FROM THE FARM TO THE STAGE: PERTH (A FUNDRAISING RECITAL BY CAITLIN FORREST)

Name: FROM THE FARM TO THE STAGE: PERTH (A FUNDRAISING RECITAL BY CAITLIN FORREST)
Start: 2025-11-29T19:00:00+0800
End: 2025-11-29T20:30:00+0800
Location: Dalkeith Road Hall

Sat, 29 Nov, 7pm - 8:30pm AWST

Dalkeith Road Hall

Nedlands WA, Australia

Caitlin Forrest - Mezzo Soprano

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After the very successful concert series in Dunsborough, From the Farm to the Stage comes to Perth for one night only!

Join rising mezzo-soprano Caitlin Forrest for her Perth farewell recital, From the Farm to the Stage. Growing up on a dairy and beef farm in Western Australia’s South West, Caitlin is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and a Joseph Sambrook Scholar with the prestigious Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust in Melbourne.

Sharing the stage with acclaimed pianist Lydia Lai and celebrated Perth singers Sophie Hamer (Soprano) and David Woods (Baritone), Caitlin will present an unforgettable evening of opera, operetta, musical theatre and a few surprises! Proceeds will support her continued artistic development and a European study tour in 2026. Don’t miss the chance to hear one of Australia’s most exciting emerging operatic voices as she farewells Perth before her move to Sydney.

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Mezzo-soprano Caitlin Forrest was born in Bunbury, Western Australia and began her musical journey studying violin before discovering her love of classical singing at the 2019 Perth Choral Institute Summer School. Since then, she has graduated with a Bachelor of Music Performance (Classical Voice) from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), as a student of Emma Matthews.

While studying at WAAPA, her performance highlights included the role of Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, and the roles of Book of Fate, Old Woman and Mrs Northwind in Jonathan Dove’s Enchanted Pig. Caitlin also performed in The Pirates of Penzance and sang in masterclasses with Lynne Dawson, Jennifer Condon, Elisa Wilson. She recently participated in masterclasses with Caitlin Hulcup, Stuart Skelton and Yvonne Kenny with Melba Opera Trust. Her concert appearances have included WAAPA’s performances of Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Vivaldi’s Gloria (WAAPA), Handel’s Messiah (Opus WA), Buxtehude’s Jesu Membra Nostri (St Georges College) and J.S Bach’s Mass in G Major (University of Western Australia Choral Society). In 2025, Caitlin looks forward to making her debut in the chorus of West Australia Opera’s production of Il Trovatore in October.

In 2022, Caitlin was a finalist in the inaugural WAAPA Taryn Fiebig Scholarship. In 2023, she won the Opera Lovers WA Aria Award competition and received first prize in the Fremantle Eisteddfod Art Song Competition. In 2024, Caitlin was awarded the Winifred Hurford Award for Singer in the Royal Over-Seas League Western Australian Branch Young Singers Competition. In 2024, Caitlin became a scholarship recipient with Australia’s prestigious Melba Opera Trust program under Sharolyn Kimmorley. In 2025, she will be continuing her artistic development with the Melba Opera Trust program as a scholarship recipient for a second year.

At Melba Opera Trust, highlights for Caitlin have included working with many industry professionals such as Sharolyn Kimmorley, Jennifer Marten-Smith, Dr Erin Helyard, Matteo delle Fratte (Melofonestica) Lois Redman, and Caroline Dowdle. She is currently the recipient of the Joseph Sambrook Opera Scholarship with Melba Opera Trust.

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Sat, 29 Nov, 7pm - 8:30pm AWST

Dalkeith Road Hall

Nedlands WA, Australia

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