Jennifer McGregor is known as one of Australia’s most important operatic sopranos. In the words of conductor Brian Castles-Onion, “The brilliant Australian soprano Jennifer McGregor was a fine coloratura with a perfect trill, charming and a wonderful actor. These combined to make her an audience favorite for two decades with Opera Australia.” After graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium Opera School, she spent three years in Musical Theater, with leading roles in The Sound of Music, The Venetian Twins, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Cabaret and Candide. She received The National Theater Award for the “Best Newcomer” for her portrayal of Nellie Melba in the Sydney National Theater production of A Toast to Nellie Melba. During that time she was first prize winner of The Armstrong Martin Singing Competition. She auditioned for The Australian Opera (now known as Opera Australia and was invited to join the company, where she remained, performing an extensive repertoire of principal roles for over 22 years. Under the mentorship of Maestro Richard Bonynge, her first season at the Sydney Opera House included Fe-Aniche-Ton in Bat-Ta-Clan by Offenbach. Ophelia in the Thomas Hamlet opposite baritone Sherril Milnes, which skyrocketed her career, followed by Musetta in La Boheme, Sofie in Der Rosenkavalier, Xenia in Boris Godunov, Adele in Die Fledermaus (with Dame Joan Sutherland) and The Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte, a role she ultimately performed over 100 times in Australia and in Germany. The following season her list of roles expanded to include Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera, Norina in Don Pasquale, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Yum Yum in The Mikado, Blöndchen in Abduction of the Seraglio, Marie in La Fille du Regiment, Massenet’s Manon, Morgana in Alcina (with Joan Sutherland), and The Woodbird in Siegfried. She also performed the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor. She was the first soprano to perform Lucia at the house following Dame Joan Sutherland, for whom the production was originally mounted, but over her career Jennifer McGregor performed the role many more times than her legendary predecessor. In fact, McGregor was claimed by critics as the “New Sutherland”. Continuing under the baton of Sir Richard Bonynge and with conductors Simone Young and Charles Mackerras, subsequent seasons included the addition of Violetta in La Traviata, a role she performed extensively, L’enfant et les Sortilège, The title role in Lulu, in its first fully staged production in Australia and also performed in Germany, Gilda, Cleopatra, Philine, Lakmé, the four heroines in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Juliette and the title role in Die Lustige Witwe, as well as numerous guest performances with Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Queensland Symphony, West Australian Symphony, South Australian Symphony and Canberra Symphony and with the Edo du Waart and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. McGregor now resides in London with her husband Russell Morgan and each summer for the past 19 years has taught and performed at Hawaii Performing Arts Festival on the Big Island of Hawaii.