Belis Macpherson is an enthusiastic mezzo-soprano and vocal teacher currently studying a Bachelor of Performance in Classical Voice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
She is under the tutelage of Dr Rowena Cowley and has also studied with renowned soprano Amelia Farrugia.
Through a rich music education herself, Belis brings an open-minded, insightful, and approachable teaching style to her students. She aims to inspire and motivate young singers to reach their full potential, teaching a range of genres including pop, musical theatre, and classical. She began teaching at LCMCC in Term 2 of 2024.
In performance, Belis has taken part in several major productions. She was a chorus member in Rockdale Opera’s 2024 staging of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and in 2025 performed in Parrwang Lifts the Sky, composed and directed by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, in a collaboration between the Sydney Conservatorium and Short Black Opera.
Belis has extensive experience in choral singing. She has performed with the Sydney Children’s Choir and VOX Sydney Philharmonia Choirs under Elizabeth Scott, working with internationally acclaimed conductors such as Simone Young, Edward Gardner, Donald Runnicles, and Eric Whitacre, including the 2024 premiere of Whitacre’s Eternity in an Hour at the Sydney Opera House.
She has also performed in small ensembles, including Pacific Opera’s production of Mozart’s Requiem, and with the Cantabile Choir (Natalie Claire Entertainment), singing at venues such as the QVB during the Christmas season.
Belis holds an AMEB Grade 8 in Classical Voice and completed the Music 2 and Extension courses in the NSW HSC, and studied Suzuki piano for many years with Ester Balasch Lozano at LCMCC. She has received awards at both the Sydney Eisteddfod and the Australian National Eisteddfod, and continues to perform regularly at venues including the Sydney Conservatorium and St Christophorus’ Church in Croydon.
