Patrons of the Mietta Song Recital Award

Dame Joan Sutherland, Yvonne Kenny and Richard Bonynge have been announced as patrons of the Mietta Foundation’s Mietta Song Recital Award.

Richard Bonynge was an adjudicator for the award that was held at The Victorian College of the Arts’ Federation Hall in Melbourne on 12 and 13 April 2003.

Says Dame Joan Sutherland: “We are very pleased that the decision has been made to continue the Song Recital Award in memory of Mietta, who did so much to help our young artists and wish the project every success.”

ABC FM recorded the competition for broadcasting.

The Mietta Song Recital Award provides performance, training and competition opportunities, nationally and internationally, for singers of art song (lieder) and their accompanists.

Up to eight selected semi-finalists give a short performance before an audience and the judges. A maximum of four selected finalists perform a 30-minute program before an audience. The judges then make their decision on the winner.

The Award was established in 1995 by Mietta O’Donnell with Michael Easton, Len Vorster and Tony Knox. From 2003, the Song Recital Award will bear Mietta’s name as a tribute to her energy and commitment to the arts.

© The Mietta song Recital Award 2003