Soprano Ayşe Göknur Shanal has performed in USA, Germany, France, Ireland, India, Japan, Turkey, England, Scotland and Wales. She has performed with Opera Australia, Turkish State Opera and Opera Queensland, roles including Mimì, Tosca, Blanche de la Force, Pamina and Susanna. She was a guest artist in many festivals, including the Aldeburgh Festival (UK), Mersin International Music Festival (Turkey) and Sydney Festival. She performs regularly at the Sydney Opera House and is a soloist with the Symphony Orchestras of Sydney, Queensland, Melbourne, Adelaide, West Australia, and with the Australian Haydn Ensemble.
She studied at Royal College of Music and was an adjunct member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Ayşe has won many competitions and awards around the world. Some of these include, the Australian Singing Competition, Metropolitan Opera Award (New York), Queens Trust for Young Australians, Symphony Australia’s Young Performers Award (Vocal Category), Countess of Munster (UK) and the Sonderpreis der Loreley-Festspiele at the Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition (Germany).
She has a graduate law degree from Western Sydney University and is an advocate for Human Rights and First Nations People. She is also part of Sydney’s 24/7 Kitchen, distributing food and other necessities to the city’s homeless community.
Upcoming engagements include, performances with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, Penrith Symphony Orchestra, Bourbaki Ensemble, at the Parliament House in Canberra, for Newcastle Music Festival and a concert tour of Europe in Cuba, as well as her own concert series at Sydney Opera House. Ayşe’s discography includes Love and Life, released with Taslig Records and Çanakkale-Gallipoli Songs, with Wirripang. She can be regularly heard on ABC Classic FM and FinemusicFM.
Ayşe is passionate about using her art form consciously, to make a genuine and direct impact in the world.
Bringing together three of Australia’s distinctive choral voices for A Choral Kaleidoscope — a collaborative concert that showcases the breadth and variety of choral music performed across New South Wales. The event will feature the Allegri Singers together with the Orange Male Voice Choir and the Australian Rugby Choir, each group bringing its own history, repertoire, and character to the programme.
The Allegri Singers are gearing up for an exciting and ambitious year in 2026, with a program that celebrates both community and artistry. Here’s what’s on the horizon.
2025 is drawing to a close, and it’s been another wonderful year for the Allegri Singers in Oberon, Blackheath, Orange and Bathurst.
Handel’s magnificent masterpiece, ‘Messiah’, is coming to Orange and Bathurst this November, promising audiences an unforgettable musical experience.
Gabe has a particular passion for consort singing, and can be found working with quality Australian ensembles such as the Luminescence Chamber Singers, Cantillation, St Mary’s Cathedral Choir and more.
