Japanese-Australian mezzo-soprano Syrah Torii holds a Master of Music (Opera Performance) from the Melbourne Conservatorium, and she is a graduate of Melbourne Opera’s Richard Divall Emerging Artists Programme. In 2023, she won the Victorian Opera Emerging Artist Prize.
In 2024, Syrah performed La Frugola in Il tabarro (Victorian Opera/Sydney Festival), and the roles of Suzy/Lolette in La rondine (Victorian Opera).
Syrah is the recipient of the Paulette Bisley Opera Scholarship and the Eleanor Blakemore Opera Society Scholarship.