Shu-Cheen Yu
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Shu-Cheen Yu 俞淑琴 | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Yanggao County, Shanxi, China |
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| Occupation | Soprano singer |
| Labels | ABC Classics |
| Website | www |
Shu-Cheen Yu is a Chinese-Australian opera singer.[1] Her album Lotus Moon was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 for Best Classical Album.
Born in China, she established herself as a folk singer, releasing five albums. In 1987, she moved to Australia and became a cleaner. She took on a three-year opera course and was cast in a 1990 production of the musical Chess, continuing onto other productions.[2]
Discography
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| Lotus Moon (with Symphony Australia) |
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| Willow Spirit Song: Folksongs of the Orient |
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| Serenade |
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| Lotus Dreams |
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Awards and nominations
[edit]The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | Lotus Moon | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Shmith, Michael (9 May 2012). "For Shu-Cheen, it's been a life at the opera". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Egan, Amy (23 September 1997). "Top note from China". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 309.
- ^ Covell, Roger (21 April 2001). "Access All Arias". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Profile, Opera Australia
- art.afterhours talk on YouTube, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2011
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