Patrick Bischoff

Beth is a Meanjin-based mezzo-soprano and recent graduate of a dual degree in Music (Honours) and Science (Archaeological Science) at the University of Queensland. Her operatic credits include Papagena (The Magic Flute, 2022), Agricola (A Night in Venice, 2023), and Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro, 2024). In 2025, she travelled to Utah to participate in Brigham Young University’s Spring Opera Program Crossings, and appeared as Carmen (Carmen), Meg (Falstaff), and Malika (Lakmé) in the UQ Opera Gala. Beth’s Honours thesis explored the application of sports-based breathing techniques to optimise respiratory efficiency in operatic performance. She is a recipient of the Ethel Osbourne Prize (2023, with Connor Wilmore) and the Margaret Nickson Prize (2023, with Mac Johnson). Recent concert engagements include performances of Beethoven’s Mass in C, and Mozart’s Requiem with Brisbane Chorale under Emily Cox, and Vivaldi’s Magnificat with the Amadeus Orchestra and Pro Musica Singers, conducted by Neil Flottman and Joshua Blake.