Jane Ede
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Described as ‘show stopping’ and ‘a revelation’, Jane Ede is one of Australia’s most versatile and highly regarded sopranos.
In 2025, Jane has performed Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, Noemie in Cinderella and Berta in The Barber of Seville for Opera Australia. Upcoming roles for OA in 2025 include Countess in The Marriage of Figaro and Frasquita in Carmen. Jane’s other performances for OA include Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Musetta in La Bohéme, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Alice Ford in Falstaff, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Pamina and First Lady in The Magic Flute, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lady Billows in Albert Herring, Valencienne in The Merry Widow and the title role of Madame Butterfly for the Opera Australia Regional tour.
Jane has established a reputation for refined singing and dramatic flair. In addition to her scheduled performances with OA, Jane has covered extensively and initially attracted much notice for her opening night ‘jump in’ performances of both Adina and Lady Billows.
Roles for other companies include Charlotte in Before Breakfast for Divergent Theatre Company, all the soprano roles in The Flight of Les Darcy with Music Theatre Sydney and the world premiere of Robert J Bradshaw’s chamber opera Gabriel for the International Trumpet Guild conference.
Jane’s oratorio repertoire includes Handel Messiah, Canteloube Chants D’Auvergne, Vivaldi Gloria, Mozart Exultate Jubilate and Laudate Dominum, Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Faure Requiem.
Born in Sydney, Jane holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts from Wollongong University, a Diploma of Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium and a MBA from the Australian Institute of Business.
In 2009 she won the inaugural Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Competition to join the OA Young Artist program.
Jane has been nominated for three Green Room Awards for her portrayals of Fiordiligi, Alice Ford and Frasquita and has twice been mentioned in Paul Selar’s OperaChaser Awards for ‘Outstanding Female in a Supporting Role’ for her performances of Musetta and the Countess. She is also featured on Opera Australia’s DVD recordings of Lakme and Rigoletto and on the Wirripang CDs ‘A Poet’s Composer’ and ‘Horizons’.