Greta Bradman (born 1979 or 1982) is an Australian operatic

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Career

Richard Bonynge Richard Alan Bonynge ( ) (born 29 September 1930) is an Australian conductor and pianist. He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Sutherland's operatic performances ...

selected Bradman to sing the title role in a concert performance of Handel's '' Rodelinda'' in 2014. Bradman was the subject of two episodes of the ABC TV program ''

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'' in 2015. Later that year, she joined David Hobson,

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, and

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for a concert tour of the five Australian mainland state capitals. Bradman's name was added as a critics' choice to the Walk of Fame at the

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. After guest presenting in 2016, in 2017 Bradman joined

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as a presenter. 2017 saw Bradman's only performance in a fully staged opera as Mimì in

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' production of ''

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'' for

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in the

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. Bradman – with vocalist Luke Harrison, guitarist

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and the

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– performed " Eliza Aria" from

Elena Kats-Chernin Elena Davidovna Kats-Chernin (born 4 November 1957) is a Soviet-born Australian pianist and composer, best known for her ballet ''Wild Swans''. Early life and career Elena Kats-Chernin was born in Tashkent (now the capital of independent Uzbek ...

's ''

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'' in the

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. Bradman sang "

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" at the state memorial service of

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in March 2022 at the MCG.

Personal life

Bradman was born in

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as Greta Bradsen. She is a granddaughter of cricketer

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, at whose funeral she sang in 2001 and who inspired her singing. Her father John had changed his name from Bradman to Bradsen to escape the inevitable connection with his father's celebrity, but the family changed back to Bradman when Greta was a teenager. Shortly after her grandfather's death, she struggled with self harm issues. Her husband is Didier Elzinga, the co-founder and CEO of software company Culture Amp. They have two sons. Bradman has a masters degree in Psychology and is a registered psychologist.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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are presented annually from 1987 by the

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(ARIA). ! , - ,

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, ''Forest of Dreams: Classical Lullabies to Get Lost In'' , Best Children's Album , , , - ,

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, ''Home'' (with

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, Adelaide Chamber Singers & Luke Dollman) ,

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, , ARIA Award previous winners.

References

External links

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" from

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's ''

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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradman, Greta Living people Year of birth uncertain 1970s births 1990s births Musicians from Adelaide Australian operatic sopranos 21st-century Australian women opera singers