“Jassy Husk's voice and personality sparkle
fabulously on stage.”

Jassy Husk is an international award-winning, critically acclaimed artist who sings in both classical and popular genres. Her voice has been described by Welsh Tenor Dennis O’Neill CBE as being “outstanding in quality with high levels of musicianship and dramatic insight”. Husk has worked with the opera world luminaries such as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Richard Bonynge Order of Australia CBE, Gerald Martin Moore, and Richard Miller. Her most notable classicalperformances span Don Giovanni, Fidelio, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and more. She has sung the title role in Tosca with Paul Potts, the first winner of Britain’s Got Talent, in 2016. She is a regular on the radio and charts performing on Ibiza Classics with international DJ. Pete Tong. She is also a co-creator of several chill out tracks and a passionate advocate of marine conservation.

Film Soundtracks/Blockbusters

2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Shore, Howard)

2012: Snow White and the Huntsman (Newton Howard, James)

House music and contemporary crossover 

2017 Soloist with Pete Tong, MBE on the album Ibiza Classics, a collaboration with Heritage Orchestra, Jules Buckley, and Pete Tong. This reaching No 1 in the UK Album Chart. 

Tracks: Belfast; Rachel’s Song. 

2010 Soloist with Young Punx, and English-based electronic dance music group 

Tracks O Mio Babbino Caro; Your Music Is Killing Me

2006 Soloist with Beatfreakz, a Dutch house music group. 

Tracks Superfreak, reaching No.7 in UK singles chart

2018 Elisa, [re pastore], People's Opera, Singapore  

2019  Sark Opera Festival, Sark  

2019  Private Event, Singapore 

2018  Performances for luxury brand series in London: Rolex and Jimmy Choo 

2018 Elisa, [re pastore], People's Opera, Singapore  

2018 Soloist, Opera at the Flower Dome, Singapore  

2016 Tosca, Opera in the Gardens

2016 Conductor, Celgene

2016 Soloist, Gala w/ Yvonne Howard & Mark Llewellyn Evans, http://www.operasark.com

2015 Soloist, Gala w/ Yvonne Howard & Mark Llewellyn Evans, http://www.operasark.com  

2014 Maria Lord, The Bushranger’s Lover – D.Kay, Premier

2013-14 Opera Gala soloist, Asia Group China

2013 Soprano, Messiah arr. Mozart, Darwin S O

2013 Mozart Gala, Culture-Arts Dordogne

2013 Annina/ Violetta (Cover), La Traviata – Verdi

2013 Micaela Carmen – Bizet, Regency Opera 

2013 Penseroso, L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

2013 Semele Semele – Handel, Jackdaws Trust

2013 Semele Semele – Handel, London Early Opera   

2013 Soprano, Leçons de Ténèbres – Couperin, Vauxhall St Peter’s

2012 Soprano, Messiah (HWV 56) – Handel, London Early Opera

2012 Soprano, Messiah (HWV 56) – Handel, Handel House Harmony

2012 Soprano, Gloria – Handel, London Early Opera

2012 Galatea Acis and Galatea – Handel, London Early Opera

2012 Soprano (cover), Jakob Lenz – Rhim, English National Opera

2011 Telaire (cover), Castor and Pollux– Rameau, English National Opera

2011 Gala Concert, Die Fledermaus – Strauss, Clonter Opera

2011 Pamina, The Magic Flute– Mozart

2011 Sophie excerpts Der Rosenkavalier – Strauss, ENO Opera Works

2011 Drusilla, The Coronation of Poppea - Monteverdi, Opera Up Close

2010 Susannah  excerpts, The Marriage of Figaro

2009 Fidelio – Beethoven, Garsington Opera

2008 Zerlina (cover), chorus Don Giovanni] – Mozart, English Touring Opera

2015 Semi-Finalist – English Opera and Art Song, Sydney Eisteddfod

2012 Winner – Bel Canto Award Italy, the prize is a week studying with Mirella Freni

2010 Finalist – McDonald's Operatic Aria Award, Sydney Opera House

2008 Semi-finalist – NYIOP International Opera Auditions, Berlin, Komische Oper

2008 Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition, Zaragoza, Spain

2002, 2003, 2010 Multiple Time Winner – DJ Mazda Operatic Aria Award, Australia

2001 and 2002 Winner, Thomas Hopkins Vocal Championship 

2000 Joshua Cooper Memorial Award 

2000 Winner, Australian National Association of Singing Teachers.

An interview with jassy husk

Through dedication and discipline. Since the age of six, I knew I wanted to sing, I’ve never stopped training and learning. I’ve greatly benefitted from mentorship. This included coaching by some of the world’s leading singers, coaches, conductors and directors. I’ve been lucky enough to work with greats such as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Dennis O’Neil CBE, Gerald Martin Moore and Sir Richard Bonynge.

