Emma Nightingale is a versatile soprano, director, and writer who centers joy in the creative process and creates transformative experiences for her collaborators and audiences.

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As a director, Emma has worked with Opera Queensland and shake and stir as assistant director for The Frog Prince, La Boheme and Fizz, as well as directing a remount of The Frog Prince for State Opera of South Australia, In 2023 she made her directorial debut for Brisbane Music Festival with The Telephone, and in 2024 was associate director for Opera Queensland’s Do We Need Another Hero?

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As a lyric soprano, Emma’s credits include soloist for the 50th Anniversary of the Brisbane City Pops Orchestra, recital for the Coffs Harbour Music Society and America! for Voxalis. In 2022 Emma made her principal debut in the Festival of Outback Opera Singing in the Night and Dark Sky Serenade. She also featured as Soloist in Home Grown Opera (Opera Queensland), and chorus in La Traviata and Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera Queensland).

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For Opera Queensland, Emma has appeared as a principal artist, playing Juniper (The Frog Prince), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel) and Mimi (La Boheme). Emma is a regular chorus member with Opera Queensland, appearing in Verdi, Don Giovanni, Peter Grimes, The Sopranos, and Ruddigore. Emma has appeared as a guest artist for the popular Opera Queensland event Sing Sing Sing.