
“Bronwyn Douglass’s focussed and fiery Donna Elvira is a force to be reckoned with… she commands the stage space in any scene with a pointed purpose.
Her precise, fluid tone matches her character’s gutsy but ill-fated plight…. she creates shimmering soundscapes… The trajectory of her comic-tragic character are always delivered with verve and perfect dramatic timing.”
Sydney Arts Guide (Don Giovanni)
2023
Soprano Bronwyn Douglass has been praised for her “rich, warm tone” and “quietly radiant presence” by Limelight Magazine, who also featured her as a “Rising Star” and one of the “Next Generation” of Australian opera singers in 2019.
Bronwyn made her debut as Donna Elvira in David McVicar’s production of Don Giovanni with Opera Australia in January 2023, described as a “focussed and fiery Donna Elvira” (Sydney Arts Guide) with “dramatic timbre” (The Daily Telegraph). She made her solo debut for the company performing the role of Anna Kennedy in Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda in Concert (2022), also performing as one of the Pages in Lohengrin (2022) and covering the role of Sieglinde in Die Walküre (2023).
In 2024 Bronwyn was a finalist in the Marie Kraja Competition as part of the 20th Festival of Opera Singers in Tirana, Albania and the recipient of the Elisabeth Murdoch Prize at the Herald Sun Aria in Melbourne. She also performed Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D and Beethoven 9 with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Peter McCallum from the Sydney Morning Herald writing – “Bronwyn Douglass’ high notes shone like light through mist”.
After a brief pause to welcome her daughter Evelyn to the world, Bronwyn returned to the stage in April 2025. Performing in the inaugural Handa Opera at Millthorpe Jansson Antmann for La Vie Magazine wrote – “Those of us in attendance were privileged to witness the birth of a true Wagnerian soprano in Bronwyn Douglass, who brought the house down singing Dich, teure Halle from Tannhäuser and Elsa’s Dream from Lohengrin.” Most recently Bronwyn had the pleasure of performing Strauss’ Vier letzte Lieder and Ravel’s Shéhérazade with the Hourglass Ensemble at the Newcastle Music Festival.
Elisabeth’s Aria from Tannhäuser by Wagner
Donna Elvira’s Aria from Don Giovanni by Mozart
Amelia’s Aria from Un ballo in maschera by Verdi