Helen Donaldson

Helen Donaldson

Helen Donaldson (born on March 14, 1968 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is an Australian-born, American-based opera singer.

She started singing at the age of seven, after winning an eisteddfod. She was trained at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music and a Graduate Diploma in Opera. While at university, she performed in many shows, including Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe as Phyllis.

Her first professional role was as a chorus member and swing in "The Phantom of the Opera" in 1990. The role that gave her real recognition in the Australian theatre industry was as Mabel in Essgee Entertainment's "The Pirates of Penzance." She's performed in several other Essgee shows: "The Mikado "(as Yum-Yum), "HMS Pinafore "(as Josephine), "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum "(as Philia) and "The Merry Widow "(as Anna, during the Brisbane run of the production, and as Valencienne during the Melbourne, Victoria; Adelaide, South Australia and Perth, Western Australia run of the production). She has also performed in over twenty operas, including Cinderella's Bad Magic as Cinderella I, a role she created in Russia and the US.

She has four children, three daughters and a son.

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