Welcome!
Biography
Having no formal musical training, Krystl’s dream of becoming a singer seemed far out of reach and almost a figure of her imagination, until the year 2007. After completing a degree in Built Environment (Architectural Studies) in Queensland, Australia, in 2006, she began her search for a career she was truly passionate about. Her Grandmother then offered to teach her singing in Victoria. After a year of intensive vocal study, she was accepted into the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) to study an Advanced Diploma of Music/Bachelor of Music (conversion).
Krystl is currently studying her Master of Arts (Singing) at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), London, under the tutelage of Julie Kennard and Iain Ledingham. With the RAM, she has performed roles such as the ‘title role’ in Handel’s ‘Rodelinda,’ Despina in Mozart’s ‘Così fan tutte,’ Susan in Berkeley’s 'A Dinner Engagement,’ Euridice in Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice,' Zerlina in Mozart's 'Don Giovanni,' and Gianetta in Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore.' Previous roles at WAAPA, under the tutelage of Patricia Price, Harry Coghill and Linda Barcan; include Anne Trulove in Stravinsky’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’, Rosina in Rossini’s ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’, and soprano soloist in a concert production of Purcell's 'Fairy Queen.'
Krystl was a 2012 John Kerr Award for English Song finalist, received a "High Commendation" for her performance in The Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize, Marjorie Thomas Award & Flora Nielsen Prize (2012), 2nd place for North of Perth Music Festival ‘Art Song’ (2010), 2nd place for Fremantle Eisteddfod ‘Lieder’ (2009); has performed as a soprano soloist in Monteverdi's 'Christmas Vespers' and 'Magnificat,' Rossini's 'Stabat Mater,' as an emerging artist with Art Song Perth, and as a soloist in many other concerts in the UK, Italy, and Australia.
Krystl is generously supported by the RAM and Sylvia Simpson Fellowship, Tait Memorial Trust, Mario Lanza Educational Foundation, Josephine Baker Trust, Opera and Arts Support Group (Australia), Opus 50 Charitable Trust, Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body; and private sponsors. Krystl was nominated for the 2011 West Australian Citizen of the Year Awards and has been a guest artist on 720 ABC Radio Perth, Australia.
Krystl aspires to have an international career singing various roles in major opera houses and concert venues around the world. Opera is her passion.
Upcoming Performances
Stay tuned for upcoming performances in the UK and Australia!!
Past Performances — 2013
Royal Academy of Music Opera Scenes
Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd of May, 6:00pm
Despina — Mozart's 'Così fan tutte'
With: Cast: Postgraduate Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music Director: Luke Gasper Conductor: Gareth Hancock
Sir Jack Lyons Theatre Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky
Monday 11th, Thursday 14th, Friday 15th, and Monday 18th of March 2013, 7:00pm
Soprano I chorus member
With: Conductor: Jane Glover Director: John Ramster Choreographer: Victoria Newlyn Cast: Royal Academy Opera Students and Postgraduate Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music
Sir Jack Lyons Theatre Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
Past Performances — 2012
Christmas in Venice
VESPRI IN VIGILIA NATIVITATIS DOMINUM
Saturday 1st of December 2012, 7:30pm
Soprano I soloist
With: The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
St Mary's Church Church Lane, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6NL
John Kerr Award for English Song: The Finals
Sunday 21st of October, 10:30am to 6:00pm
Finalist
Judges: Geoffrey Govier, Julie Kennard, Ian Partridge
Finchcocks Musical Museum Goudhurst, Kent TN17 1HH
Royal Academy of Music Opera Scenes
Thursday 11th and Friday 12th of October, 6:00pm
Euridice — Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice'
With: Cast: Postgraduate Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music Director: John Ramster Conductor: Gareth Hancock
Sir Jack Lyons Theatre Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
Royal Academy of Music Summer School — Opera Scenes
11th, 12th, 13th and 14th of July, 9:15pm
Gianetta — Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore'
Zerlina — Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'
With: Cast: Vocal and Accompaniment Students at the Royal Academy of Music Direction: Katherine Bond and Alan Paterson Musical/Language preparation: Lella Alberg and Iain Ledingham Co-ordinator: Iain Ledingham
11th of July — Montaretto, Italy 12th of July — Pignone, Italy 13th of July — Levanto, Italy 14th of July — Camogli, Italy
Concerto Lirico — Royal Acadamy of Music di Londra
Sunday 8th of July, 9:15pm
Soloist
With: Vocal and Accompaniment Students at the Royal Academy of Music, and Iain Ledingham
Monterosso, Italy
Fundraising Concert
Friday 29th of June, 8:00pm
Soloist
With: Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music and Iain Ledingham
St James Church Centre Gerrards Cross, Bucks SL9 7DJ
Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize, Marjorie Thomas Award and Flora Nielsen Prize
Tuesday 26th of June, 10:00am
Received a "High Commendation"
Judges: Christopher and Eileen Field
Performers: Vocal and accompaniment students at the Royal Academy of Music
Henry Wood Room Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
English and American Song — Royal Academy of Music — Tuesday Series
Tuesday 8th of May, 1:05pm
Soloist — Copland Songs
"A series of free lunchtime concerts showcasing the very best Academy student ensembles and soloists."
