Born in Sydney Australia, Brad Cooper studied with Maree Ryan at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the National Opera Studio in London and with Marilyn Horne at Music Academy of the West, California. Brad continued his development into the German repertoire under the guidance of Siegfried Jerusalem.

 

In the 2024/25 Season Brad returns to Mainfranken Theater Würzburg as Giasone in Cherubini’s Medea and Tambourmajor in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, while in London he returns to the title role of Siegfried for London Opera Company at St John’s Smith Square.

 

Brad’s future engagements include Tristan in Tristan und Isolde for Theater Münster, Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio and Canio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci for Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, Mozart Requiem at Cadogan Hall in London, Walter von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Siegfried for Grange Park Opera’s upcoming production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.   

 

Recent seasons have seen Brad appear as Siegfried in Melbourne Opera’s Ring Cycle, Apollo in Strauss’ Daphne for Scottish Opera; Agamemnon in Ernst Krenek’s 1930 opera Leben des Orest and Siegmund in Wagner’s Die Walküre for Theatre Münster; Albert Gergor in Janáček’s Věc Makropulos and Aegisth in Strauss’ Elektra for Mainfranken Theater Würzburg.

 

Brad’s career has featured appearances as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte for Opera Australia, Oper Köln & English Touring Opera, Albert in Albert Herring for Opera Australia, Belmonte in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail for Oper Köln, Florestan in Beethoven’s Fidelio for Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia for Opera Holland Park in London, Don Alonse in Grétry’s L’amant jaloux for Opera Comique in Paris, Davey in Jonathan Dove’s Siren Song and Aubry in Marschner’s Der Vampyr for Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam, Emilio in Tutti in Maschera at Wexford Festival and create the role of Clem in Misha Hamel’s Snow White for Nederlandse Reisopera. In 2018 Brad toured throughout China as Radamès in Aida for Australian International Opera.

 

In concert Brad has performed Jonathan in Handel’s Saul & Beethoven’s 9th for Philharmonia Choirs at Sydney Opera House, Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem with St Andrew’s Cathedral Choir in Sydney, Britten’s St Nicolas at Newcastle Music Festival and Orfeo in Haydn’s L’orfeo under the baton of Richard Bonynge. 

 

Brad is passionate about sharing his love of music across multiple genres and disciplines. His ‘crossover’ shows BERLIN ELECTRIC, A NIGHT in VIENNA, ARIAS in the OUTBACK and COOPER sings KABARETT have played to sell out audiences in Australia London, Europe and the USA. His MAGIC FLUTE WORKSHOP has brought the fantastical world of Opera to thousands of children in Australia, while his  2018 choir & band project, TERRA AUSTRALIS, introduced hundreds of students in Ohio (USA) to Australian Music. 

 

Brad is thankful for the support of Nance Atkinson Trust, Wagner Society in NSW, Tait Memorial Trust, Australian Singing Competition and the Dame Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Scholarship.