Jennifer McGregor (soprano)
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Jennifer McGregor is an Australian operatic soprano.{{Citation | title = McGregor, Jennifer | periodical = National Library of Australia | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1659868?q=creator%3A%22McGregor%2C+Jennifer.%22&c=people }} Her album The Jennifer McGregor Album, recorded with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra,{{Citation | title = The Jennifer McGregor album | periodical = National Library of Australia listing | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22848829?q&sort=holdings+desc&_=1520381161063&versionId=45658822 }} was nominated for the 1988 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album.
Born in Sydney, she is the sister of actress Julie McGregor. She joined the chorus of the Australian Opera in 1981 and became a principal after winning the Metropolitan Opera Audition Scholarship and the Armstrong-Martin Scholarship and studying in Europe. She left the opera in 1986.{{Citation | last = Hubble | first = Ava | date = 20 January 1988 | title = Opera's girl next door |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} From 1988 to 1990 she was a principal with Germany's Heidelberg Opera. Together with Judi Connelli and Suzanne Johnston she formed the 3 Divas. In 2000 they released a self-titled album.{{Citation | date = 14 February 2002 | title = Diva's fun divertissement Soprano reflects on career that all began in Mosman | periodical = Mosman Daily }}
Discography
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Awards and nominations
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.
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References
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External links
- [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1964637 Biographical cuttings on Jennifer McGregor, soprano] at the National Library of Australia
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