PERFORMER

Simone Easthope is an accomplished performer currently based in Berlin, Germany. A graduate of the Juilliard School in New York and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Simone is a versatile performer with significant achievements in operatic, recital, and concert repertoire, as well as appearances as an actress in TV and film.

Simone’s primary practice as a classical singer was shaped under the distinguished guidance of Maree Ryan and Edith Wiens. Her artistic development has been supported by several prestigious awards, including the Higley Scholarship, the Opera Foundation for Young Australians Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship (2010), and the Kia-Ora Music Grant (2003-2006). In 2012, she was awarded third prize in the International Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau.

Originally from New South Wales, Australia, Ms. Easthope brings technical precision and artistic depth to her performances across a diverse repertoire. Her concert performances include appearing as soprano soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Orchestra e Coro Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi under the direction of Maestro Helmuth Rilling. As a participant in the inaugural Internationale Meistersinger Akademie in Neumarkt, Germany, Simone performed in both an Opera Recital and a Liederabend, broadcast on National Bavarian Radio.

Simone's operatic repertoire demonstrates her vocal versatility and dramatic capabilities. Her roles include Miss Wordsworth in Britten's Albert Herring, Tirésias in Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias, Angelique in Ibert's Angelique, and Despina in Mozart's Così fan Tutte.

Currently, Simone plays a central role in The Birds, the inaugural program of Lullula Music — a new voice in classical music for early childhood. Focused on immersive, nature-inspired programming, Lullula places the child’s experience and the human voice at its core. Its debut series reimagines the Lied recital through the eyes and ears of young listeners.

Premiered at the Pierre Boulez Saal in the 2023/24 season and set for a future appearance at Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing in 2025/26, The Birds sees Easthope lead audiences through a vivid tapestry of Lieder, art songs, children’s songs, rhymes, and lullabies from Europe and the Americas. A multi-channel sound installation by Berlin’s Studio Brod envelops listeners in birdsong and ambient sound, merging the natural world with the concert hall to evoke a sense of magical realism.