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Singer

Occupation - Singer
Austral, Florence
Bailey, Amelia
Beaumont, Armes
Boland, Eugenie
Bushelle, John
Butt, Clara
Carmody, Kev
Caspers, Ella
Christian, Mary Ellen
Colley, Edwin
Concannon, Gertrude
Cramer, Madame
Crossley, Ada
Dal Monte, Toti
Date, Tina
Dawson, Peter
Dowd, Ronald
Erskine, Norman
Fischer, Minnie
Fisher, Bettie
Gibson, Florence
Goddard, Doris
Gotsch, Leonore
Harrison, George
Harrison, Zillah
Hayes, Catherine
Hibbler, Al
Hines, Marcia
Jones, Harriet
Kelly, Paul
Laine, Frankie
Lanceley, Carrie
Lawrence, Marjorie
Lennon, John
Lewis, Jeannie
Little, Jimmy
May, Ricky
McCartney, Paul
Melba, Nellie
Moncrieff, Gladys
Nicol, Johnny
O'Keefe, Johnny
Paki, Peter
Pearce, Vera
Pelham, Paul
Prerauer, Maria
Ray, Johnnie
RoadKnight, Margret
Rooney, Kate
Santley, Charles
Shalyapin, Fyodor
Sherwin, Amy
Sinatra, Frank
Skinner, Lillian
Stewart, Nellie
Sutherland, Joan
Thorpe, Billy
Wallace, Elizabeth
Wallace, Isabella
Wright, Stevie
de Gunst, Mollie
de Muro Lomanto, Enzo
Position - Singer of Barnett Levey's Theatre Royal
Jones, Harriet
1826
Position - Singer of Gumbery jah (Harry's song)
Harry ( Corrangie )
Position - Singer of Judith
Sutherland, Joan
1951
Position - Singer of Rolling Stones
Jagger, Mick

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Singer

Austral, Florence

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Singer born in Victoria who became a star in London and appeared in Sydney during the 1930s.

Bailey, Amelia

Soprano.

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Beaumont, Armes

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Tenor who made his first operatic appearance in Sydney in November 1863 and subsequently joined Fred Lyster's opera company. He joined WS Lyster's opera company in 1870.

Boland, Eugenie

Contralto who achieved some recognition in London in the 1900s.

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Bushelle, John

Singer.

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Butt, Clara

English recitalist and concert singer.

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Carmody, Kev

Aboriginal singer and songwriter who founded Building Bridges Association with musician Paul Kelly.

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Caspers, Ella

Contralto who continued her training in London before the scandal of marriage to a bigamist hastened her return to Sydney. She recovered her career and was an early recording artist in the 1910s and 1920s.

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Christian, Mary Ellen

A singer of some renown before she took religious vows, she was to use her skills as a teacher of many of Australia's finest singers in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Colley, Edwin

Stonemason on the Great Hall at the University of Sydney. Also a noted amateur vocalist and singing-class instructor.

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Concannon, Gertrude

Soprano, composer and teacher who often programmed Australian works into her performances throughout her 15 year international career.

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Cramer, Madame

Singer who performed in Sydney in 1856 and 1857.

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Crossley, Ada

Concert singer whose parents allowed her to take lessons as a child on the condition she never sang opera. After further training in London and Paris in the 1890s she enjoyed concert success across Europe, America, and Australia.

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Dal Monte, Toti

Italian soprano who toured Australia with Nellie Melba and was married in Sydney in 1928.

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Date, Tina

Folk singer and pianist.

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Dawson, Peter

Singer who achieved international fame through his many recordings and tours.

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Dowd, Ronald

Tenor who toured Australia and overseas and sang at the opening of the Sydney Opera House.

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Erskine, Norman

Australian singer and boxer who became a prominent figure in the nightclub scene in Sydney during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Fischer, Minnie

Singer who trained and toured in Australia before joining the Italian Opera Company at age 16 and undertaking further training in Germany and concerts in London.

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Fisher, Bettie

Cabaret singer and Aboriginal activist who became administrator of the Black Theatre Arts and Cultural Centre.

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Gibson, Florence

Singer.

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Goddard, Doris

Publican of the Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills from 1977 until her death in 2019. Doris Goddard grew up in Glebe with her mother Essie. In 1952 she left Sydney for London in order to have an operation on a heart defect and to follow her theatrical and musical career. After a successful film, television and musical career, she returned to Sydney in 1958 to visit family and stayed, entering the hotel business with her mother. The Hollywood Hotel became an iconic destination in inner city Sydney, with a diverse and colourful clientele who were welcomed and entertained by Doris until her death at 89 in 2019.

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Gotsch, Leonore

Soprano who completed her training in Germany before returning to perform in Australia.

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Harrison, George

English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of The Beatles.

