Alison Paris
Alison Paris is a versatile soprano holding a Bachelor of Music and Graduate Certificate from the University of Queensland, majoring in vocal performance. Opera credits include Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Nella in Gianni Schicchi, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Euridice and Amor in Orfeo ed Euridice. Alison has a passion for new music, and takes every opportunity to explore Australian compositions. Recent performances include the debut of The Nurses at Vung Tau, where she played the role of Patty, and first soprano in Spirit Orphan with Brisbane Music Festival.
She is also the co-founder of contemporary experimental folk duo Blue Stockings, and loves using the project as a way to explore deep-cuts, create unique takes on familiar songs, and compose original music that toes the lines of genre. Upcoming engagements with the project and Brisbane Music Festival explore original works incorporating effects pedals and extended techniques, and American composer David Leisner’s song cycle for guitar and voice, Confiding. With a diverse range in vocal stylings, she also has performed and toured with renowned crossover troupe The Seven Sopranos, "Australia's most beautiful voices" since 2021, as well as managing and fronting alternative-rock outfit, Sali Eri.