Martene Grimson

Martene Grimson Soprano
Martene Grimson (Australian) began her studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under Brenda Holleman and Graduated with a BMus (Hons) in 2000. Martene was selected as a Finalist in the Australian Singing Competition 2000 Mathy awards. Her prize from this competition was a Laura Ashley scholarship at the Royal College of Music in London to undertake a Graduate Diploma course, completed in 2002. Martene went on to complete the Diploma of Advanced Opera at the Benjamin Britten Opera School, Royal College of Music in 2004.

She is currently attending the National Opera Studio and is supported by the Royal Opera House, Countess of Munster Musical Scholarship, Tait Memorial Trust and The Madeline Finden Memorial Discretionary Award.

In 2004, Martene was awarded the Maggie Teyte prize and Miriam Licettte Scholarship and was selected as a finalist for the Kathleen Ferrier Awards. Other awards include a Wingate Scholarship and Australian Music Foundation Award.

Martene has given recitals in the Lindbury Studio ROH, Fairfield Hall Croydon, Bognor Regis Music Club and for the Harrogate Festival. She made her Wigmore Hall debut as part of the Tillett Trust Young Artist Platform in December 2003. She has also performed in the Barbican Hall with the Classical Opera Company and this concert will be repeated in July 2005.

Future engagements include the role of Sesto (La Clemenza di Tito – Gluck)in May 2005 for Classical Opera Company, and a recital at St John Smith Square in July 2005.

Productions include: the role of Mary in Handel's Brockes Passion, Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote and Blanche in Dialogues des Carmélites for the BBIOS, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten) for BYO, Nemea in Si j’etais roi (Adam) for Opera Omnibus and Arbate in Mitridate – Il re di Ponto (Mozart) for the Classical Opera Company.