About June Bronhill
June Mary Bronhill, also known as June Gough, was an Australian coloratura soprano opera singer, performer and actress,. In the 1951 Mobil Quest singing competition, June Bronhill was awarded third prize. There is a scholarship in her name, the June Bronhill Encouragement Scholarship, awarded each year to the chorister with the most choral prowess. She won third prize in the singing competition Sun Aria in 1949 and first prize in 1950. Bronhill was perhaps best known for the title role of Hanna Glawari in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow, with the Sadler's Wells Opera (now known as English National Opera), with Thomas Round as Danilo in 1958 and revised in 1960.
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