With: Postgraduate Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music
David Josefowitz Recital Hall Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
Royal Academy of Music Opera Scenes
Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th of May, 6:00pm
Susan — Berkeley's 'A Dinner Engagement'
With: Cast: Postgraduate Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music Director: William Relton Conductor: Gareth Hancock Opera Co-ordinator: Mary Hill
Sir Jack Lyons Theatre Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
Early Evening Concert
Tuesday 17th of April, 5:05pm
Soloist — Mendelssohn Lieder
With: Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music
Concert Room Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
Royal Academy of Music Opera Scenes
Thursday 8th and Friday 9th of March, 6:00pm
The 'title role' — Handel's 'Rodelinda'
With: Cast: Postgraduate Vocal Faculty Students at the Royal Academy of Music Director: John Ramster Conductor: Gareth Hancock Opera Co-ordinator: Mary Hill
David Josefowitz Recital Hall Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
News
‘An absorbing Eugene Onegin at Royal Academy Opera’
www.bachtrack.com
‘Her future is Krystl clear’
Post Newspapers, WA, Australia
‘Local opera singer accepted at the Royal Academy of Music’
Have a Go News, WA, Australia
Testimonials
“We were so happy we found Krystl to sing at our ceremony. She was professional, enthusiastic, friendly, flexible, well presented and sang so beautifully. Many of our guests commented on how lovely it was to have such a skilled vocalist performing on our special day.”
Sarah Tidey
“Krystl performed regularly at The Wild Fig Café and
created a gorgeous sound track and a passionate, dramatic
ambience for our popular ‘opera and pasta’ night. Customers
revelled in her voice and came back weekly to dine, wine and
to soak up the Krystl’s rich vocals.
Krystl also managed our ‘opera and pasta’ night performers
including arranging different singers and pianists, seeking
feedback from customers and liaising with myself. Krystl was
reliable, professional and a joy to work with.
Krystl added so much value to The Wild Fig Café’s ‘opera and
pasta night’. It would not have been such a huge success
without her.”
Greer Marns
Live Recordings
O That I On Wings Could Rise Theodora — George Frideric Handel 3:40
Accompanied by Nicholas Fletcher 8th November 2012
Laudate Dominum Vesperae Solennes De Confessore — W.A. Mozart 2:58
Accompanied by Nicholas Fletcher 8th November 2012
Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon) Rusalka — Antonín Dvořák 5:07
Accompanied by Nicholas Fletcher 8th November 2012
Adieu, notre petite table Manon — Jules Massenet 4:03
Accompanied by Finnegan Downie Dear 21st April 2012
The Little Horses (Lullaby) Aaron Copland 2:49
Accompanied by Finnegan Downie Dear 21st April 2012
Frère! Voyez!... Du gai soleil Werther — Jules Massenet 2:08
Accompanied by Horacio Lopez-Redondo 5th January 2012
Winterlied Felix Mendelssohn 3:10
Accompanied by Horacio Lopez-Redondo 5th January 2012
A quel dîner (The drunk aria) La Périchole — Jacques Offenbach 1:52
Accompanied by David Wickham 13th August 2011
Please note: Tracks cannot be played on iPhone or iPad.
