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Greta Bradman

b. 1982

Australian operatic soprano

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About Greta Bradman

Born 1982. Greta Bradman is an Australian opera singer and radio personality.

Career Richard Bonynge selected Bradman to sing the title role in a concert performance of Handel's Rodelinda in 2014.

Bradman was the subject of two episodes of the ABC TV program Australian Story in 2015. Later that year, she joined David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, and Lisa McCune for a concert tour of the five Australian mainland state capitals. Bradman's name was added as a critics' choice to the Walk of Fame at the Adelaide Festival Centre.

After guest presenting in 2016, in 2017 Bradman joined ABC Classic FM as a presenter.

2017 saw Bradman's only performance in a fully staged opera as Mimì in Gale Edwards' production of La bohème for Opera Australia in the Sydney Opera House. Bradman – with vocalist Luke Harrison, guitarist Karin Schaupp and the Queensland Ballet – performed "Eliza Aria" from Elena Kats-Chernin's Wild Swans in the 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.

Bradman sang "Advance Australia Fair" at the state memorial service of Shane Warne in March 2022 at the MCG.

Opera Australia appointed Bradman to its board of directors in August 2024.

Bradman was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours.

Personal life Bradman was born in Adelaide as Greta Bradsen. She is a granddaughter, and the eldest grandchild, of cricketer Sir Donald Bradman, at whose funeral she sang in 2001 and who inspired her singing. Her father John had changed his name from Bradman to Bradsen to escape the inevitable connection with his father's celebrity, but the family changed back to Bradman when Greta was a teenager. Shortly after her grandfather's death, she struggled with self-harm issues.

Her husband is Didier Elzinga, the co-founder and CEO of software company Culture Amp. They have two sons.

Bradman has a master's degree in psychology and is a registered psychologist.

In 2015, Bradman was featured in two episodes of the Australian TV series Australian Story, where she appeared along with her father John Bradman and siblings Tom and Nick Bradman.

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Mendelssohn: String Quartets No. 1 & 2 (with Tinalley Quartet) Released: February 2019 Format: CD, Digital Label: Tinalley Quartet

Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 2010 Forest of Dreams: Classical Lullabies to Get Lost In Best Children's Album 2018 Home (with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Chamber Singers & Luke Dollman) Best Classical Album

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1982, Adelaide
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Awards
Member of the Order of Australia

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Greta Bradman?

Australian operatic soprano

When was Greta Bradman born?

Greta Bradman was born in 1982 in Adelaide.

What is Greta Bradman's occupation?

Greta Bradman is an opera singer and radio personality.

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Greta Bradman is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Greta Bradman

· Wikidata: Q21005173

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