Jane Sheldon
Jane Sheldon is a Sydney-born Australian soprano, largely based in New York City.[1][2] She is an artistic associate at Sydney Chamber Opera.[3]
Eliza Aria from Elena Kats-Chernin's ballet Wild Swans was first recorded by Sheldon in 2004 with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.[4] This recording was used in a series of television and cinema advertisements for British bank Lloyds TSB, and then as the theme music for Phillip Adams' ABC Radio National programme Late Night Live. It was nominated for Best Classical Album at the 2005 ARIA Awards.
For several years, Sheldon sang as part of the touring ensemble for composer John Zorn, performing his music at the Louvre,[5] the Barbican,[6] Lincoln Center Festival,[7] Adelaide Festival,[8][9] North Sea Jazz,[10] Jazz Fest Sarajevo,[11] November Music,[12] the Metropolitan Museum,[13] the Cloisters,[14] and the Guggenheim, inside James Turrell's Aten Reign.[15]
In 2018, Sheldon performed in the premiere of Damien Ricketson's wordless opera The Howling Girls, directed by Adena Jacobs at Carriageworks.[16] In 2019, Sydney Chamber Opera presented the work at the Tokyo Festival.[17]
In 2019, she gave the Australian premiere of Kaija Saariaho's La Passion de Simone at Sydney Festival with Sydney Chamber Opera and the Song Company.[18]
Her 2022 album, I am a tree, I am a mouth[19] was listed in The New Yorker's notable performances and recordings of 2022.[20] In 2022 Sheldon was awarded Work of the Year (Dramatic) for composition at the Art Music Awards.[21]
Personal life
[edit]Sheldon is married to philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith.[2]
Discography
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Song of the Angel (with Sinfonia Australis and Cantillation) |
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| Elena Kats-Chernin: Wild Swans (with Ola Rudner, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra) |
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| North + South: Ten Folk Songs (with Genevieve Lang and Acacia Quartet) |
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| Nature (with Nicole Panizza, piano) |
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| Chiaroscuro (with Zubin Kanga, piano) |
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| There Was a Man Lived in the Moon Nursery rhymes and children's songs, arranged by Andrew Ford, with Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone) |
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| Crossing (with Julian Curwin) |
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| I am a tree, I am a mouth |
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ARIA Music Awards
[edit]Her recordings have twice been nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Classical Album: in 2005 for Elena Kats-Chernin: Wild Swans[23] and in 2013 for the album North + South[24] which was recorded with Genevieve Lang (harp) and the Acacia Quartet.[25]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wild Swans | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [23] |
| 2013 | North + South | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [24][26] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Steve Moffatt (18 August 2014). "Album review: Soprano Jane Sheldon casts her spell with her new recording Nature". Manly Daily. Retrieved 26 April 2014 – via The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b "On the Couch with Jane Sheldon", Arts Review, 17 June 2015, retrieved 26 April 2018
- ^ "About". Sydney Chamber Opera. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Elena Kats-Chernin: Wild Swans Suite (2004)". ABC Classic. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "John Zorn au Louvre | Philharmonie de Paris". philharmoniedeparis.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "How it's done: John Zorn celebrates his 60th birthday at the Barbican". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (19 July 2013). "It's His Party, He Can Play With Elbows if He Wants". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Visions of John Zorn at Adelaide Festival". Limelight. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Forester, Gordon (15 March 2014). "Adelaide Festival Review: Zorn in Oz: Zorn@60". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Zorn 60 Illuminations, Holy Visions, The Alchemist | NN North Sea Jazz Festival". www.northseajazz.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Madrigals". jazzfest.ba. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Live: November Music – John Zorn XL". Opduvel (in Dutch). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Smith, Steve (2 October 2013). "Surrounding Art With the Sounds of 60". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Allen, David (5 June 2015). "Review: John Zorn's Spirit of Restless Invention Flows Forth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Smith, Steve (24 June 2013). "Under Installation, Vocal Colors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "The daring new opera The Howling Girls revisits a post 9/11 hysteria attack" by Andrew Taylor, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 March 2018
- ^ "The Howling Girls". Tokyo FestivaL 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "La Passion de Simone". Sydney Festival. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Soprano and composer Jane Sheldon, and the remarkable life of violinist Alma Moodie". ABC listen. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Ross, Alex (14 December 2022). "Notable Performances and Recordings of 2022". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Art Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Yeoman, Will (6 March 2015). "Nature (Jane Sheldon, Nicole Panizza)". Limelight.
- ^ a b "2005 ARIA Awards Winners". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b Paget, Clive (3 October 2013). "Dickson, Hansen, Sheldon and Whitwell to slug it out at ARIAS". Limelight.
- ^ Hardaker, John (9 November 2012), "Review: Jane Sheldon, North+South: Ten Folk Songs", Megaphone Oz
- ^ "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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