Yvonne Kenny
- January 4, 2024
- Opera Singer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Yvonne Kenny |
| Occupation | Opera Singer |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 25, 1950(1950-11-25) |
| Age | 74 |
| Country | Australia |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Yvonne Kenny Biography
| Name | Yvonne Kenny |
| Birthday | Nov 25 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Yvonne Kenny is one of the most popular and richest Opera Singer who was born on November 25, 1950 in Australia. This Australian-born soprano is best known for her roles in Mozart and Handel operas like, respectively, The Magic Flute or Semele. She performed at world-famous venues such as the London Royal Opera House and Sydney Opera House.
She was Blanche DuBois, the lead role in Opera Australia’s 2009 production of composer She starred as Blanche DuBois in the 2009 Opera Australia production of composer Andre Previn‘s A Streetcar Named Desire (based on the famous Tennessee Williams play of the same title).’s A Streetcar Named Desire (based upon the Tennessee Williams play).
Born in Sydney, she first studied at the University of Sydney in science, hoping to become a biochemist, but decided to pursue a career in music instead. She studied first with Myra Lambert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and later won a scholarship to study at the opera school at La Scala in Milan. After a year of studying there, she went to England, where after a few recitals and TV appearances, her breakthrough came on 11 October 1975, when she replaced, with only four days’ notice, the soprano scheduled to sing in an Opera Rara concert performance of Donizetti’s Rosmonda d’Inghilterra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. It was a triumph and the virtually unknown Kenny became an overnight star.
She performed the Olympic Hymn at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2001 she was awarded the Centenary Medal.
She was born in Sydney, Australia and raised there.
Yvonne Kenny Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Opera Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yvonne Kenny is one of the richest Opera Singer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yvonne Kenny 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After briefly studying biochemistry at University of Sydney, she was accepted at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She then went on to train at La Scala, Milan, Italy. In 1975, she made her professional debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as Opera Rara.
In 1976, she was part of Hans Werner Henze’s We Come to the River. This was her first Royal Opera House production.
Yvonne Kenny AM (born 25 November 1950) is an Australian soprano, particularly associated with Handel and Mozart roles.
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Yvonne Ranked on the list of most popular Opera Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Yvonne Kenny celebrates birthday on November 25 of every year.