Lily Ward is a soprano who completed her honours year in classical voice performance at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2023. This followed her study of a bachelor’s degree in Music and Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the Australian National University in Canberra. Originally from Hobart, Tasmania, her love of classical voice began with Bel Canto Australia under the guidance of Susanne Ortuso at the age of 11.

In 2022, Lily was a semi-finalist in the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition and runner-up in the ArtSound fm Young Virtuoso awards. She also won the prestigious Whitworth-Roach Prize for Classical music at the ANU and was a finalist in the Melbourne Conservatorium Concerto Aria Competition.