Bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman is a graduate of the Royal College of Music Opera School in London, a Samling Artist, and a former Victorian Opera Young Artist and Sambrook Scholar with Melba Opera Trust.

Jeremy is a familiar presence to Opera Queensland audiences, having performed as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro (2021), Guglielmo in Così fan tutte (2023), and Magus in Voyage to the Moon (2016). In Brisbane, he has appeared in concert with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and featured in the Brisbane Baroque Festival’s Faramondo (2015).

Known for his interpretations of Mozart, Jeremy has also performed the role of Figaro for West Australian Opera, State Opera South Australia, and Opera Australia’s National Tour. His bel canto repertoire includes roles in Rossini’s Guillaume Tell, Bellini’s I puritani, and Norma for Victorian Opera, under the baton of Richard Mills.

A champion of new Australian opera, Jeremy has originated several roles, including Toby Raven in Palmer’s Cloudstreet, Mr. Jeffris in Gyger’s Oscar and Lucinda, Albert the Pudding in Bowman’s The Magic Pudding, and most recently, the title role in Jack Symonds’ Gilgamesh for Sydney Chamber Opera and Opera Australia.

In the concert hall, Jeremy has performed Nielsen’s 3rd Symphony, Handel’s Messiah, and Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Elgar’s The Apostles with London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Bach cantatas with London Handel Players.

Jeremy’s accolades include winning a Green Room Award, receiving a Helpmann Award nomination, and being awarded the Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award and the Australian International Opera Award.