Opera
In alphabetical order by composer
Beethoven
Fidelio — Marzelline — O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint
Berkeley, Lennox
A Dinner Engagement — Susan — Scene II
Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream — Tytania — Be Kind and Courteous
Delibes
Lakmé — Lakmé — Viens Mallika...Dôme épais (The Flower Duet)
Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore — Gianetta — Saria possibile
Dvořák
Rusalka — Rusalka — Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)
Flotow, Friedrich von
Martha — Martha — The Last Rose of Summer (in English)
Gluck
Orfeo ed Euridice — Euridice — Act III Scene I
Handel
Agrippina — Poppaea — Bel piacere Giulio Cesare — Cleopatra — Non disperar Giulio Cesare — Cleopatra — Piangerò la sorte mia Giulio Cesare — Cleopatra — V'adoro, pupille Rinaldo — Almirena — Lascia ch’io pianga Rodelinda — Rodelinda — Morrai, sì
Massenet
Cendrillon — Cendrillon — A deux genoux Manon — Manon — Adieu, notre petite table Manon — Manon — Je marche sur tous les chemins…Obéissons Werther — Sophie — Frère! Voyez!... Du gai soleil
Menotti, Gian Carlo
The Medium — Monica — The Black Swan
Monteverdi
L'Orfeo — La Musica (English version)
Mozart
Così fan tutte — Despina — Una donna a quindici anni (Act II Scene 1) Così fan tutte — Despina — Via via!...In uomini Don Giovanni — Zerlina — Là ci darem la mano Don Giovanni — Zerlina — Sola sola in buio loco (Sestetto) Don Giovanni — Zerlina — Vedrai carino Idomeneo — Ilia — Padre, germani, addio! Idomeneo — Ilia — Zeffiretti lusinghieri Le nozze di Figaro — Susanna — Giunse alfin il momento... Deh vieni Le nozze di Figaro — Countess — Porgi amor Le nozze di Figaro — Cherubino — Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio Le nozze di Figaro — Cherubino — Voi che sapete Die Zauberflöte — Papagena — Pa..pa..papagena!
Puccini
Gianni Schicchi — Lauretta — O mio babbino caro
Purcell
Fairy Queen — Titania — If Love's a Sweet Passion Fairy Queen — An Attendant — Now the Night
Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia — Rosina — Una voce poco fa Il barbiere di Siviglia — Rosina — Contro un cor che accende amore
Stravinsky
The Rake’s Progress —Anne Trulove — Gently, Little Boat
Verdi
Falstaff — Nannetta — Sul fil d’un soffio etesio
Weber
Der Freischütz — Ännchen — Einst träumte meiner sel’gen Base...Trübe Augen
Williamson, Malcolm
English Eccentrics — Tylney Long
Oratorio/Sacred
In alphabetical order by composer
Caccini
Ave Maria
Fauré
Requiem — Pie Jesu
Franck
Panis Angelicus
Handel
Hercules — My Father (Iöle) Messiah — I Know That My Redeemer Liveth Messiah — How Beautiful Are the Feet Theodora — O That I On Wings Could Rise (Theodora)
Monteverdi
Beatus vir — Soprano I (soloist) Christmas Vespers — Dixit Dominus — Soprano I (soloist) Christmas Vespers — Confitebor tibi Domine — Soprano II Christmas Vespers — Laudate pueri — Soprano I (soloist) Christmas Vespers — Laudate Dominum — Soprano I (soloist) Christmas Vespers — Christe Redemptor omnium (Hymn) — Soprano I (soloist) Magnificat — Soprano I (soloist)
Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus Mass in C Minor — Laudamus te Vesperae Solennes de Confessore — Laudate Dominum
Rossini
Stabat Mater — Quando Corpus (No.9 — Quartet)
Lieder
Brahms
Fünf Ophelia-Lieder (Song Cycle) Mädchenlied Wiegenlied (Op.49 No.4)
Mendelssohn
Das erste Veilchen (Op.19a No.2) Winterlied (Op.19a No.3) Neue Liebe (Op.19a No.4) Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (Op.34 No.2)
Mozart
Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte
Schubert
An die Musik Die Forelle Ellen’s Gesang III Gretchen am Spinnrade Lachen und Weinen
Thomascheck
Kennst du das Land Auf dem See
French Mélodie
Berlioz
Villanelle (from Les nuits d'été)
Fauré
Après un rêve Rêve d'amour
Gounod
Sérénade
Hahn
À Chloris
Mozart
Oiseaux, si tous les ans
Satie
Je te veux
English and American Song
Armstrong Gibbs, C.
