Jake Lyle

Jake Lyle is a Sydney-based Australian baritone working across opera, musical theatre and concert performance. In 2026, Jake made his Opera Australia debut as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera – Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, directed by Simon Phillips. His engagements with Opera Australia also include Schaunard in La bohème, Wagner in Faust and covering the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance. Jake has appeared as a soloist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and his operatic credits include Ulisse in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, Marco in Gianni Schicchi, Tonio in Pagliacci and Taddeo in L’italiana in Algeri. He is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, where he completed a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Classical Voice. His awards include the 2026 Margaret Baker Genovesi Scholarship, the 2025 Alton Budd Memorial Award, and the Linnhe Robertson Prize and Nell Pascall Award at the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. Jake is currently based in Sydney and is a member of Opera Australia’s Young Artist Program.

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