Brisbane soprano Sarah Crane has worked extensively in Europe with engagements at Cologne Opera, Opéra National du Rhin, Basel Opera, Freiburg Opera as well as Opera Australia, Opera Queensland (OQ), Opera Victoria and State Opera South Australia. 

Sarah’s operatic repertoire includes Hansel and Gretel, The Rape of Lucretia, Die Zauberflöte, Fidelio, Carmen, Roméo et Juliette, The Marriage of Figaro, The Merry Widow, The Love of the Nightingale, Rusalka, Alcina, Werther, Orlando and The Perfect American.  

Concert engagements include Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah for The Queensland Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the Stabat Mater by Szymanowski with the Philharmonic Orchestra Freiburg. 

Beyond the stage, Sarah is a dedicated educator, serving as a Vocal Lecturer at The University of Queensland. She is a sought-after adjudicator for vocal competitions across the state and regularly presents masterclasses for secondary school music programs, mentoring the next generation of singers. 

Recent performances include OQ’s The Sopranos, the inaugural Bel Canto Festival, Opera at Jimbour, Mozart Airborne – a collaboration with Opera Q and Expressions Dance Company, Handel’s Israel in Egypt, the Mendelssohn-Hensel Oratorio and Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42 with Brisbane Chorale, Bach’s St John Passion with Canticum Chamber Choir, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the UQSO, and A Poet’s Love, a recital in collaboration with Brisbane Music Festival and Opera Queensland’s Studio Series.