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Eliza Boom is a Munich-based lyric soprano, noted for her versatility of musical style and repertoire, and her commitment to character in performance. Eliza has a natural affinity with the German repertoire, particularly the music of Richard Strauss. A former member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio, Eliza now works as a guest artist at opera houses across Europe.
Eliza grew up on the stage, singing folk and gospel music with her family in churches across New Zealand. After learning piano and voice during school years, Eliza decided to make singing her career and completed a Bachelor of Music at Vision College (2014), focusing on classical singing while also developing versatility in musical theatre and pop music. Her training then took her to the University of Waikato, where she studied post-graduate qualifications under Dame Malvina Major (2016). Since beginning her training, she has won many awards at singing competitions across Australasia and Europe. Passionate about passing on knowledge and experience, during her years of tertiary study Eliza developed a teaching studio, providing singing, piano and music theory training to students of a variety of ages at home, schools and Vision College.
2017 saw Eliza as a Dame Malvina Major Scholar with New Zealand Opera, performing in their mainstage productions, after which she moved to Manchester, England to study a Master of Music in Performance and later on the International Artist Diploma with soprano Mary Plazas at the Royal Northern College of Music. While at the RNCM, Eliza sang the roles of Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Gertrude (Hansel and Gretel), Noémie (Cendrillon), and covered the title role in Suor Angelica. In 2019 she debuted the role of Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) at Clonter Opera. Eliza then trained at the National Opera Studio in London (2019/20), supported by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, Drake Calleja Trust, and Tait Memorial Trust. During her time with the National Opera Studio, she performed operatic scenes in collaboration with Welsh National Opera and Opera North.
From 2020-23 Eliza was employed at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich as a member of the Opera Studio and Ensemble. Here she performed many roles on the mainstage, such as Woglinde (Das Rheingold), Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), and Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia). She has also covered the roles of Ellen Orford (Peter Grimes), Micaëla (Carmen), and the title role in Giuditta. During her time at the Bayerische Staatsoper, she performed the Soprano role in the world premiere of Miroslav Srnka's opera Singularity and was the soloist for the German premiere of Buch der Körper, a composition for soprano and ensemble by Vito Žuraj, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski.
Eliza's concert repertoire includes Vier letzte Lieder (R. Strauss), Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms), Mahler's Symphony No. 4, and a variety of Lieder recital programmes, collaborating with orchestras such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Nottingham Philharmonic, and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. As a freelance artist, she has worked with Stuttgart Staatsoper, the Royal Danish Opera, Staatsoper Hannover, Badisches Staatstheater and Royal Theater Carré.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Arias, Puccini Gala Concert (José Luis Gomez, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 24+26 October 2024)
Lyrische Symphonie, Zemlinsky (Georg Fritzsch, Badisches Staatskapelle, 15+16 December 2024)
Freia, Das Rheingold (Opera national de Paris, January-February 2025)
Katerina, The Greek Passion (Staatsoper Hannover, April-May 2025)
Angel, Ithaka (Amsterdam Concertgebouw, June 2025)
PAST OPERATIC ROLES
Fiordiligi, Cosi fan tutte (Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, 2024)
Freia, Das Rheingold (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2024)
Gretel, Hänsel und Gretel (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2024)
Nella, Gianni Schicchi (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2024)
Pat Nixon, Nixon in China (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2024)
Una Conversa/Sorella Cercatrice, Suor Angelica (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2024)
Vitellia, La Clemenza di Tito (Royal Danish Opera, 2023)
Pat Nixon, Nixon in China (Staatsoper Hannover, 2023)
Woglinde, Göterdämmerung (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2023, 2024)
Woglinde, Das Rheingold (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2023)
Erste Dame, Die Zauberflöte (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021, 2022)
Flora Tosca, 7 Deaths of Maria Callas (Royal Theater Carré, 2022)
Ellen Orford, Peter Grimes (cover, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Berta, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Dama di Lady Macbeth, Macbeth (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Chocholka, Cunning Little Vixen (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Blumenmädchen, Parsifal (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022, 2024)
Micaëla, Carmen (cover, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels, Die Frau ohne Schatten (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Woglinde, Das Rheingold (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Händlerin, Die Nase (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Soprano, Singularity (world premiere, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Marianna, Il Signor Bruschino (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Herzogin Marie, Schön ist die Welt (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Brautjungfern, Der Freischütz (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021, 2022)
