Australian operatic mezzo-soprano Jacqueline Dark has died on October 3, 2023 aged 55. Dark has performed across opera, music theatre, cabaret and on the concert stage, appeared in the TV show So You Think You Can Dance, and was a guest panellist on the ABC's music quiz show Spicks and Specks.The singer performed around Australia and internationally, including with Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, Pinchgut Opera, and Opera Hong Kong, as well as with many of Australia's leading orchestras and choirs. Dark won many awards and prizes, including two Green Room Awards and a Helpmann Award."Whenever she came into ABC Classic for an interview, we always ended up laughing so much. And as an artist, she was brave — just as happy singing cabaret or with electronic musicians as she was tackling Wagner," said ABC Classic Drive presenter Russell Torrance.Tributes from the Australian music community have started appearing through social media. "Her irrepressible humour and life and energy and musicality made her one of the greatest of Australian mezzos," said Erin Helyard, Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera.