# Jane Sheldon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jane_Sheldon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jane_Sheldon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Sheldon > Source revision: 1312350724 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian soprano}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} '''Jane Sheldon''' is a Sydney-born Australian [soprano](/source/soprano), largely based in New York City.{{Citation|date=17 June 2015|title=On the Couch with Jane Sheldon|periodical=Arts Review|url=http://artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch-with-jane-sheldon/|access-date=26 April 2018}} She is an artistic associate at [Sydney Chamber Opera](/source/Sydney_Chamber_Opera).{{Cite web |title=About|publisher=[Sydney Chamber Opera](/source/Sydney_Chamber_Opera)|url=https://www.sydneychamberopera.com/about/ |access-date=2023-09-11}} [Eliza Aria](/source/Eliza_Aria) from [Elena Kats-Chernin](/source/Elena_Kats-Chernin)'s ballet ''[Wild Swans](/source/Wild_Swans_(ballet))'' was first recorded by Sheldon in 2004 with the [Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra](/source/Tasmanian_Symphony_Orchestra).{{Cite web |date=2019-02-28 |title=Elena Kats-Chernin: ''Wild Swans Suite'' (2004) |url=https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/classic-australia/elena-kats-chernin-wld-swans-suite-2004/10743538 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=[ABC Classic](/source/ABC_Classic)}} This recording was used in a series of television and cinema advertisements for British bank [Lloyds TSB](/source/Lloyds_TSB), and then as the theme music for [Phillip Adams](/source/Phillip_Adams_(writer))' ABC [Radio National](/source/Radio_National) programme ''[Late Night Live](/source/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](/source/John_Zorn), performing his music at the Louvre,{{Cite web |title=John Zorn au Louvre {{!}} Philharmonie de Paris |url=https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/activity/concert/17196-john-zorn-au-louvre |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=philharmoniedeparis.fr |language=en}} the Barbican,{{Cite web |title=How it's done: John Zorn celebrates his 60th birthday at the Barbican |url=https://bachtrack.com/review-barbican-john-zorn-at-60 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=bachtrack.com |language=en}} Lincoln Center Festival,{{Cite news |last=Schweitzer |first=Vivien |date=2013-07-19 |title=It’s His Party, He Can Play With Elbows if He Wants |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/arts/music/john-zorn-performing-at-alice-tully-hall.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Adelaide Festival,{{Cite web |title=Visions of John Zorn at Adelaide Festival |url=https://limelight-arts.com.au/features/visions-of-john-zorn-at-adelaide-festival/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Limelight |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Forester |first=Gordon |date=2014-03-15 |title=Adelaide Festival Review: Zorn in Oz: Zorn@60 |url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/adelaide-festival-review-zorn-in-oz-zorn60/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Glam Adelaide |language=en-AU}} North Sea Jazz,{{Cite web |title=Zorn 60 Illuminations, Holy Visions, The Alchemist {{!}} NN North Sea Jazz Festival |url=https://www.northseajazz.com/nl/programma/2013/zaterdag-13-juli/17094-zorn-60-illuminations-holy-visions-the-alchemist |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.northseajazz.com |language=nl}} Jazz Fest Sarajevo,{{Cite web |title=Madrigals |url=https://jazzfest.ba/en/events/madrigals/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=jazzfest.ba |language=en-US}} November Music,{{Cite web |date=2017-11-05 |title=Live: November Music – John Zorn XL |url=https://opduvel.com/2017/11/05/live-november-music-john-zorn-xl/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Opduvel |language=nl}} the Metropolitan Museum,{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Steve |date=2013-10-02 |title=Surrounding Art With the Sounds of 60 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/arts/music/john-zorn-fills-metropolitan-museum-with-music.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} the Cloisters,{{Cite news |last=Allen |first=David |date=2015-06-05 |title=Review: John Zorn’s Spirit of Restless Invention Flows Forth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/arts/music/review-john-zorns-spirit-of-restless-invention-flows-forth.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} and the Guggenheim, inside [James Turrell](/source/James_Turrell)'s Aten Reign.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Steve |date=2013-06-24 |title=Under Installation, Vocal Colors |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/arts/music/john-zorns-sacred-voices-at-the-guggenheim-museum.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} In 2018, Sheldon performed in the premiere of [Damien Ricketson](/source/Damien_Ricketson)'s wordless opera ''The Howling Girls'', directed by [Adena Jacobs](/source/Adena_Jacobs) at [Carriageworks](/source/Carriageworks).[https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/the-daring-new-opera-the-howling-girls-revisits-a-post-911-hysteria-attack-20180318-h0xn5q.html "The daring new opera ''The Howling Girls'' revisits a post 9/11 hysteria attack"] by Andrew Taylor, ''[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)'', 22 March 2018 In 2019, Sydney Chamber Opera presented the work at the Tokyo Festival.{{Cite web |title=''The Howling Girls''|url=https://tokyo-festival.jp/2019/en/world-competition/thehowlinggirls |access-date=2023-09-11 |publisher=Tokyo FestivaL 2019}} In 2019, she gave the Australian premiere of [Kaija Saariaho](/source/Kaija_Saariaho)'s ''[La Passion de Simone](/source/La_Passion_de_Simone)'' at [Sydney Festival](/source/Sydney_Festival) with Sydney Chamber Opera and the Song Company.