The Runaway Diva Returns with a Show full of Secrets, Songs, and Surprises!
Antoinette Halloran is back to captivate, charm and spill the tea in a brand-new show that she’s dedicating to her favourite leading men – off stage and on!
You can expect the usual mix of musical magic and over-sharing!! From cheeky anecdotes about sharing the stage with international superstar/alpha males Jose Carreras, Anthony Warlow and Andrea Bocelli to that intensely personal story of her messy breakup with first boyfriend Warren Dummit back in Grade 1 at St Albans Primary!
Relationships can be complicated things and surely none more so than Antoinette’s longstanding obsession with musical heartthrob and hunky fantasy husband Giacomo Puccini! And how can any man in her life compete with these on again off again fictional love affairs with the likes of Pinkerton from Madam Butterfly and that bloodthirsty boyfriend of hers from Sweeney Todd?
It’ll be a night of laughter, nostalgia and virtuosic vocal performances.
Joined by award-winning Musical Director Mark Jones, Antoinette weaves a dazzling tapestry of song and story, featuring music from opera, Broadway, and beyond.
Expect passionate Puccini, sensational Sondheim and plenty of unexpected twists along the way!
A heartfelt and hilarious valentine from Antoinette - to all the men she’s loved!
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One of Australia’s most accomplished and best-loved sopranos, Antoinette Halloran performs regularly with all the major Australasian opera companies and symphony orchestras and appears frequently on national television and radio. In 2020, she sings the title role in Tosca for Opera Queensland and, for State Opera of South Australia, Mrs Lovett is Sweeney Todd and Olive in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
2017/2018 engagements included the title roles in Tosca for West Australian Opera (Helpmann Award nomination) and The Merry Widow for State Opera of South Australia, Praskovya in The Nose for Opera Australia, The Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen for Victorian Opera, associate artist for José Carreras’ National Tour and concert appearances with the Melbourne, West Australian, Wellington and Christchurch Symphony Orchestras. In 2019, she sang Lady Macbeth (Macbeth) and Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd) in Perth and The Fox in Adelaide.
A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and recipient of an Honours Degree in Music from the University of Melbourne, Antoinette has appeared in many productions ranging from opera to musical theatre and cabaret.
Leading appearances for Opera Australia have included the title roles in Madama Butterfly and Rusalka, Mimi in La bohème, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (Green Room Award), Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Fata Morgana in The Love for Three Oranges and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus; for New Zealand Opera – Mimi, Cio-Cio-San and Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd; for Victorian Opera – Fiordiligi in Così fan Tutte, Adina in L’elisir d’amore and Mrs Lovett (Helpmann Award nomination); for Opera Queensland – the title role in The Merry Widow; for State Opera of South Australia – Micaela in Carmen.
Antoinette also featured as a guest judge and panelist on the ABC television series Operatunity Oz and has appeared regularly on the hit show Spicks and Specks; she was a presenter for ABC’s Art Nation – covering stories on opera and music theatre.
In concert, she has sung with Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet for the Sydney Festival, Mozart’s Requiem with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Carmina Burana with the Melbourne Chorale, El Niño with Sydney Philharmonia and Haydn’s Creation and Fauré’s Requiem with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic.
Antoinette has also been a regular visitor to Japan, China and Indonesia where she is much in demand as a guest artist. She recorded Puccini Romance for ABC Classics with tenor Rosario La Spina and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
She was a recipient of the Puccini Award and has performed throughout Europe and America with thanks to the Acclaim Awards
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what people are saying.
“I don’t remember hearing a better soprano in this country than Antoinette Halloran….”
“Halloran is remarkable throughout, with faultless comedic timing and exceptional range and nuance in her vocal work.”
“ Halloran’s voice is glorious, and her comic business is adorable. Her energy drives the show”