Australian Singing Competition
Encyclopedia
The Australian Singing Competition (ASC) evolved from the Marianne Mathy
Scholarship, established in 1982 through a bequest made in the will of Marianne Mathy-Frisdane, a coloratura soprano opera singer and distinguished teacher of opera and classical singing.
The Marianne Mathy Scholarship and the ASC are designed for young opera and classical singers, under 26 years of age.
The Marianne Mathy Scholarship has come to be known by its participants and within its industry as The Mathy.
The winner of the Opera Awards (Australia)
is acknowledged and invited to perform as a guest artist at the Finals Concert of the Australian Singing Competition.
! Year
! Scholarship Winners
! Category
! National Adjudicator
|-
| 1982
| Nicola Waite
| soprano
| Stefan Haag
OBE
|-
| 1983
| Jeffrey Black
| baritone
| Stefan Haag
OBE
|-
| 1984
| Miriam Gormley
|soprano
| Nance Grant MBE
|-
| 1985
| David Lemke
| baritone
| Douglas Craig
|-
| 1986
| Fiona Janes
| soprano
| Jenifer Eddy
|-
| 1987
| Paul Whelan
| bass
| Elizabeth Fretwell
OBE
|-
| 1988
| Joanna Cole
| soprano
| Ronald Maconaghie AM / Margreta Elkins
AM
|-
| 1989
| Clare Gormley
| soprano
| Margreta Elkins
AM
|-
| 1990
| Christina Wilson
| mezzo soprano
| Joseph Ward
OBE
|-
| 1991
| Stuart Skelton
| tenor
| Loh Siew-Tuan
|-
| 1992
| Jason Barry-Smith
| baritone
| Joseph Ward
OBE
|-
| 1993
| Amelia Farrugia
| soprano
| Myer Fredman
|-
| 1994
| David Quah
| tenor
| Joseph Ward
OBE
|-
| 1995
| Natalie Christie
| soprano
| Sharolyn Kimmorley
|-
| 1996
| Rebecca Nash
| soprano
| Patricia Price
|-
| 1997
| Alexandra Sherman
| soprano
| Eileen Hannan
|-
| 1998
| Goknur Shanal
| soprano
| Geoffrey Chard
AM
|-
| 1999
| Janette Zilioli
| soprano
| Patricia Price
|-
| 2000
| Rachelle Durkin
| soprano
| Joseph Ward
OBE
|-
| 2001
| Rejielle Paulo
| soprano
| Robert Gard OBE
|-
| 2002
| Katharine Tier
| mezzo soprano
| Gregory Yurisich
|-
| 2003
| Jessica Pratt
| soprano
| Marilyn Richardson
|-
| 2004
| Emma Pearson
| soprano
| Glenys Fowles
AM
|-
| 2005
| Anita Watson
| soprano
| Glenn Winslade
|-
| 2006
| Duncan Rock
| baritone
| Fiona Janes
|-
| 2007
| Emily Blanch
| soprano
| Anson Austin OAM
|-
| 2008
| Sitiveni Talei
| baritone
| Deborah Riedel
|-
| 2009
| Sam Roberts-Smith
| baritone
| Donald Shanks
AO, OBE
|-
| 2010
| Rachel Bate
| soprano
| Lisa Gasteen
AO
|}
The Australian Singing Competition is managed by Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited (MOST).
Marianne Mathy
Marianne Mathy-Frisdane was a coloratura soprano opera singer and distinguished teacher of opera and classical singing....
Scholarship, established in 1982 through a bequest made in the will of Marianne Mathy-Frisdane, a coloratura soprano opera singer and distinguished teacher of opera and classical singing.
The Marianne Mathy Scholarship and the ASC are designed for young opera and classical singers, under 26 years of age.
The Marianne Mathy Scholarship has come to be known by its participants and within its industry as The Mathy.
The winner of the Opera Awards (Australia)
Opera Awards (Australia)
The Opera Awards is a singing competition, open to professional Australian opera singers. Held annually in Australia, the Opera Awards was established in 1986, its purpose is to assist and develop professional Australian opera singers by providing overseas study and travel opportunities...
is acknowledged and invited to perform as a guest artist at the Finals Concert of the Australian Singing Competition.
Marianne Mathy Scholarship Winners (The Mathy)
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"! Year
! Scholarship Winners
! Category
! National Adjudicator
|-
| 1982
| Nicola Waite
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Stefan Haag
Stefan Haag
Stefan Haag OBE was an Austrian-Australian singer; opera, theatre and television director and producer; lighting and set designer; and arts administrator. He was described as a “complete man of the theatre”....
OBE
|-
| 1983
| Jeffrey Black
Jeffrey Black
Jeffrey Black , is an internationally acclaimed opera singer. He studied singing at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, and appeared in many of the operas staged by the Conservatorium students and post-graduate students, including appearing in the role of "Figaro", as a First year Opera...
| baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
| Stefan Haag
Stefan Haag
Stefan Haag OBE was an Austrian-Australian singer; opera, theatre and television director and producer; lighting and set designer; and arts administrator. He was described as a “complete man of the theatre”....