Eine Modistin, Der Rosenkavalier (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021, 2022)
High Priestess, Aida (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Eine Sklavin, Salome (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Mimì, La Bohème (scenes, National Opera Studio/Welsh National Opera, 2020)
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni (Clonter Opera, 2019)
Juliette, Roméo et Juliette (scenes, Bollington Festival, 2019)
Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi (cover, Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Thérèse/Tirésias, Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Les Azuriales Opera, 2018)
Gertrude, Hansel and Gretel (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Noémie, Cendrillon (Royal Northern College of Music, 2017)
Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro (University of Waikato, 2016)
Leatitia, The Old Maid and the Thief (University of Waikato, 2015)
PAST CONCERT PERFORMANCES
Symphony No. 2, Mahler (Georg Fritzsch, Badisches Staatskapelle, 2024)
Vier letzte Lieder, R. Strauss (Benjamin Northey, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, 2023)
Last Night of the Proms, Gala Concert (Benjamin Northey, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, 2023)
Buch der Körper, V. Žuraj (Vladimir Jurowski, Hermann Levi Academy, 2022)
Gala Concert (Hamish McKeich, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 2020)
Symphony No. 4, Mahler (Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra, 2019)
Missa in Angustiis, Haydn (Manchester Vocal Weekend Stoller Hall, 2019)
Ein Deutsches Requiem, Brahms (University of Bristol, 2019)
Carmina Burana, Orff (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Petite Messe Solennelle, Rossini (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Vesperae solennes de confessore, Mozart (Hamilton Civic Choir, 2016)
Mass in G, Schubert (Hamilton Civic Choir, 2016)
AWARDS
Winner, Elizabeth Connell Prize (2024)
Finalist and Prize Winner, International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition (2022)
Circle100 Scholar (2020)
Grant recipient, Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program (2020)
Winner, Classical and Opera, Australian Singing Competition @ Home (2020)
Winner, Musical Theatre, Australian Singing Competition @ Home (2020)
Richard Bonynge Award (2nd place), Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award (2019)
Mozart Award, Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award (2019)
Winner, Les Azuriales International Singing Competition (2018)
Runner-up, Lexus Song Quest (2018)
Winner, Frederic Cox Award (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Winner, Dame Malvina Major Christchurch Aria (2017)
Dame Sister Mary Leo Award (New Zealand Opera School, 2016)
Winner, Becroft Aria (2016)
3rd place, New Zealand Aria (2016)
Eliza Boom is a Munich-based lyric soprano, noted for her versatility of musical style and repertoire, and her commitment to character in performance. Eliza has a natural affinity with the German repertoire, particularly the music of Richard Strauss. A former member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio, Eliza now works as a guest artist at opera houses across Europe.
Eliza grew up on the stage, singing folk and gospel music with her family in churches across New Zealand. After learning piano and voice during school years, Eliza decided to make singing her career and completed a Bachelor of Music at Vision College (2014), focusing on classical singing while also developing versatility in musical theatre and pop music. Her training then took her to the University of Waikato, where she studied post-graduate qualifications under Dame Malvina Major (2016). Since beginning her training, she has won many awards at singing competitions across Australasia and Europe. Passionate about passing on knowledge and experience, during her years of tertiary study Eliza developed a teaching studio, providing singing, piano and music theory training to students of a variety of ages at home, schools and Vision College.
2017 saw Eliza as a Dame Malvina Major Scholar with New Zealand Opera, performing in their mainstage productions, after which she moved to Manchester, England to study a Master of Music in Performance and later on the International Artist Diploma with soprano Mary Plazas at the Royal Northern College of Music. While at the RNCM, Eliza sang the roles of Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Gertrude (Hansel and Gretel), Noémie (Cendrillon), and covered the title role in Suor Angelica. In 2019 she debuted the role of Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) at Clonter Opera. Eliza then trained at the National Opera Studio in London (2019/20), supported by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, Drake Calleja Trust, and Tait Memorial Trust. During her time with the National Opera Studio, she performed operatic scenes in collaboration with Welsh National Opera and Opera North.
From 2020-23 Eliza was employed at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich as a member of the Opera Studio and Ensemble. Here she performed many roles on the mainstage, such as Woglinde (Das Rheingold), Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), and Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia). She has also covered the roles of Ellen Orford (Peter Grimes), Micaëla (Carmen), and the title role in Giuditta. During her time at the Bayerische Staatsoper, she performed the Soprano role in the world premiere of Miroslav Srnka's opera Singularity and was the soloist for the German premiere of Buch der Körper, a composition for soprano and ensemble by Vito Žuraj, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski.
