From there, it’s only gone uphill for the star – moving to LA, winning an Emmy, making her debut with the LA Opera at 15, and debuting at the Met at age 19. Yep, there’s not much this girl can’t do. To celebrate her professional debut in her home country, De Niese will head back to her native land to sing a specially commissioned Australian work.
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