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This Family Rocks!
"IT HELPS to be versatile in showbiz. Opera singer Monique Brynnel stars in The Production Company's toe-tapping Follies tomorrow night at The Arts Centre, but away from the stage she's sung vocals on the album of her son, Jack Weaving, who's lead singer of The DOW. Jack doesn't exactly have the same music tastes as his mum - his genre is described as 'electro punk rock' - but Monique and hubby Jon Weaving lent their voices to the album. Family sing-a-longs must be a hoot."
The Age, Tuesday July 15, 2008
"En Stor Primadonna". Har kom en stor primadonna som natt toppen i hard konkurens pa tyska musikteatrar. Man markte hennes scenpersonlighets styrka,hennes skicklighet, hennes perfekta sang... en fullfjadrad primadonna ....
(A great Primadonna who has gone to the top in the German Music Theatre. You admired the strength of her stage presence, her stage craft, the perfect singing.... in one word - a True Primadonna)
Csardas Princess, Stora Teatern, Gothenburg/Goteborgs Posten
Operettparet Monique Brynnel och Jon Weaving fran Munchen var av hogsta kvalitet, varfor vi garna halsar det akta paret valkommet tillbaka till Sverige.
(The Operetta couple Monique Brynnel and Jon Weaving from Munich was of highest quality and we'd really like to welcome them back to Sweden again.)
TV-Show (Lordags Traff, Channel 1) Sweden Dagens Nyheter
"Iduna's Charme bezauberte sie alle". Dieser Iduna lagen das Publikum zu Fussen. Monique Brynnel mit dem Glanz der grossen Diva und der Ausstrahlung der wahren Kunstlerin, ist eine Sangerin dazu, die mit glockenreinem Sopran ihren Arias anspruchvolles Format zu geben wusste."
("Iduna's" charm won everyone over. This Iduna has the public at her feet. Monique Brynnel has not only the power of a real Diva and the personality of a true artist, she is also a Soprano with a crystal clear voice who knows how to deliver her songs with great artistry.)
Das Feuerwerk, Kieler Opern Haus, Germany Kieler Nachrichten
Monique Brynnel war eine Lustige Witwe, wie man sie sich nur wunschen konnte....
(Monique Brynnel was a Merry Widow one could only dream about....)
Merry Widow, GartnerplatzTheater, Munich Suddeutsche Zeitung
Monique Brynnel - making her Opera Australia debut as Adele - is ideal for operetta. Her sparkling interpretation of the parlourmaid will probably steal the show in Australia's first live telecast of a performance at the Opera House.
Fledermaus, Sydney Opera House, Australia Sydney Morning Herald
Monique Brynnel - Maid In Sweden
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"I was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and at the age of six, started my singing lessons. After ten fabulous years as one of the country's leading jazz singers (concerts, television and recording for Polydor), I began a classical course of singing studies and went to London ..."
Women's View
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".. One most exciting series of performances for me was to be singing opposite Joan Sutherland at the Sydney Opera House in Die Fledermaus, the first opera to be televised live from The House ..." 1999
Tricks of the trade on show
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".. Ms Brynnel said auditions were always nerve-racking, but there were some tricks to help performers beat their anxieties. 'Firstly, the bottom line is preparation - you can never be too prepared..' "
Diva hits all the right keys
HERALD SUN
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".. Brynnel is a vocal chameleon, able to move from a smoky jazz-flavoured rendition of an aria from Fledermaus to a wonderful series of cameos as auditioning singers..." 2000