Herald Sun Aria – A History by Peter Zala to celebrate the Centenary in 2024
Soon after the first Royal South Street Society competitions began in 1891, a competition for operatic arias was added to the vocal program (c. 1896). In 1922 the Sun News…
Read MoreMarjorie Florence Lawrence (1907 – 1979)
Marjorie Florence Lawrence (1907 – 1979) was a dramatic soprano born on 17 February 1907 at Dean’s Marsh. She was fifth of six children of William Lawrence, butcher and fiddler,…
Read MoreMary Miller – The Triumph and the Tragedy
Mary Miller, born December 22 1926, was a promising young soprano in her prime when she won the coveted Herald Sun Aria in 1948. Her story is a beautiful and…
Read MoreThe Herald Sun Aria Unearths Some of the Biggest Opera Stars Over the Decades
Article written in THE Herald Sun Aria to commemorate the Aria’s 90th year. THINGS could have been very different. Jason Wasley could have tripped as he strode on to the Hamer…
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