Born in Sydney of Egyptian parents and brought up in Brussels, Dr. Simon Lobelson has enjoyed a distinguished career that has spanned 4 continents and 95 operatic roles from the baroque to the newly composed, high respect as a pedagogue and superlative press reviews, and has established himself as one of the most versatile baritones of his generation. Since graduating with first-class honours from Sydney University and the Royal College of Music with distinction, Simon has worked extensively as a soloist in Australia, the Middle East, Asia, the UK and Europe, with companies such as The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera, Garsington Opera, Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, Pinchgut Opera, Sydney Chamber Opera, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Australian Haydn Ensemble, English Chamber Orchestra, Israel Camerata, ASKO-Schönberg Ensemble and the Lucerne Festival, under such conductors as Pierre Boulez, Simon Halsey, Charles Dutoit, Paul McCreesh, Reinbert De Leeuw and Richard Bonynge, and recorded for Chandos, Toccata and ABC Classics. Roles have included Amfortas, Escamillo, Rigoletto, Alberich, Nick Shadow, Marcello, Ford, Germont, Figaro, Michele and Don Alfonso. A champion of contemporary music, and creator of copious world premiere operatic roles, his performances in Metamorphosis for Opera Australia attracted outstanding press reviews and a Helpmann Award nomination. His research specialises in contemporary opera and its associated vocalism, and he was invited to present his research at the 10th International Congress of Vocal Teachers in Vienna, as well as for the Musicological Society of Australia. Simon is also a full-time lecturer in voice and opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, adjudicator for the 2024 and 2025 Australian Singing Competition and the Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition, has given numerous masterclasses in both Australia and China and is fluent in almost four European languages. He conducted the world premiere of The Lullaby in 2024 and conducts Orphée aux enfers this year for Con Opera at NIDA. As an educator he is known and respected for his erudite, urbane, direct, decisive and critically constructive teaching style.