Concert for Amy

Bel Canto Young Opera, in conjunction with the Amy Sherwin Fund, presents – 
Concert For Amy – a fundraising concert celebrating the life and music of Tasmania’s own Amy Sherwin, “The Tasmanian Nightingale”

Suzanne Ortuso, Artistic director of Bel Canto Young Opera, has curated another of her stunning programs of operatic arias, to be performed by Tasmanian singers, several of whom are established professionals in mainland opera companies, while others are emerging local stars. The concert will include a narration telling of the humble beginnings and dream-like success of a Tasmanian singer of much earlier times, Amy Sherwin, “a child of the bush”. You will also hear from Dr Bob Brown, president of the Amy Sherwin Fund, about the long overdue project of creating a permanent memorial to Amy Sherwin’s extraordinary life and achievements.  All profits from ticket sales will be donated to the Amy Sherwin fund – see below.

Performers will include: singers Sharon Prero, Carmen Young, Allison Farrow, Andrew Short, Lily Ward, Anastasia Gall, Isobel Latimer, Josephine Waugh, Bryn Holloway, Hannah Cowie, Avalon Teirney, Mia Pavlides, Coco Pavlides, Angelique Nuttman and Sheng Zhang Vajra; with Roy Classey as Narrator and Jennifer Marten-Smith on piano.