{{Cite web |title=''La Passion de Simone''|url=https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/la-passion-de-simone/ |access-date=2023-09-11|publisher=[Sydney Festival](/source/Sydney_Festival)}} Her 2022 album, ''I am a tree, I am a mouth''{{Cite web |date=2022-11-06 |title=Soprano and composer Jane Sheldon, and the remarkable life of violinist Alma Moodie |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/the-music-show-kay-dreyfus-jane-sheldon/14095246 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=ABC listen}} was listed in ''[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)''{{'}}s notable performances and recordings of 2022.{{Cite news|last=Ross|first=Alex|author-link=Alex Ross (music critic)|date=2022-12-14 |title=Notable Performances and Recordings of 2022|work=[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2022-in-review/notable-performances-and-recordings-of-2022 |access-date=2023-09-11}} In 2022 Sheldon was awarded Work of the Year (Dramatic) for composition at the [Art Music Awards](/source/Art_Music_Awards).{{Cite web |title=Art Music Awards|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/art-music-awards-2022 |access-date=2023-09-11 |publisher=[APRA AMCOS](/source/APRA_AMCOS)}} ==Personal life== Sheldon is married to philosopher [Peter Godfrey-Smith](/source/Peter_Godfrey-Smith). ==Discography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row" | ''Song of the Angel''
(with [Sinfonia Australis](/source/Sinfonia_Australis) and [Cantillation](/source/Cantillation_(ensemble))) | * CD, digital; released 2002, re-released 2012 * Label: [ABC Classics](/source/ABC_Classics) (4725972) |- ! scope="row" | ''Elena Kats-Chernin: Wild Swans''
(with {{ill|Ola Rudner|de||fi}}, [Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra](/source/Tasmanian_Symphony_Orchestra)) | * CD, digital: released 2004 * Label: ABC Classics (4767639) |- ! scope="row" | ''North + South: Ten Folk Songs''
(with Genevieve Lang and [Acacia Quartet](/source/Acacia_Quartet)) | * CD, digital; released: November 2012 * Label: Phosphor Records (PR0001) |- ! scope="row" | ''Nature''
(with Nicole Panizza, piano) | * CD, digital; released: May 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/album-review-soprano-jane-sheldon-casts-her-spell-with-her-new-recording-nature/news-story/84765b17bf124fe48f341922dab8fc58|title=Album review: Soprano Jane Sheldon casts her spell with her new recording ''Nature''|author=Steve Moffatt|work=[Manly Daily](/source/Manly_Daily)|via=''[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph_(Sydney))''|date=18 August 2014|access-date=26 April 2014}}{{Cite magazine| last = Yeoman | first = Will | date = 6 March 2015 | title = ''Nature'' (Jane Sheldon, Nicole Panizza)|magazine=[Limelight](/source/Limelight_(magazine))| url = https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/reviews/nature-jane-sheldon-nicole-panizza/}} * Label: Phosphor Records (PR0002) |- ! scope="row" | ''Chiaroscuro''
(with [Zubin Kanga](/source/Zubin_Kanga), piano) | * CD, digital; released: August 2015 * Label: Phosphor Records (PR0003) |- ! scope="row" | ''There Was a Man Lived in the Moon''
Nursery rhymes and children's songs,
arranged by [Andrew Ford](/source/Andrew_Ford_(composer)), with [Teddy Tahu Rhodes](/source/Teddy_Tahu_Rhodes) (baritone) | * CD; released 2015 * Label: ABC Classics (4812235) |- ! scope="row" | ''Crossing''
(with [Julian Curwin](/source/Julian_Curwin)) | * CD, digital; released: April 2018 * Label: Romero Records |- ! scope="row" | ''I am a tree, I am a mouth'' | * Digital release: October 2022 * Label: Phosphor Records (PR0004) |} ==ARIA Music Awards== Her recordings have twice been nominated for the [ARIA Award](/source/ARIA_Award) for [Best Classical Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_Classical_Album): in 2005 for ''Elena Kats-Chernin: Wild Swans''{{Cite web |title=2005 ARIA Awards Winners |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2005 |access-date=2023-09-11|publisher=[ARIA Awards](/source/ARIA_Awards)}} and in 2013 for the album ''North + South''{{Cite magazine|last=Paget|first=Clive|date=3 October 2013|title=Dickson, Hansen, Sheldon and Whitwell to slug it out at ARIAS|magazine=[Limelight](/source/Limelight_(magazine))|url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/dickson-hansen-sheldon-and-whitwell-to-slug-it-out-at-arias/|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=26 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426044033/https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/dickson-hansen-sheldon-and-whitwell-to-slug-it-out-at-arias/|url-status=dead}} which was recorded with Genevieve Lang (harp) and the [Acacia Quartet](/source/Acacia_Quartet).{{Citation|last=Hardaker|first=John|date=9 November 2012|title=Review: Jane Sheldon, ''North+South'': Ten Folk Songs|periodical=Megaphone Oz|url=http://megaphoneoz.com/review-jane-sheldon-northsouth-ten-folk-songs/}} The [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [Australian music](/source/Australian_music). They commenced in 1987. {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | [2005](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2005) | ''Wild Swans'' | [Best Classical Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_Classical_Album) | {{nom}} | |- | [2013](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2013) | ''North + South'' | Best Classical Album | {{nom}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-classical-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=9 July 2022}} |- {{end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{official|https://www.janesheldonsoprano.com/}} *[https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/sheldon-jane Articles by and about Jane Sheldon], [Australian Music Centre](/source/Australian_Music_Centre) {{Portal bar|Biography|Classical music}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheldon, Jane}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Singers from Sydney Category:Australian operatic sopranos --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jane Sheldon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Sheldon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Sheldon?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.