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

Brad Cooper, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2025Bev Kennedy, 2025Simon Moore, 2025St Mary’s Training Choir, 2024, 2025
Sally-Anne Russel, 2025Molly Ryan, 2025Simon Kenway, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025Deborah Wallace, 2025
Donna Lee, 2024John Martin, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024The Hon. Ben Franklin MLC, 2023, 2024Opera Bites, 2024
Her Excellency the Hon Margaret Beazley, AC, KC, 2024Dennis Wilson, 2024Kate McClymont AM, 2024Michael Hope, 2015,  2016 (twice), 2017, 2019, 2024
Liesl Tesch AM, 2019, 2024Valda Wilson, 2019, 2024Simon Ward, 2024Bradley Gilchrist, 2022, 2024
Nancye Hayes AM, 2023Tony Sheldon, 2023Michael Tyack AM, 2023Teddy Tahu Rhodes, 2023
Guy Noble, 2014, 2021, 2023Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023Louise Herron AM, 2021, 2023Tanith Bryce, 2023
Dwyer Whelan Irish Dance, 2023Bob McInnes & Rhonda Langford OAM, 2015, 2017, 2023Cheryl Barker AM, 2018, 2022Gavin Brown, 2022
Peter Coleman-Wright AO, 2022Mikayla Tate, 2022Ronni Kahn AO, 2022Rob McDougall, 2022
Vanessa Downing, 2022Penny Gay, 2022Glen Hazeldine, 2022Graeme McRae, 2022
Aarne Neeme AM, 2022Eloise Winestock, 2022Dr Narelle Yeo, 2022Julie Lea Goodwin, 2021
Meredith O’Reilly, 2014, 2021Professor the Hon Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, 2017, 2019, 2020Katherine Day – Music to You, 2020Kevinwood Handbells, 2020
Amelia Farrugia, 2015, 2017, 2019Kamahl AM, 2018, 2019James Martin, 2019Sydney Youth Orchestra 2019
Little Ava, 2018John Bell AO OBE, 2018Bridget Bolliger, 2018Peter Carroll, 2018
Susan Deas, 2018Dr Wendy Michaels OAM, 2018Jane Rosenson, 2018Jonathan Wilson, 2018
Geoffrey Chard AM, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2017Penny Cook, 2017Nicole Dorigo, 2017Jessica Harper, 2017
Maggie Keenan, 2017Daniel Macey, 2017Brett Weymark OAM & Sydney Philharmonia Chamber choristers, 2017Lara Winsbury, 2017
Benjamin Au, 2016Wesley Enoch AM, 2016James Evans, 2016Rev Graham Long AM, 2016
Corinne Parker, 2016,  Evie Pikler, 2016Daniel Tambasco, 2016Melody Beck, 2015
The Currie-Henderson Academy of Irish Dancinge, 2015Michael Curtain, 2015June Dally-Watkins OAM, 2015Warren Fahey, 2015
Evgeny Ukhanov, 1998, 2014, 2015Peter Cousens AM, 2014Stuart Maunder AM, 2002, 2003, 2014Ann-Maree McDonald, 2002, 2003,  2014 (twice) 

Our Special Guests in alphabetical order - as of December 2025

Benjamin Au, 2016Little Ava, 2018Cheryl Barker AM, 2018, 2022Professor the Hon Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, 2017, 2019, 2020
Her Excellency the Hon Margaret Beazley, AC, KC, 2024Melody Beck, 2015John Bell AO OBE, 2018Opera Bites, 2024
Bridget Bolliger, 2018Gavin Brown, 2022Tanith Bryce, 2023Peter Carroll, 2018
Geoffrey Chard AM, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2017Peter Coleman-Wright AO, 2022Penny Cook, 2017Brad Cooper, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2025
Peter Cousens AM, 2014The Currie Henderson Academy of Irish Dancing, 2015Michael Curtain, 2015June Dally-Watkins OAM, 2015
Katherine Day – Music to You, 2020Susan Deas, 2018Nicole Dorigo, 2017Vanessa Downing, 2022
Wesley Enoch AM, 2016James Evans, 2016Warren Fahey, 2015Amelia Farrugia, 2015, 2017, 2019
The Hon. Ben Franklin MLC, 2023, 2024Penny Gay, 2022Bradley Gilchrist, 2022, 2024Julie Lea Goodwin, 2021
Kevinwood Handbells, 2020Jessica Harper, 2017Nancye Hayes AM, 2023Glen Hazeldine, 2022
Louise Herron AM, 2021, 2023Michael Hope, 2015,  2016 (twice), 2017, 2019, 2024Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023Ronni Kahn AO, 2022
Kamahl AM, 2018, 2019Maggie Keenan, 2017Bev Kennedy, 2025Simon Kenway, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025
Donna Lee, 2024Rev Graham Long AM, 2016Daniel Macey, 2017James Martin, 2019
John Martin, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024Stuart Maunder AM, 2002, 2003, 2014Kate McClymont AM, 2024Ann-Maree McDonald, 2002, 2003,  2014 (twice) 
Rob McDougall, 2022Bob McInnes & Rhonda Langford OAM, 2015, 2017, 2023Graeme McRae, 2022Dr Wendy Michaels OAM, 2018
Simon Moore, 2025Aarne Neeme AM, 2022Guy Noble, 2014, 2021, 2023Meredith O’Reilly, 2014, 2021
Corinne Parker, 2016,  Evie Pikler, 2016Jane Rosenson, 2018Sally-Anne Russel, 2025
Molly Ryan, 2025Tony Sheldon, 2023Sydney Youth Orchestra, 2019Teddy Tahu Rhodes, 2023
Daniel Tambasco, 2016Mikayla Tate, 2022Liesl Tesch AM, 2019, 2024St Mary’s Training Choir, 2024, 2025
Michael Tyack AM, 2023Evgeny Ukhanov, 1998, 2014, 2015Deborah Wallace, 2025Simon Ward, 2024
Brett Weymark OAM & Sydney Philharmonia Chamber choristers, 2017Dwyer Whelan Irish Dance, 2023Dennis Wilson, 2024Jonathan Wilson, 2018
Valda Wilson, 2019, 2024Eloise Winestock, 2022Lara Winsbury, 2017Dr Narelle Yeo, 2022