A returning Melba Artist, Melbourne-born baritone James Emerson completed a Master of Music (Opera Performance) at Melbourne University and has performed in professional operatic productions and concerts since an early age. He has won numerous awards from prominent Australian vocal competitions and eisteddfods, including the Arnold Matters Scholarship Award (Adelaide Eisteddfod).
James has recently performed in the Victorian Opera premiere productions of Valtinoni’s Il mago di Oz (singing the role of the Cowardly Lion) and Richard Mills’ Butterfly Lovers.
James is the recipient of the John & Elizabeth Wright-Smith Scholarship and the Paulette Bisley Opera Scholarship with Melba Opera Trust.
