Soprano
Emma Nightingale

Biography
Emma is an emerging lyric soprano from Brisbane, Australia. In 2019 she was selected as a Young Artist for the Pacific Opera program in Sydney, with concert credits including soloist in A Viennese Gala with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dr Nicholas Milton AM.
Emma played Gretel in Opera Queensland’s schools touring production Hansel and Gretel (2019) in collaboration with shake & stir theatre co., as well as appearing in the Opera Queensland chorus for Ruddigore (2017), Peter Grimes (2018), Don Giovanni (2018) and A Flowering Tree (2019).
In early 2020, Emma began the year performing the Foreign Woman in Menotti’s The Consul, as part of the flagship production of the for-purpose opera start-up – The CoOperaTive – in Sydney. She is also a core member for internationally acclaimed classical crossover group, The Seven Sopranos, and has appeared with them for Bleach Festival on the Gold Coast, Brisbane Lord Mayors Christmas Carols, Opera in the Gardens, and in concert with The Brisbane City Pops Orchestra. During her time in isolation in 2020, she performed online – as part of Opera Queensland’s An Aria a Day initiative.
In 2021, Emma returned to school stages in the brand-new jukebox opera The Frog Prince with Opera Queensland and shake & stir theatre co., as well as in La bohème in Opera Queensland’s first show for secondary students.
Past Performances
Family friendly The Frog Prince
Opera Queensland and shake & stir theatre co. present The Frog Prince. In this fun retelling of the classic Grimm tale, spoiled 10-year-old Juniper May meets Gilbert Gravy, a sassy…
24 September 2021Family friendly La bohème
Puccini’s classic La bohème is reawakened with a contemporary spin that explores how young people cope with uncertainty and change in today’s pressured world. This intimate retelling of the great…
23 September 2022Family 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,…
11 - 13 August 2022Family friendly Home Grown Opera
Experience the magic of opera in the gardens as you listen to a curated concert of traditional songs marking life’s big moments, presented by BLEACH* and Opera Queensland. Gold Coast…