Trisha Crowe
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Trisha Alexandra Crowe is an Australian soprano. She achieved success in musical theatre before moving into solo concerts with other popular artists and state symphony orchestras.
and a Bachelor of Arts (Performance). She is also an accomplished dance teacher, specialising in ballet, contemporary dance and choreography.
Her stage credits include Masterpiece The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber,which was performed for the President of China in the Great Hall of the People
, and Cameron Mackintosh's
Oliver! in Australia and Asia. She also created the lead role, Bridie O'Malley, in the Australian musical Eureka!, directed by Gale Edwards
. A performance that was reviewed in Melbourne's Age Newspaper:
Working in London, she joined the company of actors at Regent's Park
, where she appeared in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and the relatively unknown Cymbeline
Trisha's solo concert appearances include Showstoppers with the Sydney Symphony, Broadway Showstoppers with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
and Songs from the Movies with the Sydney Symphony and other solo artists, Kate Ceberano
, Todd McKenney
and Anthony Calea.
More recently Trisha has been more notable for her work with charity concerts and music therapy programs, including Hat's off (Equity Fights AIDS), Light the Night (The Leukaemia Foundation), Olivia Newton-John
and Friends Gala Concert at the State Theatre (Sydney)
and MBF music 4 health with the Sydney Symphony, in which she had the privilege of creating and performing several concerts for Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
.
Currently, Trisha is on tour with The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber for a 2011 season around Australia and New Zealand. She performs most of the soprano roles including Love Never Dies
and All I Ask of You
sung by Christine Daae
, Pie Jesu
and many more songs in which she does backing vocals. Her castmates include various renowned Australian performers; Blake Bowden, Alinta Chidzey, Andrew Conaghan, Michael Cormick, Delia Hannah, Kirsten Hobbs and Shaun Rennie. Many of the cast have toured with recent productions of West Side Story
, Cats, Mamma Mia
and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Biography
Trisha Crowe was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree, having studied with renowned opera diva Rita HunterRita Hunter
Rita Hunter CBE was a British operatic dramatic soprano.Rita Hunter was born in Wallasey, Merseyside. She studied singing in Liverpool with Edwin Francis and later in London with Redvers Llewellyn and Clive Carey...
and a Bachelor of Arts (Performance). She is also an accomplished dance teacher, specialising in ballet, contemporary dance and choreography.
Her stage credits include Masterpiece The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber,which was performed for the President of China in the Great Hall of the People
Great Hall of the People
The Great Hall of the People is located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China, and is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China. It functions as the People's Republic of China's...
, and Cameron Mackintosh's
Cameron Mackintosh
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world" by the New York...
Oliver! in Australia and Asia. She also created the lead role, Bridie O'Malley, in the Australian musical Eureka!, directed by Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards is an Australian theatre director, who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally. She has also directed for television and film. She began her career at Adelaide youth theatre company Energy Connection...
. A performance that was reviewed in Melbourne's Age Newspaper:
"the winning performances of Gleeson and Crowe stamp them as young stars on the fast track to the top"
Working in London, she joined the company of actors at Regent's Park
Regent's Park
Regent's Park is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is in the north-western part of central London, partly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden...
, where she appeared in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and the relatively unknown Cymbeline
Trisha's solo concert appearances include Showstoppers with the Sydney Symphony, Broadway Showstoppers with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:...
and Songs from the Movies with the Sydney Symphony and other solo artists, Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film...
, Todd McKenney
Todd McKenney
Todd McKenney is an Australian entertainer. He is best known as a judge on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars.He has won many dancing titles, and has trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom dancing...
and Anthony Calea.
More recently Trisha has been more notable for her work with charity concerts and music therapy programs, including Hat's off (Equity Fights AIDS), Light the Night (The Leukaemia Foundation), Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
and Friends Gala Concert at the State Theatre (Sydney)
State Theatre (Sydney)
The State Theatre is a heritage-listed theatre, located in Market Street, in the city centre of Sydney, Australia.The Sydney Film Festival is hosted there for two weeks each June, and has been there since 1974.-Description and history:...
and MBF music 4 health with the Sydney Symphony, in which she had the privilege of creating and performing several concerts for Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children is a children's hospital in Sydney, Australia. The Hospital was founded in 1880 as "The Sydney Hospital for Sick Children"...
.
Currently, Trisha is on tour with The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber for a 2011 season around Australia and New Zealand. She performs most of the soprano roles including Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies may refer to:*Love Never Dies , an American silent drama directed by King Vidor*Love Never Dies , an Argentine romantic drama directed and written by Luis César Amadori...
and All I Ask of You
All I Ask of You
"All I Ask of You" is a song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical version of The Phantom of the Opera.It was released as a single on both 7 and 12 inch vinyl in 1986 by Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman.It was certified Silver in the UK....
sung by Christine Daae
Christine Daaé
Christine Daaé is the main female character in Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera , the young singer with whom the main character Erik, the Phantom of the Opera falls in love.- Character history :...
, Pie Jesu
Pie Jesu
Pie Jesu is a motet derived from the final couplet of the Dies irae and often included in musical settings of the Requiem Mass. The settings of the Requiem Mass by Luigi Cherubini, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé, John Rutter, Karl Jenkins and Fredrik Sixten include a Pie Jesu as an independent...
and many more songs in which she does backing vocals. Her castmates include various renowned Australian performers; Blake Bowden, Alinta Chidzey, Andrew Conaghan, Michael Cormick, Delia Hannah, Kirsten Hobbs and Shaun Rennie. Many of the cast have toured with recent productions of West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
, Cats, Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia
Mamma mia is an Italian interjection, used in situations of surprise or anguish."Mamma Mia" can refer to several works associated with the musical group ABBA:* "Mamma Mia" , a 1975 ABBA song...
and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.