Chloe James (she/her) is a classically trained mezzo-soprano and singer-songwriter. She is a versatile and charismatic performer with over ten years of dancing and choral experience. Chloe has been involved in several productions with Victorian Opera, including “The Grumpiest Boy in the World”, “Melbourne Cheremushki”, “Il Mago Di Oz”, “Die Freunde von Salamanca”, and “Opera Bytes”. With the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, she has featured in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte”, Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and most recently, Menotti’s “Old Maid and the Thief”. Chloe has been generously supported by several prizes and scholarships, including the Mona McCaughey and Muriel Cheek scholarships and the Grace Durling Encouragement Award.
Biography
Chloe James (she/her) is a classically trained mezzo soprano and singer-songwriter. She is currently in her final year of her Masters in Opera Performance at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, after having also completed there her Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) in 2022. With over ten years of dancing and choral experience, she is a versatile and charismatic performer.
Chloe has been involved in several productions with Victorian Opera, featuring as Laura in Die Freunde von Salamanka (Schubert), Scientist #1 in The Grumpiest Boy in the World (Twist), Masha in Melbourne, Cheremushki (Shostakovich, cover), Chloe in Opera Bytes (Grant) and in the chorus of Il Mago Di Oz (Valtinoni). During her time at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (The University of Melbourne), Chloe performed as Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief (Menotti) and Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten).
Her love of music spans various genres as she has a passion for songwriting, new music and contemporary works. Chloe has been generously supported by several prizes and scholarships, including the Mona McCaughey and Muriel Cheek scholarships and the Grace Durling Encouragement Award.