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Aussie de Niese becomes opera star

Australian born soprano Danielle de Niese has been forging a successful opera career in America and Europe. Two decades after leaving the country, she's back, Michelle Hanna reports.

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By Michelle Hanna

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Australian born soprano Danielle de Niese is acclaimed overseas, but is not a household name down under yet.

The singer was born in Melbourne to Sri Lankan parents of Dutch and Scottish ancestry.

De Niese started performing as a child, before forging a successful opera career in America and Europe. And now she's home, more than two decades later.


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