Forbes Eisteddfod

Michelle was born and raised in the Clarence Valley on the Far North Coast of NSW. She was a featured artist in the Sydney Schools Spectacular and sang as a soloist for the Sydney Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2009.  Michelle moved to Sydney to study a Bachelor of Music Performance in Voice and a Graduate Diploma of Opera Studies at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music. 

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In 2019 the competition scene saw Michelle as a Finalist in the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship and the Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation Bel Canto Award where she won the DECCA award and the Tait Memorial Trust Award, enabling her to perform in London.

Michelle recently sang full time with the South West Radio Choir (SWR Vokalensemble) in Stuttgart for the 2022/2023 season which included performances in La Scala in Milan and the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. She was previously the recipient of the German-Australian Opera Grant with the State Theatre of Hessen in Wiesbaden 2020/2021 and 2021/2022. Many roles were performed during this time, including Gretel from Hansel and Gretel and Zerlina from Don Giovanni. 

Michelle sings regularly and performed with Bachakademie Australia and The Song Company earlier this year. Now Brisbane based, Michelle has her own voice studio and performs with One Equal Music and Brisbane Lyric Opera. She will also be performing with Van Diemen’s Band in Sydney later this year as well as singing with Cantillation for Pinchgut Opera and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.