June Bronhill, OBE (26 June 1929 – 24 January 2005) was an internationally acclaimed Australian soprano opera singer.
She was born June Mary Gough in the inland Australian city of Broken Hill in New South Wales. Her stage name Bronhill, which she used from 1952, was an abbreviation of Broken Hill, which was her way of thanking her home town for its support in raising money to send her overseas for professional training as a singer — in the same w...
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June Bronhill, OBE (26 June 1929 – 24 January 2005) was an internationally acclaimed Australian soprano opera singer.
She was born June Mary Gough in the inland Australian city of Broken Hill in New South Wales. Her stage name Bronhill, which she used from 1952, was an abbreviation of Broken Hill, which was her way of thanking her home town for its support in raising money to send her overseas for professional training as a singer — in the same way that Helen Porter Mitchell chose the stage name of Nellie Melba (after Melbourne), and that Florence Mary Wilson chose the stage name of Florence Austral and Elsie Mary Fischer chose the stage name Elsa Stralia (after Australia).
She trained in London and gained early exposure with the Sadler's Wells company in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. She also sang leading roles in Die Fledermaus, The Gypsy Baron, Menottis The Telephone, Flotows Marta and Hansel and Gretel. Her roles in Offenbach's operas, with the Sadler's Wells company, included ...
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