Biography

Leah Phillips is a versatile soprano who enjoys bringing opera, musical theatre of yesteryear, and art song to life for today's audiences. She won the 2021 Opera Scholar of the Year Aria competition and the Boroondara Eisteddfod Vocal Championship.

Her debut with Victorian Opera as Lucy in Shostakovich's Melbourne, Cheremushki was called a "vocal standout" by Limelight and Arts Hub.

Her cover credits include Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro with Melbourne Opera, Dot and Mrs North Wind in The Enchanted Pig (ACOCo), Olive Hargrave in Fly (Lyric Opera of Melbourne), Euridice in Orfeo (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music), Sister Bernadette in The Sound of Music (Babirra Music Theatre), and Yum Yum in The Mikado (Savoy Opera). 

As a member of the ensemble, she has performed in Il Mago di Oz (Victorian Opera), The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Melbourne Opera), Der Fliegende Holländer (Melbourne Opera), Lohengrin (Melbourne Opera), Passion, lament glory - Pergolesi's Stabat Mater (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music), The Wizard of Oz (Nova Musical Theatre), Un ballo in maschera and Dido and Aeneas (XL Arts).

Leah completed her Bachelor of Music (Honours) studies at the University of Melbourne and Monash University. Since graduating, she has been a member of Opera Scholars Australia, the GJ Studio Young Artist with Australian Contemporary Opera Co. (ACOCo) and the Richard Divall Developing Artists Programme at Melbourne Opera.

Leah also serves as a board member for Lyric Opera of Melbourne, where she shares her marketing knowledge and perspective as a young artist pro-bono with the dedicated team.