Shakira’s time at the Studio is supported by donors to the Sustaining Success Appeal
Mezzo soprano Shakira Tsindos is a 2021/2022 Young Artist at the National Opera Studio in London, is a Samling Institute Artist and an Emerging Artist for the Oxford Liederfest.
Shakira’s work has spanned across various companies in Australia including Opera Australia as Agatha in By the Light of the Moon; Victorian Opera as Dorothée in Massenet’s Cendrillon, and Il Cucolo in Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty, among others; The Seven Sopranos; Stonnington: The Classics as Kate Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly; and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with a performance as the alto soloist in Haydn’s The Creation conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.
Further UK and European debuts include the title role in Bizet’s Carmen, Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Merry Opera directed by John Ramster, originating the role of the Daughter in HERA’s Generation, Dorabella in Così fan tutte in Sicily and Second Witch in Dido and Aeneas in Germany.
Shakira most recently won First prize at the Hurn Court Opera Competition and is an Australian Music Foundation award winner. She holds a Masters of Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is generously supported by Help Musicians UK and the Tait Memorial Trust.
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Updated January 2022. This biography should not be reproduced without asking permission from the National Opera Studio.