Soprano, Marilyn Richardson, was born in Sydney and studied singing and piano at the Conservatorium of Music there. After obtaining her Diploma in Singing, a Churchill Fellowship enabled her to study in Europe from 1971. In opera, Marilyn Richardson made her international debut in Basel in 1972 singing Lulu and Salome to rave reviews. Roles include: Aida, the four soprano roles in The Tales of Hoffmann, Marschallin in Rosenkavalier, Eva in Die Meistersinger, Lisa in Pique Dame, Leonora in Fidelio, Sieglinde in Die Walkuere, Elsa in Lohengrin, Katya Kabanova, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, the Countess in Figaro, Tosca, Desdemona, Isolde and Laura in Richard Meale's Voss., Pamina, Fiordiligi, Poppea, Violetta, Marguerite, Mimi, Butterfly, Senta, Jenifer in Tippett's Midsummer Marriage and the soprano leads in Janacek's The Excursions of Mr Broucek. Marilyn Richardson has performed all the Chopin songs in Polish, Bartok in Hungarian, Magabunda by the American composer Schwantner and the popular Gorecki Symphony No 3 for the Adelaide and Melbourne Festivals. The Australian composers Richard Mills, Larry Sitsky, Nigel Butterley, Richard Meale and Phillip Brancanin have composed for her. She is a Co-ordinator and Voice Teacher for the Australian National Academy in Melbourne, and coaches Opera Queensland's Young Artists Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.