Don Bemrose

Don Christopher is a Gunggari man and has worked hard to become Australia's foremost male Aboriginal Classical opera singer. He is a soloist/lead with Short Black Opera and has worked with Melbourne and Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, Victorian Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Opera Australia. In 2021, Don sang in the world premiere of Parrwang Lifts the Sky for Short Black Opera and Victorian Opera and later in 2022 he continues as a soloist in Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace, a Short Black Opera production for orchestra and choir. Don graduated with a Bachelor of Music Performance in 2011 from the Victorian College of Arts, University of Melbourne. He continues to evolve his pure vocal delivery honing his craft and training his lyric voice.