Chloe Harris
Mezzo soprano
Chloe Harris is an Australian mezzo-soprano and Emerging Artist with Scottish Opera (2024–26). A graduate of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, she was awarded a DipRAM for an outstanding final Master’s recital and completed postgraduate training at the Royal Academy Opera Studio. Recent highlights with Scottish Opera include Yelena Ivanovna Popova (The Bear), Nancy (Albert Herring), Council (Trial by Jury), and Cherry Penistone in the world premiere of A Matter of Misconduct, as well as performances on national Opera Highlights Tour. She has also worked with Garsington Opera as an Alvarez Young Artist, performing in the chorus of Le nozze di Figaro and covering Marcellina, Second Bridesmaid, and the Moon Queen in A Trip to the Moon. Chloe looks forward to performing Koto in The Great Wave (world premiere) and Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro with Scottish Opera this season.
“The Walton...had no shortage of melodrama, in a nicely judged and well sung performance by the Australian Chloe Harris.”
— The Guardian
“Chloe Harris brings a crisp, bright mezzo to Walton’s young widow.”
— The Times
“Chloe Harris conveys the woman’s shifting emotions vividly with her crisp, agile mezzo.”
— The Stage
“Chloe Harris a Nancy of vibrant immediacy.”
— Opera Magazine
“…Harris brought a warmth and passion to her role and was able to really flex her acting muscles throughout the piece.”
— The Stuart Review
“I took instantly to mezzo Chloe Harris, winner of the Richard Divall Prize @theheraldsun Aria in partnership with @MelbourneOpera…totally composed, giving smooth creamy texture to “Faites-lui mes aveux” and freedom, finesse and fire to Svegliatevi nel core”.
— Paul Selar, Twitter @OperaChaser