Michaela Cadwgan
Soprano
Michaela Cadwgan graduated in 2020 with First Class Honours in BMus from The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī, Victoria University of Wellington (NZSM). She holds a BA in German and Italian and is an alumna of the New Zealand Opera School, where she received the Dame Sister Mary Leo Foundation Award.
Her notable performances include Suor Angelica in the NZSM Puccini Double Bill, and collaborations with the NZ Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, and Orchestra Wellington. Michaela’s accolades include first place in the Wellington Regional Aria Competition, runner-up at The Lockwood New Zealand Aria Finals. She also received the Saluzzo Opera Academy Scholarship, along with the Merenda Travel Prize and the MOST Audience Prize at the 2023 IFAC Handa ASC Finals.
In 2025, Michaela is a recipient of Victorian Opera’s Opera Prize Scholarship. Her scholarship is proudly supported by Mary Davidson & Family of the late Frederick Davidson AM. This marks her second year as an Opera Prize Scholarship recipient.
Upcoming performances for Victorian Opera include the role of Lyrebird in family-friendly opera The Lyrebird’s Voice and as Fanny Price in Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park presented at Horti Hall and Montsalvat.
