The Phantom of the Opera,
​Really Useful Group

‘The supporting cast, too, was impressive. In particular, the pushy Carlotta was played with great comic touch and compelling vocal control by Andrea Creighton.’
​Stephen Bevis,
The West Australian



Così fan Tutte,
Melbourne Opera

The comedic leads of Don Alfonso and Despina were hilarious, leading the audience, young and old, to laugh and laugh the whole way through. The unexpected star of the show would definitely be Despina, played by Andrea Creighton. She was an exceptional singer with her words melodically delivered and articulately conveyed.’
Corey Ignace, Laneway Magazine, Melbourne



Die Sieben Todsünden,
Auckland Chamber Orchestra
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"As Anna 1 Andrea Creighton understands Brechtian restraint and cabaret dead-pan and her operatic voice thrills in Weill’s gorgeous lines’'
William Dart, The New Zealand Herald"

​2024 ADJUDICATOR - Andrea Creighton
Andrea Creighton graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music, UK with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Vocal Performance and was then accepted into the Young Artist Programme of the Opéra National de Paris.  Successful in many competitions, she was the winner of  the New Zealand Mobil Song Quest; the Webster Booth/Esso Award in the United Kingdom; the Opera Prize of the Cercle Carpeaux de L’Opéra National de Paris; and the very prestigious Prix d’A.R.O.P for an outstanding debut performance at the Paris Opera. Andrea has also had the support of the Singer’s Development Fund based out of New York.
 
Andrea has sung principal roles with many international companies including: L’Opéra National de Paris; New Zealand Opera; Opéra de Bordeaux; Opéra de Tours; Opéra de Nantes; Iford Festival UK; Festival d’Aix en Provence; Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing; Melbourne Opera and the NZ International Festival of the Arts.  She has performed in many countries around the world - France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the UK, America, Egypt, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and across all of Asia.
 
A true crossover performer - Andrea has shown her versatility by performing both soprano and mezzo roles on the international stage and is equally at home as a Musical Theatre performer.
Most recently, Andrea performed the role of Sr Berthe and understudy Mother Abbess in the Australian tour of The Sound of Music - joining the Melbourne season and continuing to Adelaide and Perth.   Prior to that she had just finished a six year contract, performing the role of Carlotta Guidicelli in the World Tour and the Australasian tour of the Phantom of the Opera (Really Useful Productions) - which had seen her premiere the role in Manila, Seoul, Bangkok, Singapore, Shanghai, Daegu, Taipei, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Guangzhou and Beijing as well as all the major cities in Australia and in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2024 she took on the role of Aunt Norris in Mansfield Park and Ragonde in Le Comte Ory for New Zealand Opera.
 
Andrea’s performance experience encompasses opera, oratorio, musical theatre and the concert platform. Her concert and recital work has seen engagements with national and international orchestras including the Vector Wellington Orchestra; the Auckland Philharmonia; the Auckland Chamber Orchestra; L’Orchestre National de Paris; L’Orchestre Radio France; Les Musiciens du Louvre; L'Orchestre National de Lyon; the English Camerata Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra UK.
Andrea is an established singing teacher and has returned home to New Zealand to take up a voice teaching position at the Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland.  She has taught for several years at one of the top private secondary schools in Melbourne and also was on the classical voice teaching staff at Monash University in Melbourne.
 
Andrea is also a sought-after “French Language for Singers” coach and has examined and adjudicated nationally and internationally.

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WINNERS - 18 years and over - 2023

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