Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Alteouise Devaughn A native of Altadena California, Mezzo Soprano Alteouise DeVaughn has performed with opera companies all around the world. Currently residing in Port Douglas, FNQ with her husband of 9 years, Idris Alkamraikhi. Alteouise attended Eastman School of Music, Rochester N.Y. and The Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She is a winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition. Mezzo Soprano Alteouise DeVaughn is well known to audiences throughout the United States and Europe. Since her move to Far North Queensland, she has been delighting Australian audiences and has recently joined Opera Australia as a principal Artist. Ms DeVaughn made her professional debut with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra , and her Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Collegiate Chorale as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah. She made her debut with the Atlanta Symphony under the direction of Robert Shaw. She made her European debut at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste, Italy. Ms DeVaughn has performed a wide variety of major roles with opera companies all around the world, the list is truly extensive. Currently she is the music director of her local community Theatre in Port Douglas. In 2021 she joined a massed choir of singers from across the region where she performed a soloist role in Handel’s ‘Messiah’ at CPAC. She was recently recognised by Douglas Shire Council and awarded the Arts and Culture award at the Citizenship Ceremony on Australia Day 2022. She is an inspiration to the community, voluntarily directing six choirs from Cairns to Cooktown and the Atherton Tablelands. AUSTRALIA Day Award recipients in Douglas Shire 2022 https://douglas.qld.gov.au/2022-australia-day-awards-to-be-celebrated-online/ G'day Port Douglas & Daintree - Newsport 08/12/20 https://www.newsport.com.au/2020/december/video-gday-port-douglas-daintree-international-artist-alteouise/ My Life, My Story, Our Alteouise! - Newsport 8/2/2016 https://archive.newsport.com.au/latest-news/daily-stories/2016/february/feb-8-14/my-life-my-story-our-alteouise/ Our Human Experience presents a series of podcasts where regular people share inspirational stories about their life, their journey and their human experience. We contemplate illness, wellness misfortune, recover, survival land, other encounters and deep diver into the complexities of living. Our Human Experience is hosted by Claire Tierney and Anna Winter, a dynamic duo with their own lived experiences to share. In this current era of disconnection, through social media and lock down, we felt compelled to create this podcast as an avenue to record stories to inspire and intrigue us, and others who are feeling in any way overwhelmed by their current situations. Every story is unique, every story tells the tale of rising from adversity and living the human experience. A story is a rolling narrative filled with great personal tales of turmoil and triumph. Together we will discover why some people are able to continue living with purpose, even when faced with loss and despair, also we embrace what we can learn from the exceptional people in our midst who have done just that. Every story is unique, every story tells the tale of living the human experience!@artsnexusstudio@our_human_experience_australia@2020_claire#stories#human#kindness#raw#real#champion #ourhumanexperience #love #vibe #community #arts #podcasting #human #experience #storytelling See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.