Prudence Dunstone
Mezzo-soprano, Dr Prudence Dunstone, has performed many principal roles with opera companies including the State Opera of South Australia and the Australian Opera. Highlights have included the title role in Handel’s Ariodante, Katisha in The Mikado and Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera. Dr Dunstone has made recital broadcasts for the ABC and sung as a soloist with ABC Orchestras. She has performed as a soloist with the Adelaide Harmony Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Adelaide Chamber Orchestra and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
Prudence Dunstone studied in Adelaide at the Elder Conservatorium,
later studying singing in London and New York. An Australian
Postgraduate Award enabled her to undertake a PhD in musical research
at the University of Newcastle. Dr Dunstone has had work published by
Cambridge Scholars Press (London) and in Australian Voice.
Dr
Dunstone has taught singing since 1984, preparing students for AMEB,
HSC and tertiary examinations and auditions. She has also adjudicated
eisteddfods and singing competitions.
Dr Dunstone lectured in Aural Perception, Harmony & Analysis and Voice at Wesley Institute from 2004–2007. She has chosen now to specialise in vocal tuition, teaching contemporary and classical students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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