I still work with expert coaches. Most recently I visited Glyndebourne to work with Gerald Martin Moore. From my base in Singapore I rehearse at Yale-NUS University where I have had the pleasure of working with students as the Head of Voice for the past three years.

I work hard to support my voice through a daily routine.  Not being a morning person, my days start slowly. Really slowly. Accompanied by a pot of earl grey tea, I run through the meetings ahead before chatting with the manager.

If I’m not attending an opening night, cultural event or performing, I read books, librettos or scripts. Although I love a dry martini, I rarely have a drink, because alcohol adversely impacts my ability to rehearse, it irritates and dehydrates the voice. Like a gymnast, I have to take care and exercise the muscles that enable me to perform.   

I’ve become almost completely vegan over the last few years, partly to help my voice. Cutting out dairy in particular has a very positive impact on the longevity and resilience of the voice. Exercise and sport are vital so I run daily.

How would you describe your voice? 

I see and feel the world in terms of sound, tones and notes rather than words or text.

As a classically trained Soprano, my voice has evolved through training whilst maintaining its unique sound. It’s a bright, dramatic voice underpinned by rigorous technical focus, with a natural warmth, passion and golden tone. The great Welsh Tenor Dennis O’Neill CBE describes my voice as being “outstanding in quality with high levels of musicianship and dramatic insight”.

My voice suits roles demanding a bright, powerful timbre and extensive agility and precision, with a rich, dramatic line. The versatility of my singing means my vocal sound is a great fit for a range of musical genres. The film soundtracks I’ve performed on, such as The Hobbit and Snow White and the Huntsman, require not only a versatile and unique voice type but also the ability to sight read.

The natural vibrations of my voice are perfect for a recording studio, which is why I’ve been invited to collaborate with international recording artists such as Pete Tong on his UK No.1 Album Ibiza Classics. In comparison, operatic roles like Tosca, which I performed with Paul Potts, demand the actor’s craft of interpretation.

What themes inspire you?

I’m artist, so I love stories! I’m keen to work with new productions that speak to contemporary themes, portray people as multifaceted human beings rather than two dimensional objects and, moreover, inspire.

For me, art has to have something to say. I collaborate with visual artists, poets, and sound artists to produce new, relevant works, which question audiences and keep them on the edge of their seats.

Where do you perform?

I perform internationally from my base in Singapore.  For several years, I held the role of principal Soprano for an extensive gala tour across 10 cities in China, in which I sung popular operatic arias. I’ve performed professionally worldwide from the Sydney Opera House to the London Coliseum.

Perhaps the most magical place I’ve performed is at Sark Opera Festival in the Channel Islands. With just a population of 400 people, no paved roads and no street lights, it is a magical island tucked between the English South Coast and France. A truly memorable location.

How do you broaden your repertoire?

By collaborating with other artists. Be it composing a musical score from a libretto or providing the soundscape for a new theatre play. I sing in Mandarin, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian and English. To sing in an audience’s language makes the work accessible, and it’s really important for me to connect to people through music.

What do the different music genres give you that Opera can’t?

I don’t discriminate between genres. I enjoy a wide variety of musical forms, whether that’s click song in South Africa, handbag house, music theatre, opera, rap music, or Kyrgyz epic poetry forms. Art is art. For me, every genre has something wonderful to offer.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not performing?

One of my biggest passions in life is to keep learning. In no particular order: hanging out with family and friends, travelling, discovering new cultures, and learning new languages. It is difficult for me to be outside of music. Music has always been an intrinsic part of my life and who I am.