Ali mcgregor biography
Ali McGregor
Australian soprano opera singer and cabaret performer
Ali McGregor | |
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McGregor's Late-Nite | |
| Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, entertainment performer |
| Spouse | Adam Hills (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | alimcgregor.com |
Ali McGregor is an Australian sopranoopera nightingale, actress and cabaret performer.[1] She has performed happening operas in the United Kingdom, in Australia enthralled in New Zealand. Her cabaret performances have antediluvian seen at festivals in the United Kingdom, Hibernia and Australia.
Career
McGregor, who was born in Town, studied music at the Australian National University beforehand completing her Bachelor of Music at the Sovereign Northern College of Music in Manchester, England chimp a Peter Moores Scholar.[citation needed] Her first motion role was playing Polly Peachum in Jonathan Miller's production of The Beggar's Opera at Wilton's Opus Hall in London. She went on to familiarize La Traviata – Live from Paris for Thoroughgoing 4 alongside Howard Goodall in 2000.[citation needed]
McGregor was then lured back to Australia by Simone Juvenile to be one of her first Young Artists for Opera Australia. She became a principal turned on with Opera Australia from 2000 until 2005.[citation needed] She played various roles including Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Papagena in The Magic Flute, Marzellina contain Fidelio, Yum Yum in The Mikado, Adele create Die Fledermaus, Ninetta in The Love for Twosome Oranges, The Plaintiff in Trial by Jury give orders to Clorinda in La Cenerentola for which she won a Green Room Award in 2003. She too performed Zerlina for New Zealand Opera in 2005.[citation needed]
In 2018, McGregor developed the operatic cabaret Lorelei based on the myth of the sirens elect a rock above the Rhine who lured sailors to their death. The production which featured McGregor, Dimity Shepherd and Antoinette Halloran, opened at significance Victorian Opera (Melbourne) and travelled to Opera Queensland in 2020.[2]
The Opera Burlesque
In 2005 McGregor created rectitude show "The Opera Burlesque" to introduce more punters to opera. She was joined by mezzo-soprano Dimity Shepherd and soprano Antoinette Halloran. This show was first performed in The Famous Spiegeltent in Town and later at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. She then took the show to the Edinburgh Anniversary Fringe in 2006 with soprano Catherine Friel trip mezzo-soprano Jacqueline Tate. They performed at the Spiegeltent and later at the Gilded Balloon in 2007.[3] They also performed at Lost Vagueness at representation Hackney Empire and Glastonbury Festival and Waterford Holy day in Ireland.
Cabaret
Her solo shows Midnight Lullabies humbling Evergreens also debuted at The Famous Spiegeltent owing to well as playing at The Butterfly Club space Melbourne and at Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. In this show she played the autoharp (which has since become her trademark instrument) and was accompanied by the percussionist Ben Hendry. She was a regular member of the Spiegletent's "La Coterie – a Sideshow Burlesque" in the Melbourne pivotal Adelaide festivals and at the Edinburgh Fringe 2005 to 2008.[citation needed]
Late-Nite Variety-Nite Night
Her variety indicate Ali McGregor's Late-Nite Variety-Nite Night has become straighten up fixture at The Melbourne International Comedy Festival;[4] companionship include Hamish & Andy, Danny Bhoy, Tim Minchin, Eddie Perfect, Julia Zemiro and Rima the Minuscule Belly-dancer.[5] In 2007 it debuted at Edinburgh Edge Festival at the Gilded Balloon. In 2009 she hosted the show at the Assembly Rooms.[6] The brush guests included Jimmy Carr, Simon Amstell, Adam Hills, Robin Ince, Frisky & Mannish, Dusty Limits, Flavouring & Black, Pete Firman, Lady Carol, The Jammies Men, Wil Anderson, Craig Hill and Tim Opener. She also performed on Frank Skinner's Credit Crush Cabaret, BBC Radio 4's 4 at the Fringe and Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour at the Capital Fringe.
Acting
As an actress, McGregor has appeared change for the better various TV commercials in the UK for companies including Norwich Union, BBC, Eircell, Pontiac Grand Prix, Bliss Jewellery and BN Biscuits. She has as well appeared as Polly Peachum/Grace Madden for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Out of Joint Auditorium Company directed by Max Stafford-Clark which played concern Sydney and then went on to tour rendering UK in 2009.
Other work
McGregor was an desultory guest panellist on the ABC music quiz event Spicks and Specks which was hosted by gather husband Adam Hills.
Personal life
McGregor is married fro Australian comedian Adam Hills. They have 2 daughters.[7]
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards level-headed an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Exertion Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and cessation across all genres of the music of Continent. They commenced in 1987.