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Sara Macliver is an Australian soprano singer, born and raised in Perth, Western Australia.[citation needed] Macliver is a versatile artist, appearing in operas, concert and recital performances and on numerous recordings. She is regarded as one of the leading exponents of Baroque repertoire in Australia, and lectures in Voice at the UWA Conservatorium of Music.[1]
Sara Macliver | |
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| Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Opera |
| Occupation | Soprano singer |
Career
editShe trained in Perth, where she was a pupil of Molly McGurk and was a Young Artist with the West Australian Opera Company.[citation needed] Her roles for the company have included Micaela (Carmen), Papagena (The Magic Flute), Giannetta (L'elisir d'amore), Morgana (Alcina), Ida (Die Fledermaus), Nannetta (Falstaff) and Vespetta (Pimpinone). In 2007, she created the roles of Echo/Aphrodite in Richard Mills' opera The Love of the Nightingale. She sang Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro with the company in 2009.[citation needed]
Performances
editSara Macliver regularly performs with Symphony Australia Orchestras, Musica Viva, Melbourne Chorale, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australia Bach Ensemble and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. She has a particular association with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, with whom she recorded her first CD, If Love’s a Sweet Passion, which was a finalist for the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Award for Best Classical Release in 2000.[citation needed]
She has performed in Japan, Italy, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She has performed with Pinchgut Opera in The Fairy-Queen, toured with Musica Viva, Australia Bach Ensemble and worked with Richard Egarr on Joseph Haydn's The Creation in Perth. Other projects include a program based on the life of Jane Austen, with pianist Bernadette Balkus and Musica Viva. She also appeared in Pinchgut Opera's production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo to great critical acclaim.[citation needed]
Recordings
editSara Macliver has made a number of recordings for ABC Classics including Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and The Birth of Venus, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, the title track for a trilogy of Christmas albums and a CD of Haydn arias with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ola Rudner.[citation needed] In 2002, she completed a recording of Handel's Messiah for a joint ABC Classics and ABC Television production. This has been released on CD and DVD, and screened several times on national television.[citation needed] ABC Classics have released a disc of Bach arias and duets with Sara Macliver and mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell and the Orchestra of the Antipodes conducted by Antony Walker. This quickly became a best seller and was nominated for an ARIA award. This was followed by a disc of the Pergolesi Stabat Mater (ABC Classics) and other baroque duets, which won the inaugural ABC Classic FM listener’s choice award in 2005.[citation needed] She also appeared in Pinchgut Opera's production of Charpentier's David et Jonathas H.490 in 2009.[citation needed]
Education
editShe has received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Western Australia, in whose School of Music she completed her undergraduate studies.[citation needed]
Personal life
editAlthough resident for some years in Sydney, she has now returned to Perth.[citation needed]
Selected recordings
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [2] | ||
| Bach Arias and Duets (with Sally-Anne Russell) |
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| Baroque Duets (with Sally-Anne Russell) |
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- Marc-Antoine Charpentier: David + Jonathan H.490, Anders J. Dahlin (David), Sara Macliver (Jonathan), Dean Robinson (Saul), Paul Mcmahon (La Pythonisse), Richard Anderson (Achis), David Parkin (Ghost of Samuel), Simon Lobelson (Joabel) ; Pinchgut Opera, Orchestra of the Antipodes & Cantillation conducted by Antony Walker, (2 CD ABC Classics, cat. 4763691) 2009.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
editARIA Music Awards
editThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | If Love's a Sweet Passion (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & Paul Dyer) | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [6] |
| 2004 | Bach Arias and Duets (with Sally-Anne Russell) | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Baroque Duets (with Sally-Anne Russell) | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Directory Search Results". directory.uwa.edu.au. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 241.
- ^ McCallum, Peter (11 October 2003). "Classical". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Shmith, Michael (21 July 2005). "Baroque Duets". The Age.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 173.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.