Award-winning First Nations soprano Nina Korbe, is quickly establishing herself as one of Australia’s leading young sopranos, praised for her creamy tone, brilliant top notes, and sensitive performances. 

She has appeared in our productions, including La bohème, Die Fledermaus, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Peter Grimes, and Verdi’s Requiem. She has also featured in the last three years of the Festival of Outback Opera. As a soloist, she has performed with Camerata Chamber Orchestra, Queensland Ballet, Southern Cross Soloists, and the Goldner String Quartet. 

In 2024, Nina made her Opera Australia debut as Maria in West Side Story and has performed the roles of Lisette in Puccini’s La rondine and Young Heidi in Follies for Victorian Opera. She continues as Artist in Residence with the Queensland Youth Orchestra, performing internationally in Vienna, Salzburg, and Hamburg. 

A proud Koa, Kuku Yalanji, Wakka Wakka woman, Nina is dedicated to championing First Nations voices. She serves on the Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s First Nations Advisory Board, the boards of Playlab Theatre and Australian Women in Music and is the advisor to Queensland Youth Orchestras and the Australian Music Foundation.