Born on a lettuce farm in rural New South Wales, Australian-British mezzo-soprano Helen Sherman trained at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM); she represented Australia at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition and at the Francisco Viñas International Singing Competition.
Recent appearances include Flora in La traviata (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden), Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Opera North), Tamiri in Farnace (Pinchgut Opera), Dorabella in Così fan tutte (Teatru Manoel, Malta), the title roles in Carmen (State Opera South Australia) and Giulio Cesare (Bury Court Opera) and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and Sesto in La clemenza di Tito (Classical Opera Company and The Mozartists).
Helen’s recordings include Mozart in London for Signum Records; and L’incoronazione di Poppea and Bajazet - both for Pinchgut Live. She has also recorded with The Orchestra of the Antipodes, Classical Opera and The Mozartists.
In 2024, Helen Sherman sings Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte and Mistress of the Novices in Suor Angelica for Opera Australia. She also performs Sesto in Giulio Cesare and Irene in Theodora for Pinchgut Opera and appears as soloist with the MSO and the Australian Haydn Ensemble.
