Genevieve Dickson

Mezzo-Soprano

Genevieve is a mezzo soprano with a Bachelor of Music from Melbourne University. After graduating, she spent 3 years as a participant of the Opera Scholars Australia program and performed roles with Citi Opera and Lyric Opera Melbourne and covered for Victorian Opera and Melbourne Opera. Her performed roles included Tisbe (La Cenerentola), Echo (Ariadne Auf Naxos) and Mariana (Il Signor Bruschino) and she covered Rosina (Il Barbieri di Sevilla), Angelina (La Cenerentola) and Stephano (Romeo et Juliette).

After representing Australia at the 37^th International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in 2018, she moved to Newcastle where she featured prominently in the 2019 Newcastle Music Festival. This included a solo recital with Composer Ross Fiddes at the piano. The same year she became a principal artist with Coast Opera Australia and Hunter Opera.

Since moving to Sydney in 2019 Genevieve has performed in the Opera Australia extras chorus, enjoyed 2 years as a Pacific Opera Young Artist performing the role of Sesto in a cut version of La Clemenza di Titio and been a finalist in the German Australia Opera Grant.