Olivia Payne, Mezzo-Soprano, has a Bachelor of Music Performance (Classical Voice) and a Masters of Music Studies (Opera Performance) through the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She also attained an ATCL Diploma through Trinity College London. With the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Olivia performed the roles of La Libelulle (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges), Hermia (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Papagena (Die Zauberflöte). With Pinchgut Opera, Olivia has performed in The Loves of Apollo and Dafne, Médée, Rinaldo, Theodora and Dido and Aeneas. With Opera Australia, she has performed with the chorus in Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Brett Dean’s Hamlet. Other roles include Nancy in Albert Herring and Karen in the new recorded Australian Opera, Percy.

In 2022, Olivia made her debut with Cantillation and Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream under the baton of Simone Young. She also sang with the Young Stars of Australian Opera at Carols in the Domain.

Olivia is currently a Young Artist with Opera Queensland. She has featured as a soloist in their Sunset Opera Series, covered the role of Dorabella and perform with the chorus in Così fan tutte.

Olivia is currently a Taryn Fiebig Scholar with Pinchgut Opera.