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Jo Appleby

About Me

JOANNE APPLEBYJo hails from Thornton, Lancashire. She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music graduating with Bmus hons. Joanne then gained a scholarship from the D’Oyly Carte opera company for further postgraduate studies at the RNCM.Jo spent four years with the Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Chorus where she understudied the role of Jano in “Jenufa”. During this time she performed in many recitals, oratorio and master classes. She has also sung with Carl Rosa opera (Phyllis,“Iolanthe”), Diva Opera (Ida,“Die Fledemaus”), London voices and for Raymond Gubbay productions.Jo was signed by Sony BMG as an original member of the opera band “Amici Forever”. With Amici she has sung to huge audiences worldwide in prestigious venues including the Sydney Opera House, Windsor Castle, The Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Stadium, Cardiff Millennium Stadium and the state Opera House in Kiev. She has toured extensively promoting the multi platinum selling albums “Defined” and “The Opera Band” and has performed live on radio and television in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe and the USA. Jo also features on the debut album of Sony BMG artist Joseph Mc Manners.Since her departure from Amici Jo has toured Australia, Dubai and New Zealand as a soloist with The Morriston Orpheus Male voice choir. She was soloist for the May Cathcart Spring Prom concert at the Royal Albert Hall with the RPO and sang again with the RPO at Rochester castle in July.She is currently involved in UK concert tour, for Calibre productions and will return to Glyndebourne to understudy the role of Micaela in Carmen in their 2008 festivalnd

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Member Since: 02/10/2006
Band Members: Just Jo
Sounds Like: Jo !!
Record Label: Unsigned

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Thank you for my Happy Birthday's

I have just seen all my lovely birthday wishes!   Thank you all so much   Love from Christchurch xx
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:36:00 GMT

Hi from down under!

Hi all   I can't tell you how nice it is to be back in Australia. Andy and I sang in Melbourne last night. What a great city and a fantastic audience! The choir were terrific. If you get chance t...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:25:00 GMT

Off Down Under

Hi All   I'm off to Australia and New Zealand soon and I cannot wait to catch up with all my old friends the Ami's!! See you all soon.   LOL  JO xxx
Posted by on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:31:00 GMT

Merry Christmas!!

Dear all Just a note to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful 2007.   Lots of love Jo xx
Posted by on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:59:00 GMT

Back on the Pitch!

Hi All Just writing to say I cannot wait to be back at Crystal Palace FC. It was such a great day last time and the crowd were fab. So here's hoping for another win on the 22nd!! Bye for now  &n...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:49:00 GMT

£4000.00 raised for MND

Hi All   I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who was involved with the Motor Neuron fundraising concert in Haywards Heath last weekend. Together we raised over £4000.00!!   LOL...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Great to sing for a football crowd again!!

HI All   Had a fab day today. A last minute gig came in for me to sing on the pitch at Crystal Palace FC. Great to sing for a football crowd again. They won two nil so I must be good luck!!  ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:38:00 GMT

Great to sing for a football crowd again!!

HI All   Had a fab day today. A last minute gig came in for me to sing on the pitch at Crystal Palace FC. Great to sing for a football crowd again. They won two nil so I must be good luck!!  ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:38:00 GMT

Concert 26th Nov

  Hi All   Thanks for paying me a visit.   I just wanted to give a special plug for the concert in Haywards Heath on the 26th of November.  It's for a very good cause, Motor Neuron...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT