She made her first public appearance in 1882 at a concert arranged by the Music Society, in the role of Oluf's mother in Niels Gade's Elverskud. The following year on 30 April she made her debut at the Royal Opera as Azucena in Il travatore, after which she was engaged by the company in July and remained there until 1885.[3] Among her most successful roles were Amneris in Verdi's Aida and Fidès in Giacomo Meyerbeer's Le prophète.[3]
While continuing her voice studies in Rome and London, she was also a successful performer in recitals and operas. In the early 1890s and again in 1903, she performed at London's Covent Garden and became a member of the Moody-Manners Opera Company. Her stage appearances included the title role in Bizet's Carmen,[4] Siebel and Marthe in Gounod's Faust and Mamma Lucia in Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.[5]
In 1900 she travelled to Australia with George Musgrove's Grand Opera Company where she was acclaimed as an outstanding singer. She was also praised for her exceptional enunciation in Italian, German, and English.[6] She returned in 1906 when she became a voice teacher at the Melbourne Conservatory until her retirement in 1927.[2]
Agnes Janson died on 17 January in Diamond Creek, Australia.[2]