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Harrison, Zillah

Singer who formed her own touring company in the 1910s.

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Hayes, Catherine

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Irish-born singer who became an international star, and toured Australia in 1854 and 1855, when Sydney was seized by 'Hayesmania'.

Hibbler, Al

American baritone vocalist.

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Hines, Marcia

American-born vocalist, stage actress and TV personality who achieved success in her adopted home of Australia.

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Jones, Harriet

The first female professional performer in Australia, active in Sydney between 1826 and 1843.

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Kelly, Paul

Indigenous singer songwriter.

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Laine, Frankie

American singer who visited Australia in 1956.

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Lanceley, Carrie

Soprano who achieved international success before and after World War I.

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Lawrence, Marjorie

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Australian singer who made an international career and performed in Sydney in 1951.

Lennon, John

English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band The Beatles. He was shot dead by fan, Mark David Chapman, in New York City in 1980.

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Lewis, Jeannie

Singer, songwriter and political activist.

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Little, Jimmy

Aboriginal singer and musician whose career spans six decades.

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May, Ricky

New Zealand singer who found fame as a cabaret and television performer in Australia.

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McCartney, Paul

English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bassist of British rock band the Beatles.

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Melba, Nellie

Opera singer who achieved fame in London, Europe and Australia in a career spanning three decades.

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Moncrieff, Gladys

Popular soprano whose roles in vaudeville and musical comedy made her one of the highest paid performers in Australian theatre. She toured extensively, including entertaining the armed forces during and after World War II.

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Nicol, Johnny

Original band member of the Māori Troubadours and respected jazz singer-songwriter.

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O'Keefe, Johnny

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Singer who became known as Australia's homegrown rock 'n roller.

Paki, Peter

Māori musician and singer who frequently performs in Australia.

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Pearce, Vera

Actress who began performing in pantomimes at five and sprang to musical-comedy fame in Sydney 1911. She was a star of Harry Rickards's Tivoli circuit for seven years.

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Pelham, Paul

English descriptive vocalist and character comedian who performed at Sydney's Tivoli Theatre.

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Prerauer, Maria

Soprano, music critic and journalist.

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Ray, Johnnie

American singer most popular in the 1950s, whose work was a precursor of rock and roll, and who toured Australia in 1954.

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RoadKnight, Margret

Melbourne-based singer and social activist.

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Rooney, Kate

Singer who achieved some success internationally.

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Santley, Charles

English born opera singer who became the most eminent baritone of the Victorian era.

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Shalyapin, Fyodor

Russian opera singer who toured Australia.

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Sherwin, Amy

Opera singer who toured Australia several times after achieving success and recognition in Europe and America.

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Sinatra, Frank

American singer and actor who performed in Sydney in 1959 and 1974.

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Skinner, Lillian

Singer, dancer and dancing instructor who established a dancing school in Darlinghurst in the 1930s.

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Stewart, Nellie

Singer and actor who achieved national and international success in operettas and pantomimes before turning to comedy and drama as her voice failed.

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Sutherland, Joan

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Australian soprano who attained international recognition as one of the greatest opera singers of the twentieth century.

Thorpe, Billy

Rock singer and songwriter.

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Wallace, Elizabeth

Singer who travelled to Sydney with her brother and family and chose to remain when he left abruptly.

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Wallace, Isabella

Soprano who travelled to Sydney with her husband.

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Wright, Stevie

Songwriter and lead singer with the rock and roll band The Easybeats.

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de Gunst, Mollie

Operatic singer who toured extensively in the 1920s and 1930s.

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de Muro Lomanto, Enzo

Italian tenor who visited Sydney on tour in 1928.

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Barnett Levey's Theatre Royal

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First permanent theatre in Australia, operated by Barnett Levey. Built in George Street behind the Royal Hotel in 1829 and officially licensed in 1832, the theatre closed in 1838 and the building was destroyed by fire in 1840. 

Gumbery jah (Harry's song)

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Aboriginal chant or song performed by Corrangie (Harry) between 1820 and 1823 and transcribed by Judge Barron Field. It was first published in 1823 when The London Magazine published Field's article ‘Journal of an excursion across the Blue Mountains of New South Wales’ and again in 1825 in Fields' Geographic Memoirs of New South Wales. The work was performed by Matthew Doyle and Clarence Slockee and recorded by Kevin Hunt Conservatorium of Music in 2010.

Harry ( Corrangie )

Harry, or Corrangie, was an Aboriginal leader in Parramatta and Kissing Point before 1840.  

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Judith

Opera written by Eugene Goossens which premiered in Sydney in 1951 with Joan Sutherland in the title role.

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Rolling Stones

English rock band that formed in 1962. The band has toured Australia several times.

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Jagger, Mick

English musician and rock singer.

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