Amelia Farrugia (often misspelled as "Ferrugia", born 28 July 1970) is an Australian soprano opera singer of Maltese descent. She won awards in the

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and the 1996 Australian Singing Competition, and the 1995

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in New York where she

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leading roles at the

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in 2012 and 2015. She was a finalist at the Neue Stimmen competition in Germany in 2001. Born in Sydney, Farrugia, attended

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and then studied at the

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, graduating in 1992. After winning awards in such events as the

and the Australian Singing Competition, she started performing with

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, first performing lead roles in 1994. She earned a nomination for the 2006 ARIA Award for Aria Best Classical Album for her solo album ''Joie de vivre!''. Farrugia sang the title role in Opera Australia's 2010 staging of

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's production of ''

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'' opposite David Hobson's Danilo. She sang Cunegonde, again opposite Hobson, in

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's production of Bernstein's '' Candide'' for

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in 2015. Farrugia is married to concert promoter Paul Chesher."For a big sale, just add water"
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, 8 June 2013

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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, , ARIA Award previous winners. , -

References

External links

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Performance schedule

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'', for Opera Australia, 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Farrugia, Amelia 1970 births Living people Australian operatic sopranos Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni Singers from Sydney Australian people of Maltese descent