Trisha Crowe

Trisha Crowe
Trisha Crowe
Born	Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Classical pop soprano

Last updated April 01, 2023

Trisha Alexandra Crowe is an Australian classical pop soprano. She has achieved success as a solo guest artist in concerts with Australian symphony orchestras and in musical theatre.

Biography

Classical pop soprano, Trisha Crowe, blends the technique and tone of classical music with the songs and performance skills of a modern pop diva. She "literally sparkles on stage" (Canberra Times, 2012) and "knows how to connect with her audience" (Guy Noble, conductor).^{[ This quote needs a citation ]} Crowe "creates special moments for audiences. Moments filled with emotion, which uplift or tell stories about relationships in new ways." (ABC Limelight magazine)^{[ This quote needs a citation ]}

From the age of four, Crowe took dancing and acting lessons appearing in many concerts and plays. After seeing the London production of Phantom of the Opera , she started singing lessons with opera singer Rita Hunter and her husband John Thomas. She relates, "They nurtured a real love and passion for communicating through music and song. From then on I seriously pursued classical singing." (ABC Limelight magazine)^{[ This quote needs a citation ]} She completed a Bachelor of Music (Hons), studying voice with Rita Hunter and her husband John Darnley-Thomas and a Bachelor of Arts (Performance).

Perhaps the most satisfying times in her career have been when singing with orchestras throughout Australia. It was conductor Guy Noble who first asked her to step onto the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall stage and sing with the Sydney Symphony. "When you sing with a large number of extraordinary musicians in the orchestra", Crowe says, "your whole body vibrates with the sheer volume of sound." ^{[ This quote needs a citation ]} She has sung with the Sydney Symphony on a number of occasions including Songs From The Movies (2008).^[1]

Equally important in her life is her involvement in charity work and music therapy programs including the Light the Night (Leukemia Foundation); Hats Off (Equity Fights AIDS); Day of Difference (Sophie Delezio Foundation); Youth Insearch; Red Cross Charity Ball and together with the Sydney Symphony and MBF, she performs annually for the Children's Hospital, Westmead, and at the Powerhouse Museum for the mentally and physically disabled, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children.^[1]

Career

Her singing has led to many travels throughout the world from her first professional engagement, Masterpiece – The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (for the President of China in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, and Shanghai) Great Hall of the People; to Regent's Park in London, performing Shakespeare's Cymbeline , Twelfth Night and the musical H.M.S. Pinafore ; and in Australia, Cameron Mackintosh's Oliver!.
Crowe created the role of Bridie O'Malley for the premiere of Eureka! which also starred Ian Stenlake, Rachael Beck, Amanda Muggleton and Michael Cormick, and was directed by Gale Edwards.^[2]
Along with Todd McKenney, Judi Connelli, Chloe Dallimore and Michael Falzon, Crowe appeared at the Sydney Opera House for Showstoppers,^[3] supporting the Sydney Symphony conducted by Guy Noble.
Crowe played the dual roles of Yvonne and Naomi Eisen in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George (2007, Q Theatre).^[4]
In 2007, Crowe played Kathy in Kookaburra – The National Musical Theatre Company's production of Company directed by Gale Edwards^[1] starring David Campbell as Bobby and featuring Simon Burke.^[5]
Songs from the Movies with the Sydney Symphony with Crowe, Kate Ceberano, Todd McKenney and Anthony Callea featured songs from Titanic, Singin' in the Rain, Toy Story, E.T., The Mission and Strictly Ballroom, and played at the Sydney Opera House for two nights, 7–8 May 2008.^[6]
Crowe joined British actor Barrie Ingham as well as Australians Peter Cousens, Andrew Tighe, Katrina Retallick in August 2008 for The Noel Coward Letters, at Everest Theatre, in Sydneys Seymour Centre.^[7]
The Olivia Newton-John and Friends Charity Gala (ONJ Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal)^[8] in 2008 was a special moment for her when Olivia Newton-John joined the audience and gave her a standing ovation; and in a personal note to Crowe, she wrote "breathtaking... you really have a beautiful voice."^{[ This quote needs a citation ]}
Crowe appeared as Nellie Collins in Adam Guettel and Tina Landau's Floyd Collins (Meredith Shaw Pty Ltd).,^[9] performing alongside Queenie van der Zandt, Peter Cousens and Michael Falzon for a one night only concert production on 3 May 2010.
Crowe appeared again with Sydney Symphony Orchestra for Best of Broadway (2010)^[10] where her performance was described as "nothing short of jaw-dropping" (Daily Telegraph).^{[ This quote needs a citation ]} Also featured were Rhonda Burchmore, Todd McKenney and David Hobson.
In 2011, Crowe toured with The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Australia, New Zealand and Asia where it was reported "in the crescendo, (of Phantom of the Opera) Crowe produces a note so high and compelling it seems that the ornate fixtures of the Regent should have cracked against its force" (Melbourne Liveguide).^{[ This quote needs a citation ]} She performed the soprano roles including Love Never Dies and Phantom of the Opera sung by Christine Daaé, and also from Requiem "Pie Jesu".^[11]
Crowe performed with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in June 2013 for TSO goes to Broadway with Michael Falzon and conductor Guy Noble.^[12]

