Adjudicators

Conal Coad

Opera c Aria Sec on

Conal was born in Fielding, New Zealand. He studied at the Sydney Conserva on before joining the Young Ar sts’ Programme with Opera Australia. He also studied in New York and Europe. He has performed in Brussels, Ghent, London, New York, Washington, Madrid, Valencia, Venice, Bologna, Naples, Frankfurt, Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux, Leeds, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Auckland, Wellington, Tel Aviv, Royal Opera House, Leeds, Garsington, Aldeburgh, Holland Park, Geneva, Tokyo.

He sings the bass repertoire having performed over fi y roles, specialising in Benjamin Bri en. Concert engagements include work with all major Australian orchestras, Israel Philharmonic, Royal Opera House, La Monnaie Brussels, SSO, NZSO, Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as fes vals in France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, UK, Australia and NZ.

Conal supports many chari es and has been a guest ar st in London (Kensington Palace), Australia, Belgium (Brussels and Mechelen), Tokyo and New Zealand.

Conal has worked with major conductors including Richard Bonnynge, Roberto Abbado, Simone Young, Richard Hickox, Riccardo Mu , Edo de Waart, Stuart Challender, John Eliot Gardener, Julia Jones, Peter Robinson, Richard Mills, Wyn Davies, Christopher Hogwood and Oliver von Dohnanyi. Previously Conal has performed in The Barber of Seville, Macbeth, Lucia di Lammermoor, Adriana Lecouvreur, Don Giovanni, l’Elixir of Love and Don Pasquale for State Opera South Australia. Conal adjudicates in Australia and interna onally.