Eliza's concert repertoire includes Vier letzte Lieder (R. Strauss), Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms), Mahler's Symphony No. 4, and a variety of Lieder recital programmes, collaborating with orchestras such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Nottingham Philharmonic, and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. As a freelance artist, she has worked with Stuttgart Staatsoper, the Royal Danish Opera, Staatsoper Hannover, Badisches Staatstheater and Royal Theater Carré.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Arias, Puccini Gala Concert (José Luis Gomez, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 24+26 October 2024)
Lyrische Symphonie, Zemlinsky (Georg Fritzsch, Badisches Staatskapelle, 15+16 December 2024)
Freia, Das Rheingold (Opera national de Paris, January-February 2025)
Katerina, The Greek Passion (Staatsoper Hannover, April-May 2025)
Angel, Ithaka (Amsterdam Concertgebouw, June 2025)
PAST OPERATIC ROLES
Fiordiligi, Cosi fan tutte (Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, 2024)
Freia, Das Rheingold (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2024)
Gretel, Hänsel und Gretel (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2024)
Nella, Gianni Schicchi (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2024)
Pat Nixon, Nixon in China (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2024)
Una Conversa/Sorella Cercatrice, Suor Angelica (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2024)
Vitellia, La Clemenza di Tito (Royal Danish Opera, 2023)
Pat Nixon, Nixon in China (Staatsoper Hannover, 2023)
Woglinde, Göterdämmerung (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2023, 2024)
Woglinde, Das Rheingold (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2023)
Erste Dame, Die Zauberflöte (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021, 2022)
Flora Tosca, 7 Deaths of Maria Callas (Royal Theater Carré, 2022)
Ellen Orford, Peter Grimes (cover, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Berta, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Dama di Lady Macbeth, Macbeth (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Chocholka, Cunning Little Vixen (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Blumenmädchen, Parsifal (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022, 2024)
Micaëla, Carmen (cover, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels, Die Frau ohne Schatten (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2022)
Woglinde, Das Rheingold (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Händlerin, Die Nase (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Soprano, Singularity (world premiere, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Marianna, Il Signor Bruschino (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Herzogin Marie, Schön ist die Welt (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Brautjungfern, Der Freischütz (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021, 2022)
Eine Modistin, Der Rosenkavalier (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021, 2022)
High Priestess, Aida (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Eine Sklavin, Salome (Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021)
Mimì, La Bohème (scenes, National Opera Studio/Welsh National Opera, 2020)
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni (Clonter Opera, 2019)
Juliette, Roméo et Juliette (scenes, Bollington Festival, 2019)
Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi (cover, Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Thérèse/Tirésias, Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Les Azuriales Opera, 2018)
Gertrude, Hansel and Gretel (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Noémie, Cendrillon (Royal Northern College of Music, 2017)
Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro (University of Waikato, 2016)
Leatitia, The Old Maid and the Thief (University of Waikato, 2015)
PAST CONCERT PERFORMANCES
Symphony No. 2, Mahler (Georg Fritzsch, Badisches Staatskapelle, 2024)
Vier letzte Lieder, R. Strauss (Benjamin Northey, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, 2023)
Last Night of the Proms, Gala Concert (Benjamin Northey, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, 2023)
Buch der Körper, V. Žuraj (Vladimir Jurowski, Hermann Levi Academy, 2022)
Gala Concert (Hamish McKeich, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 2020)
Symphony No. 4, Mahler (Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra, 2019)
Missa in Angustiis, Haydn (Manchester Vocal Weekend Stoller Hall, 2019)
Ein Deutsches Requiem, Brahms (University of Bristol, 2019)
Carmina Burana, Orff (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Petite Messe Solennelle, Rossini (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Vesperae solennes de confessore, Mozart (Hamilton Civic Choir, 2016)
Mass in G, Schubert (Hamilton Civic Choir, 2016)
AWARDS
Winner, Elizabeth Connell Prize (2024)
Finalist and Prize Winner, International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition (2022)
Circle100 Scholar (2020)
Grant recipient, Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program (2020)
Winner, Classical and Opera, Australian Singing Competition @ Home (2020)
Winner, Musical Theatre, Australian Singing Competition @ Home (2020)
Richard Bonynge Award (2nd place), Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award (2019)
Mozart Award, Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award (2019)
Winner, Les Azuriales International Singing Competition (2018)
Runner-up, Lexus Song Quest (2018)
Winner, Frederic Cox Award (Royal Northern College of Music, 2018)
Winner, Dame Malvina Major Christchurch Aria (2017)
Dame Sister Mary Leo Award (New Zealand Opera School, 2016)
Winner, Becroft Aria (2016)
3rd place, New Zealand Aria (2016)