Recording

In 2001, she performed in the televised Andrew Lloyd Webber tribute concert Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, together Elaine Paige, Tony Vincent and others. This production which was recorded for CD and DVD release in 2002.^[13]

She joined Michael Falzon and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, as well as Amanda Harrison, Lucy Maunder, Andy Conaghan, Jacqui Dark and others to record I Dreamed A Dream: The Hit Songs Of Broadway for ABC Classics, released on 21 June 2013,^[14] in which she sang:

All I Ask of You ( The Phantom of the Opera ) with Michael Falzon
Over the Rainbow ( The Wizard of Oz )
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) with Andy Conaghan
My Favourite Things ( The Sound of Music )
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ( Mary Poppins )
Tonight ( West Side Story )

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References

1 2 3 Diana Symonds (6 May 2008). "Q&A with Trisha Crowe". Stage Noise. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
↑ Carolyn Webb (1 October 2004). "Eureka! All-singing, all-dancing miners". The Age . Retrieved 12 July 2013.
↑ "Stage Noise with Diana Simmonds – Review – Showstoppers". Stagenoise.com. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
↑ Diana Simmonds (10 March 2007). "Sunday in the Park with George". Stage Noise. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
↑ Andrew Gans (26 June 2007). "David Campbell to Star in Australian Company; Sondheim to Visit and Chat". Playbill . Retrieved 12 July 2013.
↑ Sacha Molitorisz (1 May 2008). "Pop collaborations with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have the potential to be beautiful and uplifting. Or not". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 12 July 2013.
↑ John Shand (27 August 2008). "The Noel Coward Letters". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 13 July 2013.
↑ Patrizia Reimer (27 September 2008). "Olivia's big party bash". The Northern Star . Retrieved 12 July 2013.
↑ Diana Simmonds (5 May 2010). "Floyd Collins". Stage Noise. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
↑ "The Best of Broadway – Sydney Symphony". Australian Stage. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
↑ John Shand (28 May 2011). "A mix of popular show tunes takes the cake". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 7 June 2013.
↑ Kane Young (20 June 2013). "The Belle of Broadway". The Mercury . Hobart. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
↑ "Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People". Amazon.com . Retrieved 14 February 2010.
↑ "I Dreamed a Dream: Hit Songs from Broadway". 2013 Universal Music Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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[Stage_Noise_1740-1] 1 2 3 Diana Symonds (6 May 2008). "Q&A with Trisha Crowe". Stage Noise. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

[2] Carolyn Webb (1 October 2004). "Eureka! All-singing, all-dancing miners". The Age . Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[3] "Stage Noise with Diana Simmonds – Review – Showstoppers". Stagenoise.com. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

[4] Diana Simmonds (10 March 2007). "Sunday in the Park with George". Stage Noise. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[5] Andrew Gans (26 June 2007). "David Campbell to Star in Australian Company; Sondheim to Visit and Chat". Playbill . Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[6] Sacha Molitorisz (1 May 2008). "Pop collaborations with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have the potential to be beautiful and uplifting. Or not". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[7] John Shand (27 August 2008). "The Noel Coward Letters". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 13 July 2013.

[8] Patrizia Reimer (27 September 2008). "Olivia's big party bash". The Northern Star . Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[9] Diana Simmonds (5 May 2010). "Floyd Collins". Stage Noise. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

[10] "The Best of Broadway – Sydney Symphony". Australian Stage. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[11] John Shand (28 May 2011). "A mix of popular show tunes takes the cake". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 7 June 2013.

[12] Kane Young (20 June 2013). "The Belle of Broadway". The Mercury . Hobart. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[13] "Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People". Amazon.com . Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[14] "I Dreamed a Dream: Hit Songs from Broadway". 2013 Universal Music Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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