©Peter C Christensen
Louise Callinan - Mezzosoprano
Now based in Paris, Sydney-born Louise Callinan
gained a Bachelor in Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music/University
of Sydney and a Postgraduate Diploma in Opera Performance at the Queensland
Conservatorium/Griffith University. She later joined Opera Queensland's Young
Artist Program where she made her debut as Siebel in Faust. She
was a regular soloist with the Queensland Pops Orchestra and also sang with
the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Municipal Choir in Mendelssohn's
Elijah.
In September 1998 Louise Callinan was accepted as the first Australian
into the Centre de Formation Lyrique (Young Artist Programme) of the Opéra
National de Paris. Here she performed Concepcion in L'heure espagnole,
Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Meg Page in Falstaff
and Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte, Rosina in Il Barbiere
di Siviglia. She also performed Concepcion in Montpellier under Jesus
Lopez-Cobos, in the Chorégies d'Orange 2000, and in live broadcast
for Radio France.
Ms. Callinan made her debut in 2000 with the Opéra National de Paris as The Page in Rigoletto and since 2001-2002 started performing Zweiter Zofen in Der Zwerg, Un Pâtre, La Chouette and Une Bete in L'enfant et les sortilége , Stravinsky's Pulcinella in the Garnier and Tebaldo in Don Carlos, Blumenmädchen in Parsifal, and Chalkiope in Liebermann's Médée at the Opéra Bastille.
In 2003 Louise sang Blumenmädchen
in Parisfal, Die Frau in Manoury's K.., Meg Page
in Falstaff, Ninetta in Les Vepres Sicilienne with Opéra
National de Paris, La seconda Elfe in Respighi's La Campana Sommersa
in Montpellier, and made her debut with Opera Australia in
performing the title role in La Cenerentola.
Callinan's concert repertoire has included appearances with l'Ensemble
l'Orchestral de Paris in the Théâtre de Champs Elysées, Chicago Symphony in the Ravinia Festival, and the
BBC Symphony Orchestra in the Barbican London.
In recital, Ms. Callinan has performed at the Ravinia Festivals 2000 and 2003, U.S.A. under the auspices of the Steans Institute and made her debut in Wigmore Hall, London with Graham Johnson.
In 2004 Louise performed Zweite Dame in
Die Zauberflöte, Javotte in Manon, and covered the
roles of Concepcion in L'heure espangnole and Ruggiero in Alcina with Opéra
National de Paris. In concert she sang Bernstein's Mass with the Orchestre
National d'lle de france at the Cité de la Musique, Paris.
In Sydney she sang Rosina with Opera Australia.
Louise is currently in preparation for the Magic
Flute "Film" where she will sing the role of Second Lady.
This film will be directed by Kenneth Branagh and conducted by
James Conlon.
Louise Callinan is represented by Mr. Uri Zur
Dorabella - 1st Aria - Israeli Opera June 2007
Dorabella - 2nd Aria - Israeli Opera June 2007
Cosi - Irsaeli Opera 1st Duet June 2007
Dorabella - "Smanie impacabili" - Cosí fan Tutte, W. A. Mozart - download the .mp3 file to play (3.8 MB)
Concepcion - "Oh!
la pitoyable aventure!" - L'Heure Espagnole, M. Ravel - download
the .mp3 file to play (3.6 MB)
