma Lysons in Manchester, England, she grew up with three younger sisters in Fiji, where her father worked as a maritime pilot,
Fame at the Aboriginal Awards of Achievement
- Cat Hope, Associate Dean of Research at WAAPA
- Geoffrey Lancaster, world-renowned fortepianist
- Ralph Martins, Chair in Aging and Alzheimers and named WA Australian of the Year for 2010;
- Emma Matthews, Head of Classical Voice at WAAPA
- Craig Valli, 2010 Achiever of the Year Award, Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAITTA);
- Julie Warn, director of WAAPA
- Graham Wood, Dean of Teaching and Learning at