{{Short description|Australian operatic soprano (born 1985 or 1986)}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} '''Stacey Alleaume''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|30|2016|10|23}})<ref name=hun /> is an Australian-born soprano of Mauritian descent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Review |first=Arts |date=2018-08-03 |title=On the Couch with Stacey Alleaume |url=https://artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch-with-stacey-alleaume/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Australian Arts Review}}</ref> She is a principal soprano for Opera Australia.
== Biography == Alleaume's family came from Port Louis in Mauritius where her grandfather had been mayor and her grand-uncle curator of the opera house.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.luxurytravelmag.com.au/article/soprano-stacey-alleaume/|title=Soprano Stacey Alleaume|magazine=Luxury Travel|type=interview|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/the-worlds-her-stage-but-home-is-where-stacey-alleaumes-heart-is/news-story/4b70cb24fae90c7175595c43a410397a|title=The world's her stage but home is where Stacey Alleaume's heart is|author=Sue Wallace|date=24 June 2023|newspaper=The Australian|url-access=subscription|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> She then grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren and studied voice at the University of Melbourne and the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, California.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alumni Search |url=https://musicacademy.org/alumni-search/|publisher=Music Academy of the West|access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Conversation: Stacey Alleaume, Lead Soprano for Opera Australia|author=Sandi Sieger|date=5 July 2022|url=https://www.onyamagazine.com/lifestyle/australian-conversation/australian-conversation-stacey-alleaume-lead-soprano-for-opera-australia/|website=onyamagazine.com|access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>
In 2016 she became a member of the Opera Australia Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Program after winning the Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship; in the same year she performed in a large scale "silent opera" (''The Eighth Wonder'' in a headphones-only presentation) on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.<ref name=hun>{{Cite news|first=Geordie|last=Cowan|date=23 October 2016 |title=Noble Park North singer Stacey Alleaume in Sydney silent opera|newspaper=Herald Sun|location=Melbourne|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/noble-park-north-singer-stacey-alleaume-in-sydney-silent-opera/news-story/2794dfe305dbd43910046a855d88ab16|access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stacey Alleaume |url=https://opera.org.au/artist/stacey-alleaume/ |access-date=2023-05-16|publisher=Opera Australia}}</ref> Alleaume's voice was used in the 2021 feature film ''Falling for Figaro'' for the character Millie Cantwell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Gary |date=29 September 2021 |title=''Falling for Figaro'' fails to hit the high (or even so-so) notes |type=film review |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-09-29/review-falling-for-figaro-danielle-macdonald |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
In 2017, Alleaume made her debut as Violetta Valéry in ''La traviata'' with Opera Australia at four hours' notice. <ref>{{cite web |last=Zwartz |first=Barney |date=2 May 2022 |title=''Thrust into the spotlight, Stacey Alleaume is happy to die over and over on stage''|url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/opera/it-s-been-a-massive-journey-from-narre-warren-to-an-operatic-tragedy-20220502-p5ahsi.html |website= The Age |access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref> She notably reprised the role to critical acclaim for Opera Australia's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2021 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/new-star-soprano-stacey-alleaume-joins-top-ranks-after-a-triumphant-la-traviata/news-story/38113178248255343f504c795aeea0d3|title=New star soprano Stacey Alleaume joins top ranks after a triumphant ''La traviata''|author=Tom Pillans|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|date=28 March 2021|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref> and again for Welsh National Opera in 2023.<ref>[https://bachtrack.com/review-traviata-mcvicar-alleaume-kim-doss-welsh-national-opera-southampton-november-2023 "Stacey Alleaume leads Welsh National Opera's emotionally-charged ''Traviata''"] by David Truslove, 27 November 2023, ''Bachtrack''</ref><ref> {{cite web |last=Walsh |first=Stephen |date=23 September 2023 |title=''La Traviata, Welsh National Opera review - memorable revival, unforgettable lead'' |url=https://theartsdesk.com/opera/la-traviata-welsh-national-opera-review-memorable-revival-unforgettable-lead |website=The Arts Desk |access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref> In 2025, Alleaume again stepped in at a day's notice to sing Pamina, which she had sung before but never in German, for a production of ''The Magic Flute'' by the State Opera of South Australia.<ref>[https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/the-magic-flute-review-her-majestys-theatre-2819407/ "''The Magic Flute'' review: a first-of-its-kind opera collaboration in Adelaide"] by Peter Burdon, 1 September 2025, Arts hub</ref>
She has sung for Opera Australia, Bregenzer Festspiele, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Welsh National Opera, Theater an der Wien, Scottish Opera, Opera Hong Kong, Fondazione Petruzelli, Australian Contemporary Opera Company and Royal Opera House Muscat.<ref> {{cite web |title=Events |url=https://staceyalleaume.com/all-events |website=Stacey Alleaume |access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref>
== Awards == * Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship (2012)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Morris |first=Linda |date=2019-08-03 |title=All-female finalists in Opera Eisteddfod |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/all-female-finalists-in-opera-eisteddfod-20190802-p52d7f.html |access-date=2023-05-16|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> * Melbourne Sun Aria (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/news/voice|title=Operation opera: the secret of success at the Melbourne Conservatorium's Voice department|date=15 November 2019|publisher=Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref> * Dame Joan Sutherland Award (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aoac.org.au/about/|title=Australian Opera Awards Committee|publisher=AOAC|access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref>
== Recordings == * ''Moonlight Reflections'', Move Records, MCD 613, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Moonlight Reflections''|url=http://www.move.com.au/disc/moonlight-reflections|publisher=Move Records|access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>
== References == <references />
==External links== * {{official|https://staceyalleaume.com/}} * [https://www.operabase.com/artists/stacey-alleaume-23148/en Performances], Operabase * [https://www.sbs.com.au/language/italian/it/podcast-episode/il-soprano-stacey-alleaume-una-nuova-stella-della-lirica-australiana/zd3b1a0rs "Il soprano Stacey Alleaume, una nuova stella della lirica australiana"] by Domenico Gentile, 14 July 2022, article and podcast (in Italian), SBS Italiano
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