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 2023

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

Our Special Guests in alphabetical order - as of December 2023

Benjamin Au, 2016Katherine Day – Music to You, 2020Ronni Kahn AO, 2022Evie Pikler, 2016
Little Ava, 2018Susan Deas, 2018Kamahl AM, 2018, 2019Jane Rosenson, 2018
Cheryl Barker AM, 2018, 2022Nicole Dorigo, 2017Maggie Keenan, 2017Tony Sheldon, 2023
Professor The Hon Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, 2017, 2019, 2020Vanessa Downing, 2022Simon Kenway, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023Sydney Youth Orchestra, 2019
Melody Beck, 2015Wesley Enoch AM, 2016Rev Graham Long AM, 2016Teddy Tahu Rhodes, 2023
John Bell AO OBE, 2018James Evans, 2016Daniel Macey, 2017Daniel Tambasco, 2016
Bridget Bolliger, 2018Warren Fahey, 2015James Martin, 2019Mikayla Tate, 2022
Gavin Brown, 2022Amelia Farrugia, 2015, 2017, 2019John Martin, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023Liesl Tesch AM, 2019
Tanith Bryce, 2023Penny Gay, 2022Stuart Maunder AM, 2002, 2003, 2014Michael Tyack AM, 2023
Peter Carroll, 2018Bradley Gilchrist, 2022Ann-Maree McDonald, 2002, 2003,  2014 (twice) Evgeny Ukhanov, 1998, 2014, 2015
Geoffrey Chard AM, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2017Julie Lea Goodwin, 2021Rob McDougall, 2022Brett Weymark OAM & Sydney Philharmonia Chamber choristers, 2017
Peter Coleman-Wright AO, 2022Kevinwood Handbells, 2020Bob McInnes and Rhonda Langford OAM, 2015, 2017, 2023Dwyer Whelan Irish Dance, 2023
Penny Cook, 2017Jessica Harper, 2017Graeme McRae, 2022Jonathan Wilson, 2018
Brad Cooper, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020Nancye Hayes AM, 2023Dr Wendy Michaels OAM, 2018Valda Wilson, 2019
Peter Cousens AM, 2014Glen Hazeldine, 2022Aarne Neeme AM, 2022Eloise Winestock, 2022
The Currie-Henderson Academy of Irish Dancing, 2015, Louise Herron AM, 2021, 2023Guy Noble, 2014, 2021, 2023Lara Winsbury, 2017
Michael Curtain, 2015Michael Hope, 2015,  2016 (twice), 2017, 2019Meredith O’Reilly, 2014, 2021Dr Narelle Yeo, 2022
June Dally-Watkins OAM, 2015Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023Corinne Parker, 2016,  123