Emma Kavanagh

Adelaide born and bred, Emma Kavanagh made her international debut touring The Netherlands as a special guest vocalist in Mirusia’s Classique concerts. Emma commenced her studies in Classical Voice at Adelaide's Elder Conservatorium, and graduated with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. She featured on Mirusia’s Duets Album with the single The Flower Duet, and appeared as a headliner artist in the 2023 & 2024 Australia Day Live Concerts at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, where she performed The Flower Duet with Mirusia, musically directed by John Foreman and broadcast nationally on ABC. Emma was a featured tap dancer in Christopher Horsey’s 2021 Short Film, Killing in the Name of Tap, shot by ARIA Award winning film company Visible Studios, and was selected as a Semi-finalist for the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment Award. She appeared in the Adelaide Festival’s centrepiece operas in 2023 & 2024; Verdi’s Messa da Requiem and Stravinsky’s The Nightingale and Other Fables, and made her State Opera South Australia debut in Pirates of Penzance directed by Stuart Maunder. Emma recently toured South Australia and Victoria in the role of Valencienne for Co Opera Company's production of The Merry Widow. She was selected to originate the lead role in State Opera South Australia’s new production A Score Through Time, and was invited to perform the Australian National Anthem at the internationally broadcast 2025 Adelaide Ashes Test.

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