Self-proclaimed cat whisperer Stephanie Gooch began her musical training early, rolling around on the floor as a baby while her mother taught piano.

After completing a Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Western Australia, Stephanie decided to pursue her passion for singing and went on to study at the Australian Opera Studio.

Graduating with Honours, she became a finalist and award winner in many of Australia's major competitions including the Opera Foundation Australia's Audi German Award and Lady Fairfax New York Award, the Acclaim Italian Opera Award, the McDonald's Operatic Aria, the Herald Sun Aria, the Opera and Arts Support Group Scholarship and the More Than Opera German-Australian Opera Grant.

Stephanie has performed extensively across Australia, Germany, the USA and Japan. Her experience ranges from operatic roles such as Contessa Almaviva, Fiordiligi, Gretel, Antonia, Ilia, Papagena, Polly Peachum and Sesto, to a plethora of corporate and private events, including the inaugural Perth Diner en Blanc and a performance with hip hop artists The Hilltop Hoods.

Aside from giving fabulous hugs, Stephanie is passionate about candles, pyjamas, felines and laughs.

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