Details of the 2021 JSRB Bel Canto Award will be forthcoming in April
The Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award is to promote the bel
canto style of singing and repertoire. Established in 2011, the competition has
been open to Australian and New Zealand singers from 2011 to 2019.
To date $885,000 in scholarships and prizes has been awarded.
Previous judges throughout the competition have included Richard Bonynge,
Simone Young, Dame Anne Evans, Christa Ludwig, Ruth Falcon, Dame Ann Murray,
James Morris, Deborah Polaski, Jane Eaglen, Bernadette Cullen, Glenn Winslade,
Marilyn Richardson, Nance Grant, Brenda Hurley, Lisa Gasteen, Patricia Price,
Margaret Russell, Anson Austin, John Pringle, Jennifer McGregor, Michael Lewis,
Ghillian Sullivan and Fiona Janes.
1. Ten prizes will be awarded to ten singers in need.
2. Prize money will range from $1,000 to $10,000.
3. Multiple prizes of certain amounts may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
I.e. two $10,000 prizes could be awarded.
4. A minimum total of $40,000 in prize money will be on offer in 2020.
The winners will be announced on what would have been Dame Joan Sutherland’s 94th birthday -
7 November, 2020.
Prize winners will be notified via email with the results listed on Facebook and the website.
Winners
2019 JSRB Bel Canto Award winner Kiandra Howarth
Kiandra Howarth: Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, Audience Prize & Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Prize
Eliza Boom (NZ): Richard Bonynge Award, Solti Accademia Prize and Best Mozart Aria
Michelle Ryan: DECCA Prize, Tait Memorial Trust Prize
Cleo Lee-McGowan: Sanderson Award, Hawaii Performing Arts Prize
Zoe Drummond: JSRB Foundation Award
Damian Arnold: Friends of the Foundation Award
Megan Evans OAM Encouragement Award: Katherine Allen
Margreta Elkins Encouragement Award: Louise Keast
2019 JSRB Bel Canto Award winner Kiandra Howarth
Benson Wilson (NZ): Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, Georg Solti Accademia Prize, People’s Choice Award & Tait Memorial Trust Prize
Livia Brash: Richard Bonynge Award, Georg Solti Prize and Sydney Philharmonia Prize
Filipe Manu: DECCA Prize, Tait Memorial Trust Prize, Universal Prize
Jessie Wilson: Sanderson Award, Hawaii Performing Arts Prize
Andrew Williams: JSRB Foundation Award, Universal Prize
Olivia Cranwell: Kinnon Award, Universal Prize
Megan Evans: OAM Encouragement Award: Shikara Ringdahl
Margreta Elkins: Encouragement Award: Madison Nonoa
JSRB Foundation Encouragement Awards: Daniela Leska, Michelle Ryan
Benson Wilson 2018 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award Winner
Bronwyn Douglass: Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, Georg Solti Accademia Prize, Mozart Prize, People’s Choice Award & Tait Memorial Trust Prize
Werther! Werther …..Ces lettres! from Werther by Massenet
Ô ma lyre immortelle from Sapho by Gounod
Paull-Anthony Keithley: Richard Bonynge Award and Universal Music Prize
Livia Brash: DECCA Award & Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Prize
Brenton Spiteri: Sanderson Award & Sydney Philharmonia Choir Prize
Oliver Boyd: Deborah Riedel Award
Fiona McArdle: Kinnon Award
Jessica Harper: Margreta Elkins Encouragement Award
Jessie Wilson: Megan Evans OAM Encouragement Award
Shikara Ringdahl, Joanna Norman, Imogen-Faith Malfitano: Encouragement Awards 3 x $500
Bronwnyn Douglass – 2017 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award Winner
Alasdair Kent: Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award Winner, Georg Solti Accademia Prize, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Prize
Si, ritrovarla, io giuro from La Cenerentola by Rossini – Alasdair Kent
Plus blanche que la blanche hermine from Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer – Alasdair Kent
Emma Moore:2nd Prize Richard Bonynge Award, Tait Memorial Trust Prize
Bronwyn Douglass: 3rd Prize DECCA Award, Universal Prize and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Prize
Alexandra Flood: Deborah Riedel Award, Melbourne Opera Prize
James Olds: Greg & Elizabeth Sanderson Award, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Prize
Tabatha McFadyen: Kinnon Award
Zoe Drummond:Megan Evans OAM Encouragement Award: Damian Arnold, Imogen-Faith Malfitano, Timothy Newton: Additional encouragement prizes
2016 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Award Winner Alasdair Kent
Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device
Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
Press the space key then arrow keys to make a selection.