Stephanie Dillon

Stephanie Dillon is an Australian mezzo-soprano based in London, UK, recognised for her “distinctively edged sound” (Sydney Morning Herald) and her “rich and creamy tone” (Australian Arts Review). A versatile musician with repertoire spanning the Baroque to contemporary music, Stephanie is equally accomplished as both a soloist and an ensemble singer.

In Australia, Stephanie has appeared with many of the country’s leading ensembles, including Bach Akademie Australia, Pinchgut Opera, The Song Company, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Stephanie has been based in the UK/Europe since 2024 and has performed with world-renowned ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Arcangelo, Polyphony, Collegium Vocale Gent, The Tallis Scholars, ORA Singers, The Gabrieli Consort, The Fieri Consort, Sinfonia of London Voices, Apollo5 and VOCES8 Foundation. Recent performances have taken her to major concert halls including the Barbican, Royal Albert Hall, AMUZ Antwerp, the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Berlin, Tonhalle Zurich, Stadtcasino Basel and Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.

Recent solo highlights include her debut with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, her role debut as Cornelia in Handel’s Giulio Cesare with Pinchgut Opera in November 2024, performing Bach’s Ich habe genug with Genesis Baroque in the Melbourne Recital Centre in 2025. She looks forward to engagements with Pinchgut Opera, The Muffat Collective, Bach Akademie Australia and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in the 2026 season.

Other notable performances include debuts with the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, performances of Arvo Pärt’s Passio at the Tapestry of Sacred Music Festival in Singapore, and participation in the 150 Psalms project at the 2020 Adelaide Festival.

Stephanie is the recipient of Pinchgut Opera’s inaugural Max Riebl Artist Award (2023) and is generously supported by the Ian Potter Cultural Foundation and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Overseas Music Scholarship.

Updated Bio April 2026