Stephanie Dillon is an Australian mezzo-soprano based in Europe, recognised for her “creamy and compelling lower range” and her “warm and burnished voice”. A versatile musician with repertoire spanning the Baroque to contemporary music, Stephanie is equally accomplished as both a soloist and an ensemble singer.

Stephanie has been based in the UK/Europe since 2024 and has performed with world-renowned ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Arcangelo, Polyphony, Collegium Vocale Gent, The Tallis Scholars, ORA Singers, The Gabrieli Consort, The Fieri Consort, Sinfonia of London Voices, Apollo5 and VOCES8 Foundation. Recent performances have taken her to major concert halls including the Barbican, Royal Albert Hall, AMUZ Antwerp, the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Berlin, Tonhalle Zurich, Stadtcasino Basel and Palau de la Música Catalana Barcelona. Stephanie was also a semi-finalist in the prestigious 2026 London Handel Singing Competition.

Recent solo highlights include her role debut as Cornelia in Handel’s Giulio Cesare with Pinchgut Opera in November 2024, Voce di Dio in Alessandro Scarlatti’s Il primo Omicidio with Pinchgut Opera in 2026, as well as recitals with the Muffat Collective and Genesis Baroque in Australia. She looks forward to solo engagements with Bach Akademie Australia and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra later in 2026.

In Australia, Stephanie has appeared with many of the country’s leading ensembles, including Bach Akademie Australia, Pinchgut Opera, The Song Company, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Symphony Orchestra.  She was a permanent member of the Choir of St James’ King Street, Sydney, under the direction of Warren Trevelyan-Jones for nine years, and a regular artist with The Song Company.

Other notable performances include debuts with the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, performances of Arvo Pärt’s Passio at the Tapestry of Sacred Music Festival in Singapore, and the performances in 150 Psalms project at the 2020 Adelaide Festival.

In addition to her performance work, Stephanie has extensive experience in arts administration and education within various organisations in Australia and the UK.

Stephanie is the recipient of Pinchgut Opera’s inaugural Max Riebl Artist Award (2023) and has been supported by the Ian Potter Cultural Foundation and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Overseas Music Scholarship.