There were very few , despite the prestige of Covent Garden, an Opera house that was originally a Convent Garden! Dame Nellie Melba(died l93l) was Australian but was considered British in the colonial sense-after all she was made a Dame of the British Empire. there were others, but not many.
No person wants to admit to being second best, least of all at the Australian opera level by a female.
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The two most famous female opera singers born in Australia were Nellie Melba and Joan Sutherland. Which one was "best" or "second best," would be a matter of taste. Today, neither is alive.
Yvonne Kenny ,Taryn Fiebig ,Marina Prior , Miranda Keys
Delta Goodrem, Brielle Davis, Cassie Davis, Hayley Legg, Ricki-Lee, Nicole Kidman, Ruby Hunter, Kimberley Chen, Pearly Black and more.
Joan Sutherland.
Kelly Clarkson is classified as a soprano artist.
Sheβs Absolutely a mezzo soprano. If she was an alto, the range would be lower.
Jordin Sparks is a soprano.
Soprano/mezzo soprano
Tenor cause soprano is for a Woman
Miranda Keys is an Australian soprano. See the link below for her website.
Joan Sutherland the celebrated Australian soprano is alive, well and retired.
Dame Nellie Melba
Ali McGregor is an Australian opera singer, actress and cabaret performer. She was born in Melbourne, was a principal soprano with Opera Australia from 2000.
Melba toast named after the soprano Nellie Melba - see the link below.
1st soprano is higher than 2nd soprano.
Madonna is a mezzo-soprano.
Joan Sutherland was a celebrated Australian soprano who was born in Sydney, Australia on November 7, 1926. She died at the age of 83 on October 10, 2010.
She is a Lyric-Coloratura Soprano.
Joan Sutherland was a celebrated Australian soprano who was born in Sydney, Australia on November 7, 1926. She died at the age of 83 on October 10, 2010.
she is a soprano
No, she is a Mezzo Soprano.