Samantha Rubenhold

South Australian soprano Samantha Rubenhold resided in Europe for 5 years, during which time she undertook specialist training in both the UK and Europe. She has been awarded a number of scholarships and grants including the German Operatic Award, American Institute of Musical Studies Graz Scholarship, Emerging Artist Mentorship Award, Goethe Institute Düsseldorf Scholarship and the Australian National Academy of Music Scholarship.

As a member of the ensemble of Cologne Opera in Germany, Samantha performed a wide array of operatic roles including Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank, Atalanta in Xerxes, Clorinda in La Cenerentola, Yvonne in Jonny Spielt auf, Pedro in Don Quichotte, Cinderella in Cinderella, Viviane in Merlin, Gottliebchen in Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung, Schopfhenne in The Cunning Little Vixen, Nicolette in The Love of Three Oranges, and Die Lust in Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo.

Samantha returned to Australia to perform her debut main stage role for State Opera South Australia as Giannetta in L’Elisir d’Amore. Since this time, she has appeared as Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro, Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto, Jay/Cock in The Cunning Little Vixen, soloist in Divine Mozart and Puccini Spectacular and has covered Eva in The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Nedda in Pagliacci, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Desdemona in Otello, Liu in Turandot, Gilda in Rigoletto, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore and Nuria in Ainadamar for the company.

Samantha has also toured extensively throughout Australia with Co-Opera performing the roles Fiordoligi in Così fan tutte, Micaela in Carmen, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Musetta in La bohème and Papagena in The Magic Flute.