Tenor
Connor Willmore

Biography
Originally from the small rural town of Maclean NSW, Connor is emerging as one of Brisbane’s most preeminent young tenors.
Moving to Brisbane for study in 2019, Connor completed his Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Classical Voice at the University of Queensland’s School of Music (UQ), under the tutelage of Shaun Brown. During his studies, he regularly performed in UQ School of Music productions, and began work as a solo artist throughout Southeast Queensland, working with notable ensembles including Queensland Symphony Orchestra, University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Kelvin Grove Wind Orchestra and Brisbane Chorale.
In 2022, Connor joined Opera Queensland (OQ) for the schools touring productions of The Frog Prince and La Bohème, and joined the cast of FIZZ! in 2023 (a reworked version of L’elisir d’amore for young audiences), touring metro and rural Queensland.
In recent years, Connor has also performed in the chorus for OQ’s productions of Lucia di Lammermoor, Dido and Aeneas (Circa/OQ), Eucalyptus (Victorian Opera/OQ), Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera Australia), and most recently in La Cenerentola.
Connor joined Opera Queensland’s Young Artist Program in 2024, performing throughout Southeast Queensland, and continues in the 2025 program. Connor is also a passionate piano and vocal teacher.
Past Performances
Family friendly La Bohème
Reimagined for Young Adults Misfit friends learn to survive, fall in love and find their voices An ideal introduction to opera for young audiences, Puccini’s La Bohème is re‑awakened with…
21 - 23 September 2022Family friendly The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince leaps into the 21st century with all the transformative joy and wonder you can expect from Opera Queensland. In this modern retelling of the classic Grimm tale,…
Wednesday 27 September – Thursday 28 September 2023Family friendly FIZZ!
Opera Queensland brings the magic of opera to our youngest fans with a revival of the whacky, weird and wonderful production FIZZ! Based on the classic comic opera The Elixir…
Thursday 28 September 2023Family friendly La bohème
Love. Friendship. Art. Join the bohemians with this modern retelling of the Puccini Masterpiece. Based on the Puccini classic, Opera Queensland’s secondary schools’ touring production of La bohème explores the…