YARRAGON STUDIO
Sally-Anne Russell
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Adelaide born Sally-Anne Russell is a multi-award-winning mezzo soprano, a graduate of The University of Adelaide. She has performed in twenty five countries and appears on over 40 CD’s, including her solo aria disc “Enchanting” with The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Opera Australia 50th Birthday Gala DVD. Her awards include a listeners choice ARIA, other awards at the Covent Garden Scholarship, The Royal Overseas League in London, grand finalist at the Belvedere International Singing Competition in Vienna and nominations for Young Australian and Young Achiever of the Year. She was a member of The Victoria State Opera Young Artist Program and is now regularly invited to give masterclasses and adjudicate at both a national and international level at various Australian Universities and in Singapore and British Columbia Canada.
Sally-Anne has over 80 operatic roles in repertoire working with all professional opera companies including Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, and the State Opera of South Australia, as well as collaborations with orchestras such as Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
A prolific exponent of early and Baroque repertoire her Handel operas and oratorios include Alcina, Julius Caesar, Semele, Israel in Egypt and over 180 performances of Messiah in Japan, USA, Canada, UK, NZ, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Australia. Other early recitals include the works of Haydn, Mozart, Scarlatti, Ferrari, Buxtehude, Dowland, Telemann and operas of Monteverdi, Vivaldi and Purcell. She has sung all Haydn masses and all Bach Cantatas that contain an alto soloist including Ich Habe Genug, St John Passion, St Mark Passion, St Matthew Passion and the B Minor Mass.
In addition to being co-artistic director for Albury Chamber Music Festival, she is a member of the Kathaumixw Festival International Artistic Council in Canada and chair of The Australian chapter for the Belvedere International Singing Competition in Vienna.