Olivia Federow-Yemm
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano Olivia Federow-Yemm has performed as a soloist and ensemble member with Victorian Opera, Opera Australia, Melbourne Opera, BK Opera and the Opernakademie Henfenfeld.
Her performed roles include Nerone in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Proserpina in L’Orfeo, Suzanne in Offenbach’s Un mari à la porte, and Oberon in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Her cover roles include Madame de Croissy in Dialogues des Carmélites, and Flosshilde in Melbourne Opera’s 2023 production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. In 2019, she debuted the role of Winter in Victorian Opera’s The Selfish Giant. Notable ensemble performances include Opera Australia’s 2021 production of Aida and Victorian Opera’s 2023-2024 productions of Idomeneo and Candide.
Olivia was the 2023 recipient of the Rotary International/Melbourne Opera NGSE scholarship to Germany, where she was a featured performer at the Bayreuth Young Artists Festival.