BIOGRAPHY
Madeleine Stephens
MADELEINE STEPHENS
Australian lyric soprano, performer and creative artist.
Madeleine is a soprano, actor, and director holding a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and a Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies from Queensland University of Technology. She was awarded the 2018 Opera Australia Regional Scholarship, third place in the West Australian Opera Lovers Aria Prize (2022), the Friends of the Academy Grant, and the Ian Potter Cultural Trust Emerging Artist Grant (2023). Moving to Brisbane in 2024, Madeleine was awarded first prize in the 2025 Queensland Vocal Competition Operatic Aria Finals, Sacred Song, and English Art Song sections and is a current Young Artist with Opera Queensland (2025/2026).
With Opera Queensland, Madeleine’s role credits include ensemble in Ruddigore or The Witch’s Curse! (2018), Clorinda (cover) in La Cenerentola (2025/2026), Leona in In a Grove (2025), Chorus and First Woodsprite (cover) in Rusalka, and principal artist touring in All Together Now! (2025/2026), The Festival of Outback Opera (2026), Viva la Voce (2026), and Bravo! (2026).
During her studies at WAAPA, Madeleine appeared in Orpheus in the Underworld, The Pirates of Penzance (Edith), and Hansel and Gretel (Gertrud). In 2023, Madeleine attended the Dorset Opera Summer School, performing in Le nozze di Figaro, directed by Paul Carr, and Le roi de Lahore, directed by Ella Marchmant.
In other artistic pursuits, Madeleine wrote, produced, and directed the award-winning physical theatre piece Wheatfield with Crows for Perth FRINGE WORLD 2022, presenting two sold-out seasons. She was also a director in La Boite Theatre’s 2024 Assembly Program. Madeleine is an Associate Producer, Director, and Soprano with Springboard Opera, Executive Producer and Stage Director of The Chronicle Singers, and a Soprano Schola at the Cathedral of St Stephen.
Madeleine ist Sopranistin, Schauspielerin und Regisseurin. Sie besitzt einen Bachelor of Music (Honours) der Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) und ein Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies der Queensland University of Technology. Sie erhielt 2018 das Opera Australia Regional Scholarship, den dritten Platz beim West Australian Opera Lovers Aria Prize (2022), den Friends of the Academy Grant und den Ian Potter Cultural Trust Emerging Artist Grant (2023). Seit ihrem Umzug nach Brisbane im Jahr 2024 gewann Madeleine 2025 den ersten Preis im Finale des Queensland Vocal Competition in den Kategorien Opernarien, Geistliches Lied und Englisches Kunstlied. Derzeit ist sie Young Artist bei Opera Queensland (2025/2026).
Bei Opera Queensland wirkte Madeleine unter anderem im Ensemble von “Ruddigore oder Der Fluch der Hexe!” mit. (2018), Clorinda (Cover) in La Cenerentola (2025/2026), Leona in “In a Grove” (2025), Chor und Erste Waldfee (Cover) in Rusalka sowie Hauptrolle auf Tournee mit “All Together Now!” (2025/2026), dem Festival of Outback Opera (2026), “Viva la Voce” (2026) und “Bravo!” (2026). Während ihres Studiums an der WAAPA wirkte Madeleine in “Orpheus in der Unterwelt”, “Die Piraten von Penzance” (Edith) und “Hänsel und Gretel” (Gertrud) mit. 2023 besuchte Madeleine die Dorset Opera Summer School und sang in “Le nozze di Figaro” unter der Regie von Paul Carr und “Le roi de Lahore” unter der Regie von Ella Marchmant.
Neben ihren anderen künstlerischen Tätigkeiten schrieb, produzierte und inszenierte Madeleine das preisgekrönte physische Theaterstück “Wheatfield with Crows” für das Perth FRINGE WORLD 2022, das zwei ausverkaufte Spielzeiten erlebte. Sie war außerdem Regisseurin im Assembly Program 2024 des La Boite Theatre. Madeleine ist Associate Producer, Regisseurin und Sopranistin bei Springboard Opera, Executive Producer und Regisseurin der Chronicle Singers sowie Sopran-Schola an der Kathedrale St. Stephan.
MADELEINE STEPHENS
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