Jane Sheldon is a Sydney-born Australian

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, largely based in New York City. She was nominated for the 2013

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for

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for the album ''North + South'' which was recorded with Genevieve Lang (harp) and the Acacia Quartet. Eliza Aria from

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's ballet ''

Wild Swans ''Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China'' is a family history that spans a century, recounting the lives of three female generations in China, by Chinese writer Jung Chang. First published in 1991, ''Wild Swans'' contains the biographies of her g ...

'' was first recorded by Sheldon. This recording was used in a series of television and cinema advertisements for British bank

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, and then as the theme music for

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' ABC

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programme ''

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''. In 2018, Sheldon performed in the premiere of

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's wordless opera ''The Howling Girls'', directed by

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."The daring new opera ''The Howling Girls'' revisits a post 9/11 hysteria attack"
by Andrew Taylor, ''

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'', 22 March 2018

Personal life

Sheldon is married to philosopher

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Discography

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

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, ''North + South'' ,

, , ARIA Award previous winners. , -

References

External links

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Articles by and about Jane Sheldon

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheldon, Jane Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Singers from Sydney Australian operatic sopranos