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Judi Connelli AM (born 20 July 1947 in Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
, Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
) is an award-winning singer and actress.

She is best known for her career in opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
 and stage musicals. She has also appeared on television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
, in soap opera
Soap opera

A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in Serial format on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap....
s such as The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff....
 and Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)

Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a List of fictional prisons women's prison....
.

Her work includes leading roles with Opera Australia
Opera Australia

Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the The Arts Centre in Melbourne....
 in The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress is an opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings A Rake's Progress of William Hogarth, which Stravinsky had seen on May 2, 1947, in a Chicago exhibition....
 (Mother Goose), The Mikado
The Mikado

The Mikado or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan....
 (Katisha), Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
 (Golda), The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary composer Franz Leh?r. The Librettos, Viktor L?on and Leo Stein , based the story — concerning a rich widow, Hanna Glawari, and her attempt to find a husband ? on an 1861 comedy play, L'attach? d'ambassade by Henri Meilhac....
 (Zozo), Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd is a character who first appeared as the protagonist and main villain of a penny dreadful serial entitled The String of Pearls ....
 (Mrs. Lovett) and The Gondoliers
The Gondoliers

The Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria, is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on December 7 1889, and ran for a very successful 554 performances , closing on June 20 1891....
 (Duchess of Plaza-Toro).

Other productions include Into the Woods
Into the Woods

Into the Woods is a Musical theatre with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway theatre in 1987....
 (The Witch), The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera

The Threepenny Opera is a Musical theatre by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, in collaboration with translator Elisabeth Hauptmann and set designer Caspar Neher....
 (Mrs.






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Judi Connelli AM (born 20 July 1947 in Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
, Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
) is an award-winning singer and actress.

She is best known for her career in opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
 and stage musicals. She has also appeared on television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
, in soap opera
Soap opera

A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in Serial format on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap....
s such as The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff....
 and Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)

Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a List of fictional prisons women's prison....
.

Her work includes leading roles with Opera Australia
Opera Australia

Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the The Arts Centre in Melbourne....
 in The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress is an opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings A Rake's Progress of William Hogarth, which Stravinsky had seen on May 2, 1947, in a Chicago exhibition....
 (Mother Goose), The Mikado
The Mikado

The Mikado or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan....
 (Katisha), Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
 (Golda), The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary composer Franz Leh?r. The Librettos, Viktor L?on and Leo Stein , based the story — concerning a rich widow, Hanna Glawari, and her attempt to find a husband ? on an 1861 comedy play, L'attach? d'ambassade by Henri Meilhac....
 (Zozo), Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd is a character who first appeared as the protagonist and main villain of a penny dreadful serial entitled The String of Pearls ....
 (Mrs. Lovett) and The Gondoliers
The Gondoliers

The Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria, is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on December 7 1889, and ran for a very successful 554 performances , closing on June 20 1891....
 (Duchess of Plaza-Toro).

Other productions include Into the Woods
Into the Woods

Into the Woods is a Musical theatre with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway theatre in 1987....
 (The Witch), The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera

The Threepenny Opera is a Musical theatre by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, in collaboration with translator Elisabeth Hauptmann and set designer Caspar Neher....
 (Mrs. Peachum), Chicago (Matron Mama Morton), The Pack of Women, Jerry's Girls and Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider).

In concert she has appeared in Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond), Gypsy (Mamma Rose), Australia's Leading Ladies, Follies, Showstoppers, Candide and The 3 Divas.

She has appeared in solo concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia.Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia....
 and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Sydney Symphony is a symphony orchestra based in Sydney, Australia. It is often considered Australia's finest orchestra and it has the unique privilege of having the Sydney_Opera_House as its home concert hall....
 as well as solo cabaret performances in Melbourne, Sydney, London and New York.

She received Order of Australia
Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an Order established by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"....
 for services to theatre and charity in 2004.

Awards


  • 4 MO Awards
  • Green Room Award
  • Helpmann Award
    Helpmann Award

    The Helpmann Awards recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors. The recognised disciplines include musical and physical theatre, contemporary and classical music, opera, and dance, with a comedy category introduced in 2006....
  • New York Dramalogue Award


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