Greta Bradman

Greta Bradman (born 1979 in Adelaide)^[1] is an Australian operatic soprano. She is granddaughter of cricketer Don Bradman. Richard Bonynge selected Bradman to sing the title role in a performance of Handel's Rodelinda in 2014.^[2][3]

Bradman was the subject of two episodes of the ABC TV program Australian Story in 2015.^[4] Later that year, she joined David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, and Lisa McCune for a concert tour of the five Australian mainland state capitals.^[5]

Discography

• Forest of Dreams – Classical Lullabies to Get Lost In (2010), Sony Music
• Grace (2011), Sony Music
• My Hero (2015), English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Decca Classics

References

1. "Greta Bradman and her favourite things" by Joanne Trzcinski, Herald Sun, 29 January 2011
2. Classic Melbourne Rodelinda review by Heather Leviston, Classic Melbourne, "With a dark mezzo quality in her middle voice and an ability to float her voice when singing soft sustained notes and intricate coloratura passages, she was at times uncannily similar in vocal quality to Sutherland."
3. "He was a maestro on the cricket pitch, she is an upcoming opera star: Meet Don Bradman's diva granddaughter who is about to hit the big time" by Leesa Smith, Daily Mail Australia, 27 July 2015
4. "Being Bradman – Part One", 27 July 2015; "Part Two", 3 August 2015
5. From Broadway to La Scala – Australia

External links

• "In familial territory" by Steve Dow, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 October 2011
• Recital on YouTube, "Pie Jesu" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem