Natalie Murray

Natalie Murray studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. She is a Professor at the Royal College of Music and Opera Coach to the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme (Royal Opera House) and the National Opera Studio. Natalie is also Artistic Advisor and Vocal Consultant for Independent Opera at Sadler’s Wells.

Natalie began her career as a member of the music staff of Welsh National Opera. Her opera work includes Don Giovanni, L’elisir d’amore, Carmen, Il Tabarro, Madama Butterfly, Jephtha, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria and James MacMillan’s The Sacrifice (WNO), Carmen, The Bartered Bride (Glyndebourne Festival Opera), Dialogues des Carmelites, Sosarme, Ezio, The Rape of Lucretia, Cosi fan tutte, Die Fledermaus, Tolomeo, L’enfant et les Sortileges, L’heure Espangnole, L’incoronatione di Poppea, Poro, Le nozze di Figaro, The Rake’s Progress (RCM), Maria Stuarda (English Touring Opera), Il barbiere di Siviglia, Le nozze di Figaro (Savoy Opera), Luisa Miller, La Rondine, Rigoletto (Opera Holland Park), Orlando, The Sofa/The Departure (Independent Opera). Natalie has also worked for the BBC Singer of the World competition in Cardiff.

Natalie is now embarking on a conducting career. She was awarded a Conducting Scholarship from the London Symphony Chorus in 2007 and has assisted conductors Rinaldo Alessandrini, Nicholas Kok, Peter Robinson, Dominic Wheeler and James MacMillan. Natalie has conducted 20 Women Singing for Welsh National Opera.