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Mezzo soprano Stella Hancock wins place at San Francisco Conservatory to study opera

Julia Driscoll
April 24 2021 - 4:00am
Performing in China, December 2019: Stella Hannock received a scholarship from the Sydney Conservatorium to go on an all expenses paid trip to China and have a short exchange at Zhejiang Conservatory. Photo: supplied
Performing in China, December 2019: Stella Hannock received a scholarship from the Sydney Conservatorium to go on an all expenses paid trip to China and have a short exchange at Zhejiang Conservatory. Photo: supplied

At eight years old, Stella Hannock first started "cutting her teeth" on the Taree and District Eisteddfod. Now, at 23, she has won herself a place at San Francisco Conservatory of Music to study a Masters of Opera Performance with the highly renowned US mezzo soprano Susanne Mentzer as her voice teacher.

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Julia Driscoll

Julia Driscoll

Journalist

Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.

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