Mary-Jean O'Doherty

Mary-Jean O'Doherty

O'Doherty at the Paris Opera Awards, 2013
Born Mary-Jean Anaïs O'Doherty
Houston, Texas
Education East Carolina University
Occupation Opera singer
Years active 2005–present
Website mj.odoherty.net
Associated acts
Genealogy (band)

Mary-Jean Anaïs O'Doherty is an American-born coloratura soprano. She was the first prize winner in the 2013 Paris Opera Awards.[1]

Life and career

O'Doherty was born in Houston, Texas, to an Australian father and an Armenian mother, Eliza Basmadjian, from Greece.[2] She was educated at North Carolina School of the Arts and East Carolina University from which she received her Bachelor of Music degree in voice and flute performance as well as Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2005.[3] She won the ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award in 2007 and the following year was the first recipient of the Australian International Opera Award which included a scholarship to study at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice under the direction of Dennis O'Neill.[4][5] and was also awarded a prize by the Tait Memorial Trust to assist with her studies in Cardiff.[6] Shortly after completing her post-graduate diploma there in 2010, she sang the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Prague State Opera and reprised the role with the company the following season. In November 2011, she made her Royal Albert Hall debut as a concert artist performing in Raymond Gubbay's Classical Spectacular.[7]

In March 2015, it was announced that O'Doherty would be a member of the Armenian group Genealogy in their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[8] Along with the other foreign members of Genealogy, she received an Armenian passport from President Serzh Sargsyan on 28 April 2015.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Edition 2012, Paris Opera Awards. Retrieved 10 June 2014 (French).
  2. ↑ Official biography mj.odoherty.net
  3. ↑ "Music grad wins international competition", ECU Today, East Carolina University, 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award, MOST (Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mary-Jean O'Doherty winner of 2008 Australian International Opera Award", Bravo!, October 2008, Australian International Opera Awards. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Tait Memorial Trust is pleased to be assisting these fine young Australian artists in 2008"
  7. ↑ Recent Events – Classical Spectacular, Royal Albert Hall, 17–20 November 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Brey, Marco (3 March 2015). "Armenia: Fifth artist of Genealogy known!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (28 April 2015). "Eurovision Armenia: Genealogy meet the president of Armenia". Esctoday. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Aram Mp3
with "Not Alone"		 Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
(as part of Genealogy)
2015 		Succeeded by
Iveta Mukuchyan
with "LoveWave"
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