Madeleine Pierard

Madeleine Pierard performs in Four Last Songs.

Award-winning soprano Madeleine Pierard was a Jette Parker Artist with The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, where she has since sung numerous roles including Musetta (La Boheme), Lisa (La Sonnambula), and Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia).

Other recent roles include Leonore (Fidelio) and Gerhilde (Die Walküre) with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Simone Young; Floria Tosca and Amelia with Wellington Opera; Lady Macbeth with English Touring Opera; Marie (Wozzeck) with Orchestra Wellington; Violetta, Pat Nixon (Nixon in China), Miss Jessel and Musetta with NZ Opera.

Madeleine's recent concert appearances include Beethoven's 9th Symphony at the Barbican in London and with the MSO in Melbourne; Britten's War Requiem at Cadogan Hall; numerous appearances and recordings with the NZSO including Sibelius' Luonnotar under Gemma New, and Handel's Messiah under Nicholas McGegan.

She has also featured as a soloist with The Royal Ballet in Fauré's Requiem and Poulenc's Gloria. A noted recitalist, she has appeared alongside Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and at the Wigmore and Cadogan Halls and The Royal Opera House.

Upcoming highlights in 2025 include returning to London for Strauss's Vier Letzte Lieder with English National Ballet, and a concert of scenes from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk with Orchestra Wellington.