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25: Classical Song (15 Years & Under)

Sat 24 May 2025, 10.00am

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Solo Event
Event Age
5 to 15 years (only entrants who are between 5 and 15 years old as of 31 December 2025 can take part in this event)
Total Performance Time
4 minutes
Venue
Chippen Street Theatre

Entry Information

Own choice of one or more items - excluding operatic aria, musical theatre or contemporary pop. Total performance time of up to 4 minutes, which includes time taken between items.

Adjudicator

Paull-Anthony Keightley

Paull-Anthony made his European debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2018, where he performed in eleven productions, including Nabucco, Die Zauberflöte, Salome, and Eugene Onegin as an ensemble member. He subsequently joined Theatre Basel's ensemble for two seasons before taking guest engagements at Staatstheater Kassel and Luzern Theater. In 2021, he became part of the full-time chorus at Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Antonio Pappano, Simone Young AM, and Thomas Guggeis and performed in productions directed by Calixto Bieto, Lydia Stier, Patrice Chereau, and Rolando Villazón. His professional journey began at West Australian Opera, where he performed roles such as Colline in La Bohème, Parson & Badger in The Cunning Little Vixen, and Zuniga in Carmen. As a concert soloist, he has performed the title role in Mendelssohn's Elijah and has been featured in works including Fauré's Requiem, Bach's Cantata BWV 147, Rossini's Stabat Mater, and Mozart's Missa Brevis in F major. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Paull-Anthony received numerous accolades, including the 2017 Opera Foundation for Young Australians' Deutsche Oper Berlin Award and the Richard Bonynge Award. He earned scholarships from prestigious organisations such as the Dame Joan Sutherland Fund, the Australian Music Foundation, and Melba Opera Trust. In 2023, he returned to Australia to join Opera Australia's full-time chorus before transitioning to arts management. Now with Patrick Togher Artists' Management, he applies his Cultural and Arts Management postgraduate degree from Leuphana University to manage over 60 artists' careers.

Important Notes

Official accompanist will be provided.

Accompanist

Catherine Davis
[email protected]
0400993428

Conditions

With live accompaniment. Performance must be acoustic and non-amplified. If insufficient entries in either Events 40 or 42 these will combine. Please refer to the Classical Singing Rules & Conditions of Entry. Your entry is accepted under these conditions.

Prizes

Winner: $150 & Medal 2nd: $100 & Medal 3rd: $50 & Medal

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