3 February 2020
CONCHITA WURST & TREVOR ASHLEY IN CONCERT
Featuring Kate Miller-Heidke
For one night only join Austria’s greatest glam pop vocalist along with Australia’s queen of cabaret in an evening to remember.
Eurovision legend Conchita Wurst returns to Australia with dear friend Trevor Ashley for an evening of musical magic. Joined by conductor Michael Tyack and 38- piece Camerata Queensland Chamber Orchestra they will perform their greatest hits, solo and together, in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC’s) Concert Hall on Wednesday 26 February at 8.00pm, the first concert of their Australian tour.
Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke will also make a special appearance at all concerts.
Expect Rise Like A Phoenix and other songs from Conchita’s platinum and gold awarded albums, showstoppers and anthems made famous by great divas, plus a tribute to the music of James Bond, including Writing’s On the Wall, Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker and Goldfinger. cont…
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Solo they are sensational, but together they may cause an international incident! Don’t miss this incredible event.
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QPAC Presents: Conchita Wurst & Trevor Ashley in Concert Featuring Kate Miller-Heidke
WHEN: Wednesday 26 February 2020 8.00pm WHERE: Concert Hall, QPAC, Queensland Cultural Centre, South Bank, Brisbane TICKETS: Refer qpac.com.au for current pricing BOOKINGS: qpac.com.au or phone 136-246 VIP packages available
Please go to the QPAC media centre here for images For more information or interviews please contact: Cindy Ullrich, Publicity Manager QPAC ph: +61-7-3840-7589, mob: 0434-366-038 or [email protected] :
BIOGRAPHIES
CONCHITA WURST In 2011, the Austrian singer Thomas Neuwirth created the stage persona Conchita Wurst. As a bearded diva, Conchita won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen for Austria and became a global figurehead of the LGBTI community overnight with the winning words "We are unstoppable!". Since then, the debut album "Conchita" was released in 2015, numerous awards, performances at countless Prides, appearances and TV shows in more than 20 countries on four continents followed.
TREVOR ASHLEY Trevor Ashley is one of Australia’s most sought-after and successful performers. He has built a career and following as an actor, writer, director and international queen of cabaret - but not necessarily in that order. After starring in Les Misérables, JC Superstar, Hairspray and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Trevor has also toured in concert with his show Diamonds Are For Trevor which was also aired on Foxtel. This year, Trevor founded the Sydney International Cabaret Festival, serving also as its Artistic Director. More than 40 performances in 10 days put this new festival on the map in its inaugural year. His brand-new show The Lyin’ Queen opens at the Opera House in November.
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE Kate Miller-Heidke is an award-winning singer-songwriter who traverses the worlds of contemporary pop, folk and music theatre/opera. She has released four studio albums including the top 5 albums O Vertigo!, Nightflight, and Curiouser, which featured the multi- platinum hits ‘The Last Day On Earth’ and ‘Caught In The Crowd’. Trained as a classical singer at the Queensland Conservatorium, Kate has performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the English National Opera. She composed the opera 'The Rabbits' for Opera Australia, and with her collaborator Keir Nuttall, she wrote the music and lyrics to 'Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical’. In 2019 she represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest and placed in the top 10 with her original song ‘Zero Gravity’.
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