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EnGAGEMENTS

CURRENT & RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

2026/2027

Current season highlights include Ms. Edmonds' role debut as Siebel in Gounod's Faust, and Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte.

Recent season highlights include the title role in Cendrillon, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, and her role debut as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

FAUST
Siebel

Opera Australia
Sydney, Australia

Ms Edmonds will debut the role of Siebel in Gounod's Faust at the Sydney Opera House, in Sir David McVicar's production, conducted by Nikolas Nägele.

JULY 10 - AUGUST 4, 2027

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Zweite Dame

Opera Australia
Sydney, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Ms Edmonds will reprise the role of Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte, for Opera Australia at Sydney Opera House, & Melbourne's State Theatre. Sir Thomas Allen's production, conducted by Johanna Malangré, & Sam Weller.

JANUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 15, 2027
MAY 13-28, 2027

MARY MOTORHEAD
Mary

ACOCo.
Melbourne
, Australia

Ms Edmonds performed the role of Mary in Emma O'Halloran's Grammy-nominated Mary Motorhead, for Australian Contemporary Opera Company, under the baton of Elaine Kelly.

MARCH, 2026

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Rosina

Opera Australia
Sydney, Australia

Ms Edmonds made her highly-anticipated debut as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, for Opera Australia, in Elijah Moshinsky's production, under the baton of Tahu Matheson.

NOVEMBER 1 & 4, 2025

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Cherubino

Opera Australia
Sydney, Australia

Returning to the role of Cherubino, Ms Edmonds performed in Le Nozze di Figaro at Sydney Opera House. David McVicar's production for Opera Australia, conducted by Matteo Dal Maso.

JULY 31 - AUGUST 23, 2025

CENDRILLON
Cendrillon

Opera Australia
Sydney, Australia

After acclaimed runs at the Metropolitan Opera of New York and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, this acclaimed staging of Cinderella made an impressive Sydney Opera House debut.

Ms Edmonds starred as Cinderella, in Laurent Pelly's iconic production, under the baton of Evan Rogister.

JANUARY 2 - MARCH 28, 2025

ALDERNEY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Mezzo-Soprano

Alderney Chamber Music Festival
Alderney, United Kingdom

Ms. Edmonds joined esteemed instrumental colleagues of the Royal Opera House orchestra, to perform works by Debussy and Chausson, in the 2024 Festival.

AUGUST 14-18, 2024

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 
Cherubino

State Opera South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia

Ms. Edmonds returned to the role of Cherubino for SOSA's new production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro directed by Nicholas Cannon and conducted by Tobias Ringborg.

NOVEMBER 16, 18, 21, 23, & 25, 2023

QUATRE INSTANTS
Mezzo-soprano
+ Assistant Director

Sydney Chamber Opera
Sydney, Australia

Ms. Edmonds performed a staged version of Kaija Saariaho’s Quatre Instants in this triple bill. 
Ms. Edmonds was also assistant director on this project.

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER, 2023

IN SONG
Mezzo-soprano 

Sydney Chamber Opera & Phoenix Central Park
Sydney, Australia

Recording project for SCO and Phoenix Central Park. Ms. Edmonds and Jack Symonds performed and recorded works by Symonds, Barber, and Saariaho.

JUNE 2021

L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES
L'enfant

London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vopera
Virtual Production

Ms. Edmonds reprised the role of L'enfant for this production of L'enfant et les sortilèges, presented by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vopera. This production won the Opera award at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards in 2021.

NOVEMBER 2020

DENIS & KATYA  
Mezzo-soprano

Music Theatre Wales
London, and UK tour

After performing this acclaimed new work with Opera Philadelphia in 2019, Ms. Edmonds gave the UK premiere of Philip Venables & Ted Huffman's Denis & Katya.

FEBRUARY & MARCH 2020

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

Dorabella

Classical Opera Company
London, United Kingdom

Ms Edmonds performed role of Dorabella in Classical Opera Company's London performances of Mozart's Così fan tutte, after previously covering the role for the Royal Opera.

NOVEMBER 2019

DENIS & KATYA  
Mezzo-soprano

Opera Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Ms. Edmonds made her US debut in this highly-acclaimed new work by composer Philip Venables and director Ted Huffman, for Opera Philadelphia.

SEPTEMBER 2019

L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES  

L'enfant

Komische Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Ms. Edmonds made her her Komische Oper Berlin debut, in the title role of L'enfant in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges. Production by 1927 Theatre Company, conducted by Gabriel Feltz.

APRIL - JUNE 2019

KATYA KABANOVA

Varvara

Royal Opera House

London, United Kingdom

Ms. Edmonds returned to the Royal Opera House to sing the role of Varvara in Richard Jones' Olivier award-winning new production of Janácek's Katya Kabanova, under the baton of Edward Gardner.

FEBRUARY 2019

ARTASERSE

Semira

Pinchgut Opera

Sydney, Australia

Ms. Edmonds performed the role of Semira in the Australian Premiere of Hasse’s Artaserse. This production won Best Rediscovered Work at the International Opera Awards. Recorded and distributed on the Pinchgut Live label.

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2018

ADRIANA LECOUVREUR

Mlle Dangeville

Verbier Festival

Verbier, Switzerland

Ms. Edmonds performed the role of Mlle Dangeville in the Verbier Festival's performance of Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur, under the baton of Valery Gergiev. 

JULY 2018

LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES

Agathe / Dargelos

Royal Ballet and Opera
The Barbican

London, United Kingdom

Ms. Edmonds performed the roles of Agathe/Dargelos in Glass' Les Enfants Terribles, for the Royal Ballet and Opera at the Barbican, choreographed and directed by Javier De Frutos.

MARCH 2017

MANON LESCAUT

Madrigal Singer

Royal Opera House

London, United Kingdom

Ms. Edmonds performed the role of The Madrigal Singer in Jonathan Kent’s production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, conducted by Antonio Pappano.

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2016

4.48 PSYCHOSIS
Mezzo-soprano

Royal Opera House

London, United Kingdom

Ms. Edmonds was in the small female cast that brought this now internationally-acclaimed work to life for the first time. Composed by Philip Venables and directed by Ted Huffman.

MAY 2016

ORPHEUS

Aglaea / Atropos / Bacchus

Royal Opera House

London, United Kingdom

Ms. Edmonds appeared as Aglaea / Atropos / Bacchus in Keith Warner's production of Rossi's Orpheus, at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2015

BAZAJET

Asteria

Pinchgut Opera

Sydney, Australia

Ms. Edmonds appeared as Asteria in the Australian premiere of Vivaldi's Bazajet, recorded and distributed by ABC Classics and Pinchgut Live.

JULY 2015

INTO THE LITTLE HILL

Mezzo-soprano soloist

Sydney Chamber Opera

Sydney, Australia

Ms. Edmonds gave the Australian premiere of Benjamin’s opera for two voices and orchestra, directed by Sarah Giles, and performed as part of the Sydney Festival.

JANUARY 2014

OWEN WINGRAVE

Kate Julian

Sydney Chamber Opera

Sydney, Australia

Ms. Edmonds performed the role of Kate Julian in Benjamin Britten's Owen Wingrave, conducted by Jack Symonds and directed by Imara Savage.

AUGUST 2013

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