Simon Bruckard
Composer & Conductor
In 2022 Simon conducted La Boheme for the State Opera of South Australia with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Weill’s Seven Deadly Sings for Red Line Productions and was assistant conductor on Lohengrin for Opera Australia.
In 2021 Simon’s opera Cassandra premiered at Victoria Opera and he also conducted the world premiere alongside Echo and Narcissus by Kevin March. Simon’s arrangement of Hansel and Gretel, commissioned by Lyric Opera of Chicago, was performed in Chicago.
Simon’s opera The Selfish Giant premiered in 2019. It won a Green Room Award for Musical Achievement – New Australian Opera. It had a highly successful return season at the Arts Centre Melbourne in May 2022.
Simon is currently Simone Young’s assistant conductor for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
