[3] In 1963 she was awarded a scholarship to the London Opera Centre and in 1966 won first prize in a Royal Overseas League competition which was the launchpad for her performing career under the professional name of Beverley Bergen.
[8][9][10] Back in Europe she became a member of Deutsche Opera Berlin and guested at numerous European houses, including Brussels, Munich and Dusseldorf as well as giving solo concert performances with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – notably in their Jubilee performances of the Verdi Requiem.
Television opera performances include The Marriage of Figaro for UK Channel 4, Pelleas and Melisande and The Gondoliers for the BBC, La Boheme and L’Heur Espagnole for ABC-TV.
After retiring from performance, in 2000 she created, produced and hosted an eight-part lifestyle series, Aria and Pasta, for Bravo Channel in the US, interviewing major opera stars across the world.
[15][16] Now married to Dr Alistair Gordon and living in Sydney, she has one daughter Tushka Bergen with former husband Anthony Hose.