Last Night of the Proms 2015 Royal Albert Hall, London It was a delightful performance, watched by millions in the UK, Europe and around the world !. Her brothers were Peterites. Her grand parents – Douglas and Estelle were choristers at St. Mary’s Dehiwela.  Last Night of the Proms 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall, London packed with 6,000 people. Soprano, Danielle de Niese, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop at the Last Night of the Proms 2015. An performer of Sri Lankan heritage – Her mother and father are Sri Lankans. The performance was broadcast live at halls in other major cities. Note the joy and nationalist fervor of the fans waving British, English, Scottish and Welsh flags! ...

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Danielle De Niese: How my parent’s helped shape my opera career-By Jane Rocca What I know: Danielle De Niese, opera singer, 38, married, My dad, Chris, migrated to Australia with his family from Sri Lanka as a teenager. He is a Burgher and my mum, Beverly, is from the same community. They met at a party in Melbourne. Their families knew of each other in Sri Lanka but the connection was only made here. My parents love to travel and they live in New Jersey now. I didn’t grow up as a Daddy’s girl, but we have a very special relationship. He told me a story about when I was a newborn, being washed and me grabbing his little finger before anyone else’s. It’s a sweet memory and formed a nice bond between us. ...

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Danielle de Niese, international soprano – a personal reflection  “Danielle’s wonderful voice was a gift from God,” : Johnny Young (The Observer) – By Marie Pietersz: Melbourne Melbourne has been agog with excitement at the return of Melbourne-born, internationally recognised Danielle de Niese (Danni to friends) for her Australian debut to star in the lead role of The Merry Widow.  Huge street posters, some gracing Federation Square, Glen Waverley (near her  former Melbourne home) and Keysborough, and banners lining St Kilda Road near the Arts Centre, Melbourne, are testimony to the welcome home Opera Australia  had for this diva who left Melbourne as a little girl and returned home as an adult and international star, described by some as the opera world’s answer to Beyonce. Poster advertising The Merry Widow Danielle didn’t disappoint and delivered the results Opera Australia and her Australian fans wanted and expected. She slipped into her part with a talented Australian cast with ease and received encore after encore for her own inflection ...

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