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…
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