Sara Macliver is one of Australia’s most popular and versatile artists, and is regarded as one of the leading exponents of Baroque repertoire.

Sara is a regular performer with all the Australian symphony orchestras as well as the Perth, Melbourne and Sydney Festivals, Pinchgut Opera, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Musica Viva, and a number of international companies.

Sara records for ABC Classics with more than 35 CDs and many awards to her credit. 

In 2017/18 Sara sang with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Opera, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Australian String Quartet, St George’s Cathedral, the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra and in several programs with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; she also sang with Bangalow Festival, St George’s Cathedral and Collegium Musicum amongst many other projects. Sara recorded a CD of Calvin Bowman songs on the Decca label which was released last year.

In 2019/20 Sara sang with the West Australian, Tasmanian, Queensland and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, Sydney Philharmonia, Ten Days on the Island, the Peninsula Summer Festival, Brisbane Camerata, ANAM, West Australian Opera, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and St George’s Cathedral amongst other projects.

In 2022/23 Sara sang with the West Australian, Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, ANAM, St George’s Cathedral, Melbourne Philharmonic and Genesis Baroque, amongst others. In 2024 she performs with the West Australian, Adelaide, Melbourne and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, Australian Baroque and at the Sanguine Festival.

Sara has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Western Australia (UWA) in recognition of her services to singing. She is on staff at the Conservatorium of Music at UWA and sits on the Board of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Freeze Frame Opera. 

Bio updated March 2024