Five Eyes (Op.9 No.3)
Arne
O Peace, Thou Fairest Child of Heaven Where the Bee Sucks
Bishop, Henry
Home, Sweet Home
Bridge
E'en as a lovely flower
Copland
The Little Horses Long Time Ago
Haydn
The Mermaid’s Song
Linley, Thomas
O, Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly
Musgrave, Thea
The Man-in-the-Mune (The Man in the Moon)
Lawes, Henry
Read in These Roses
Parry
My Heart is Like a Singing Bird (Set 10 — No.1)
Purcell
I Attempt From Love's Sickness
Sullivan, Arthur
Where the Bee Sucks
Vaughan Williams
Silent Noon (The House of Life — No.2)
Russian Song
Rachmaninov
Сирень (Lilacs — Op.21 No.5) Весенние Воды (Spring Waters — Op.14 No.11) Вокалиэ (Vocalise — Op.34 No.14)
Operetta
Lehàr
The Merry Widow — Anna — Vilia (in English)
Offenbach
Les contes d’Hoffmann — Antonia — Elle a fui, la tourterelle! Les contes d’Hoffmann — Giulietta — Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour La Périchole — La Périchole — A quel dîner
Gilbert and Sullivan
The Mikado — Yum-Yum — The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
Musical Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Phantom of the Opera — Christine — Think of Me The Phantom of the Opera — Christine — Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Ariette
Bellini
Vanne, o rosa fortunate
Sponsors
Krystl's 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music is supported by the kindness and generosity of the following sponsors:
* The Royal Academy of Music and the Sylvia Simpson Fellowship * The Tait Memorial Trust * The Mario Lanza Educational Foundation * The Josephine Baker Trust * The Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body * The Opera and Arts Support Group * The Opus 50 Charitable Trust * and private sponsors
Krystl's 1st year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music was supported by:
* The Opera and Arts Support Group * The Australia-Britain Society * and private donors
Many thanks to the above supporters!
Donate
If you would like to support Krystl in her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, you can make a donation by clicking on the link below:
Secure donation via Paypal!
Please note: Donations made by credit card or visa debit will be charged up to 3.4% + £0.20 GBP by Paypal. The remainder of the donation will go entirely towards Krystl's studies at the Royal Academy of Music.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity!
Tax-Deductible Donations
To make a
Or download the AbaF donation form: Tax Deductible Donation Form (pdf)
Please note: Family members are unable to donate via AbaF. Tax deductible with the Australian Taxation Office.
Artwork to Support Krystl
Michael Berry, internationally esteemed artist, has kindly donated a further painting to Krystl where all proceeds of the sale will assist with funding her studies at the Royal Academy of Music.
‘Yearling’
Acrylic on canvas — 92x122cm — Signed verso
This painting is valued between $6000 to $6900.
To make an offer on the above painting please contact either Krystl (via the 'Contact' page) or Michael Berry via his website www.michaelberryartist.com.
Please note: For postage within Australia only.
Thank You!
April 2013
Thank you to the Mario Lanza Educational Foundation. The award granted will assist with Krystl's fees for her 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.
January 2013
Thank you to the Tait Memorial Trust. The award granted will assist with Krystl's fees for her 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.
December 2012
Thank you to the Opus 50 Charitable Trust. The award granted will assist with Krystl's fees for her 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.
October 2012
Thank you to the Josephine Baker Trust. The support from the Trust will assist greatly with Krystl's fees at the Royal Academy of Music.
September 2012
Thank you to the Royal Academy of Music and the Sylvia Simpson Fellowship. The award granted will assist with Krystl's fees for her 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.
July 2012
Thank you to the Australia Council for the Arts for their support. The funds granted will assist with Krystl's living expenses for her 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.
June 2012
Thank you to the Royal Academy of Music and its kind donors. The funds granted will assist with Krystl's fees for her 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.
May 2012
Thank you to the Opera and Arts Support Group for their further support. The funds granted will assist with Krystl's fees for her 2nd year of her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.
August 2011
Thank you to the wonderful people of Perth, and her devoted family and friends from places far and wide, for helping make Krystl's fundraising concert, 'An Operatic Feast,' a great success!
June 2011
Thank you to the Australia-Britain Society for their generosity. The amount granted will help towards Krystl's first year of tuition fees at the Royal Academy of Music.
May 2011
Thank you to the Opera and Arts Support Group for their support. The funds granted will assist with Krystl's living costs while studying at the Royal Academy of Music.
2011
Krystl would also like to give her thanks to those who have kindly donated via AbaF and to those who have made generous donations into her fundraising account.
Performance Gallery
| 2013 — Despina — Mozart's Così fan tutte — RAM Opera Scenes | ||
| 2012 — Euridice — Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice — RAM Opera Scenes |
| 2012 — Euridice — Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice — RAM Opera Scenes |
| 2012 — Rodelinda — Handel's Rodelinda — RAM Opera Scenes | ||
| 2011 — An Operatic Feast — Fundraising Concert | ||
| 2011 — WAAPA Graduation Recital |
| 2011 — WAAPA Graduation Recital |
| 2011 — WAAPA Graduation Recital |
| 2011 — WAAPA Graduation Recital |
| 2011 — Art Song Perth — with Tommaso Pollio | ||
| 2011 — Anne Trulove — Rake's Progress — Visiting Tom Pollio |
| 2011 — Anne Trulove — Rake's Progress — Duet |
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