In 2016, Jacqueline Dark starred as The Mother Abbess in the National Tour of The Sound of Music before returning to Opera Australia as Fricka in their revival of Der Ring des Nibelungen. The following year, she sang Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana for State Opera South Australia and the title role in Prima Donna for the Adelaide Festival.
Most recently, Jacqui appeared in The Nose for Opera Australia, as Mrs Sedley in Peter Grimes for the Brisbane Festival, in Candide with New Zealand Opera and Herodias in Salome for Opera Australia. In 2022, she is guest vocal soloist with The Australian Ballet in Anna Karenina, appears in concert with the Melbourne Symphony and Orchestra Victoria and in recital for Opera Queensland. Jacqui also performs her critically acclaimed Jacques Brel cabaret show at major venues around the country.
International appearances have included Giovanna (Rigoletto), Grimgerde (Die Walküre) and Mercedes (Carmen) in Vienna and Herodias (Salome) for Opera Hong Kong.
In August 2014, Jacqui received her second consecutive Helpmann Award – for her work as Fricka in Der Ring des Nibelungen.
