Judith Henley is an Australian opera singer. By July 2011 the soprano had performed more than 30 major roles both in Australia and internationally. According to Carolyn McDowall of ''The Culture Concept Circle'' she "has received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Violetta in ''La traviata'', Mimi in ''La Boheme'', and the Countess in ''The Marriage of Figaro''. Judith also has an extensive concert repertoire...

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ranges from Gilbert and Sullivan and operetta to musical comedy and the romantic heroines of Puccini and Verdi."

Biography

In October 1975 Judith Henley appeared in Mozart's '' Così fan tutte'' by the Arts Council of South Australia at Murray Park College of Advanced Education. In 1981 Henley took the role of Violetta in the Victorian State Opera's production of Verdi's '' La traviata''; the soprano reprised her role in the Australian Opera's production in December 1985, in Canberra. She sang in the

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performance of "''

H.M.S. Pinafore ''H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened at the Opera Comique in London, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, whic ...

''" (as Josephine) in March 1981. Thomas Edmonds and Dennis Olsen appeared in the same production. She has also appeared on stage in the opera "'' The Gypsy Baron''".

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Judith Henley and "''H.M.S. Pinafore''"
- Gilbert and Sullivan Discography and review about the State Opera of South Australia's production of the opera
Judith Henley
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