Jane Ede
Soprano
Australian soprano Jane Ede has been praised as “show-stopping” and “a revelation.” She has maintained a longstanding relationship with Opera Australia, performing an extensive range of roles across many seasons.
Recent engagements for the company include The Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Musetta in La bohème, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, First Lady in The Magic Flute, Sara in Roberto Devereux, Nella in Gianni Schicchi, the High Priestess in Aida, and roles in Tannhäuser, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre. Earlier highlights with the company have seen her as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Alice Ford in Falstaff, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lady Billows in Albert Herring, Sylviane/Valencienne in The Merry Widow, and Berta in The Barber of Seville. Jane has appeared in more than 100 performances as Frasquita in Carmen and took the title role in Madama Butterfly for Opera Australia’s Regional Tour. In the upcoming season, she sings Sylviane, Annina in La traviata, Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and The Witch in Hänsel and Gretel.
Jane’s career also extends to contemporary opera and the concert stage. She performed Charlotte in Before Breakfast for Divergent Theatre Company, sang the soprano parts in The Flight of Les Darcy with Music Theatre Sydney, and also featured in the world premiere of Robert J. Bradshaw’s chamber opera Gabriel for the International Trumpet Guild conference. In concert, she has performed repertoire including Handel’s Messiah, Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate and Laudate Dominum, Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem, and Fauré’s Requiem, with orchestras and ensembles nationwide.
Born in Sydney, Jane holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong, a Diploma of Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium, and a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Business. She won the inaugural Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Competition in 2009 and subsequently joined the Opera Australia Young Artist program. She is featured on Opera Australia’s DVD recordings of Lakmé and Rigoletto, as well as on the Wirripang label recordings A Poet’s Composer and Horizons. Jane has been nominated for three Green Room Awards for her portrayals of Fiordiligi, Alice Ford and Frasquita.
Jane Ede is supported by Tom and Ruth O’dea