OBE
|-
| 1984
| Miriam Gormley
|soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Nance Grant MBE
|-
| 1985
| David Lemke
| baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
| Douglas Craig
|-
| 1986
| Fiona Janes
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Jenifer Eddy
|-
| 1987
| Paul Whelan
| bass
Bass (voice type)
A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C...
| Elizabeth Fretwell
Elizabeth Fretwell
Elizabeth Fretwell OBE was an Australian soprano. She was the prima donna at London's Sadler's Wells Opera through much of the 1950s and 1960s.- Early life and career :...
OBE
|-
| 1988
| Joanna Cole
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Ronald Maconaghie AM / Margreta Elkins
Margreta Elkins
Margreta Elkins AM was an Australian mezzo-soprano of great renown. She sang at Covent Garden and with Opera Australia and other companies, but turned down offers to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, Bayreuth and Glyndebourne...
AM
|-
| 1989
| Clare Gormley
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Margreta Elkins
Margreta Elkins
Margreta Elkins AM was an Australian mezzo-soprano of great renown. She sang at Covent Garden and with Opera Australia and other companies, but turned down offers to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, Bayreuth and Glyndebourne...
AM
|-
| 1990
| Christina Wilson
| mezzo soprano
| Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward (singer)
Joseph Ward is an English tenor, formerly a baritone, who created roles in operas by Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett. He has also made a career as a singing teacher – his pupils include Jane Eaglen – and opera producer....
OBE
|-
| 1991
| Stuart Skelton
| tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
| Loh Siew-Tuan
|-
| 1992
| Jason Barry-Smith
Jason Barry-Smith
Jason Barry-Smith is an Australian operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer and arranger. He works with organisations such as Opera Queensland, The Queensland Orchestra, Seven Network, and the Queensland Youth Choir.- Education :...
| baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
| Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward (singer)
Joseph Ward is an English tenor, formerly a baritone, who created roles in operas by Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett. He has also made a career as a singing teacher – his pupils include Jane Eaglen – and opera producer....
OBE
|-
| 1993
| Amelia Farrugia
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Myer Fredman
Myer Fredman
Myer Fredman is a British-Australian conductor.He studied at Dartington Hall and in London with Peter Gellhorn, Vilém Tauský, Sir Adrian Boult, and was assistant conductor to Otto Klemperer, Vittorio Gui, Sir John Pritchard and Sir Charles Mackerras.He was conductor at the Glyndebourne Festival...
|-
| 1994
| David Quah
| tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
| Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward (singer)
Joseph Ward is an English tenor, formerly a baritone, who created roles in operas by Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett. He has also made a career as a singing teacher – his pupils include Jane Eaglen – and opera producer....
OBE
|-
| 1995
| Natalie Christie
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Sharolyn Kimmorley
|-
| 1996
| Rebecca Nash
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Patricia Price
|-
| 1997
| Alexandra Sherman
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Eileen Hannan
|-
| 1998
| Goknur Shanal
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Geoffrey Chard
Geoffrey Chard
Geoffrey Chard AM is an Australian opera singer, who was a foundation member of the National Opera of New South Wales....
AM
|-
| 1999
| Janette Zilioli
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Patricia Price
|-
| 2000
| Rachelle Durkin
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward (singer)
Joseph Ward is an English tenor, formerly a baritone, who created roles in operas by Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett. He has also made a career as a singing teacher – his pupils include Jane Eaglen – and opera producer....
OBE
|-
| 2001
| Rejielle Paulo
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Robert Gard OBE
|-
| 2002
| Katharine Tier
| mezzo soprano
| Gregory Yurisich
|-
| 2003
| Jessica Pratt
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Marilyn Richardson
|-
| 2004
| Emma Pearson
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Glenys Fowles
Glenys Fowles
Glenys Rae Fowles AM is an Australian operatic soprano who sang with Opera Australia and its predecessors for many years. She also sang at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, and for the New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, and Scottish Opera. She also appeared at the BBC Proms and with the New York...
AM
|-
| 2005
| Anita Watson
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Glenn Winslade
|-
| 2006
| Duncan Rock
| baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
| Fiona Janes
|-
| 2007
| Emily Blanch
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Anson Austin OAM
|-
| 2008
| Sitiveni Talei
| baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
| Deborah Riedel
|-
| 2009
| Sam Roberts-Smith
| baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
| Donald Shanks
Donald Shanks (bass-baritone)
Donald Robert Shanks AO OBE was an Australian bass-baritone singer who sang over 65 principal roles with Opera Australia and other companies in Australia and overseas....
AO, OBE
|-
| 2010
| Rachel Bate
| soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
| Lisa Gasteen
Lisa Gasteen
Lisa Kinkead Gasteen AO , is an internationally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano, renowned for her performances of the works of Wagner. She won the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1991...
AO
|}
The Australian Singing Competition is managed by Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited (MOST).