special guests
Our generous speakers and performers
The Sydney Opera House Ladies Committee has a wonderful range of performers at our events. Below are some of the performers. Click on their names to find out more about the performers.
Our special guests starting from the most recent performances as of December 2024
Donna Lee, 2024 | Simon Kenway, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | Katherine Day – Music to You, 2020 | Brett Weymark OAM & Sydney Philharmonia Chamber choristers, 2017 |
John Martin, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 | Dwyer Whelan Irish Dance, 2023 | Kevinwood Handbells, 2020 | Lara Winsbury, 2017 |
The Hon. Ben Franklin MLC, 2023, 2024 | Bob McInnes and Rhonda Langford OAM, 2015, 2017, 2023 | Amelia Farrugia, 2015, 2017, 2019 | Benjamin Au, 2016 |
Opera Bites, 2024 | Ronni Kahn AO, 2022 | Kamahl AM, 2018, 2019 | Wesley Enoch AM, 2016 |
Her Excellency the Hon Margaret Beazley, AC, KC, 2024 | Rob McDougall, 2022 | James Martin, 2019 | James Evans, 2016 |
Dennis Wilson, 2024 | Dr Narelle Yeo, 2022 | Sydney Youth Orchestra, 2019 | Rev Graham Long AM, 2016 |
Kate McClymont AM, 2024 | Graeme McRae, 2022 | Little Ava, 2018 | Corinne Parker, 2016, |
Liesl Tesch AM, 2019, 2024 | Aarne Neeme AM, 2022 | John Bell AO OBE, 2018 | Evie Pikler, 2016 |
Michael Hope, 2015, 2016 (twice), 2017, 2019, 2024 | Vanessa Downing, 2022 | Bridget Bolliger, 2018 | Daniel Tambasco, 2016 |
Valda Wilson, 2019, 2024 | Penny Gay, 2022 | Peter Carroll, 2018 | Melody Beck, 2015 |
Bradley Gilchrist, 2022, 2024 | Glen Hazeldine, 2022 | Susan Deas, 2018 | Michael Curtain, 2015 |
Simon Ward, 2024 | Eloise Winestock, 2022 | Dr Wendy Michaels OAM, 2018 | June Dally-Watkins OAM, 2015 |
Nancye Hayes AM, 2023 | Mikayla Tate, 2022 | Jane Rosenson, 2018 | Warren Fahey, 2015 |
Michael Tyack AM, 2023 | Cheryl Barker AM, 2018, 2022 | Jonathan Wilson, 2018 | Evgeny Ukhanov, 1998, 2014, 2015 |
Tony Sheldon, 2023 | Gavin Brown, 2022 | Geoffrey Chard AM, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2017 | |
Louise Herron AM, 2021, 2023 | Peter Coleman-Wright AO, 2022 | Penny Cook, 2017 | Peter Cousens AM, 2014 |
Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 | Julie Lea Goodwin, 2021 | Nicole Dorigo, 2017 | Stuart Maunder AM, 2002, 2003, 2014 |
Guy Noble, 2014, 2021, 2023 | Meredith O’Reilly, 2014, 2021 | Jessica Harper, 2017 | Ann-Maree McDonald, 2002, 2003, 2014 (twice) |
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, 2023 | Professor The Hon Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, 2017, 2019, 2020 | Maggie Keenan, 2017 | |
Tanith Bryce, 2023 | Brad Cooper, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020 | Daniel Macey, 2017 |
Our Special Guests in alphabetical order - as of December 2024
Benjamin Au, 2016 | Katherine Day – Music to You, 2020 | Kamahl AM, 2018, 2019 | Evie Pikler, 2016 |
Little Ava, 2018 | Susan Deas, 2018 | Maggie Keenan, 2017 | Jane Rosenson, 2018 |
Cheryl Barker AM, 2018, 2022 | Nicole Dorigo, 2017 | Simon Kenway, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | Tony Sheldon, 2023 |
Professor The Hon Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, 2017, 2019, 2020 | Vanessa Downing, 2022 | Donna Lee, 2024 | Sydney Youth Orchestra, 2019 |
Her Excellency the Hon Margaret Beazley, AC, KC, 2024 | Wesley Enoch AM, 2016 | Rev Graham Long AM, 2016 | Teddy Tahu Rhodes, 2023 |
Melody Beck, 2015 | James Evans, 2016 | Daniel Macey, 2017 | Daniel Tambasco, 2016 |
John Bell AO OBE, 2018 | Warren Fahey, 2015 | James Martin, 2019 | Mikayla Tate, 2022 |
Opera Bites, 2024 | Amelia Farrugia, 2015, 2017, 2019 | John Martin, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 | Liesl Tesch AM, 2019, 2024 |
Bridget Bolliger, 2018 | The Hon. Ben Franklin MLC, 2023, 2024 | Stuart Maunder AM, 2002, 2003, 2014 | Michael Tyack AM, 2023 |
Gavin Brown, 2022 | Penny Gay, 2022 | Kate McClymont AM, 2024 | Evgeny Ukhanov, 1998, 2014, 2015 |
Tanith Bryce, 2023 | Bradley Gilchrist, 2022, 2024 | Ann-Maree McDonald, 2002, 2003, 2014 (twice) | Simon Ward, 2024 |
Peter Carroll, 2018 | Julie Lea Goodwin, 2021 | Rob McDougall, 2022 | Brett Weymark OAM & Sydney Philharmonia Chamber choristers, 2017 |
Geoffrey Chard AM, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2017 | Kevinwood Handbells, 2020 | Bob McInnes and Rhonda Langford OAM, 2015, 2017, 2023 | Dwyer Whelan Irish Dance, 2023 |
Peter Coleman-Wright AO, 2022 | Jessica Harper, 2017 | Graeme McRae, 2022 | Dennis Wilson, 2024 |
Penny Cook, 2017 | Nancye Hayes AM, 2023 | Dr Wendy Michaels OAM, 2018 | Jonathan Wilson, 2018 |
Brad Cooper, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020 | Glen Hazeldine, 2022 | Aarne Neeme AM, 2022 | Valda Wilson, 2019, 2024 |
Peter Cousens AM, 2014 | Louise Herron AM, 2021, 2023 | Guy Noble, 2014, 2021, 2023 | Eloise Winestock, 2022 |
Michael Hope, 2015, 2016 (twice), 2017, 2019, 2024 | Meredith O’Reilly, 2014, 2021 | Lara Winsbury, 2017 | |
Michael Curtain, 2015 | Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 | Corinne Parker, 2016, | Dr Narelle Yeo, 2022 |
June Dally-Watkins OAM, 2015 | Ronni Kahn AO, 2022 |
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