hartley trusler

GRADUATE

BARITONE

Hartley is a Melbourne-based baritone originally from Perth, Western Australia. He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2020 with a Bachelor of Music before completing his Master of Opera Performance at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2023. He has been a member of Opera Scholars Australia since 2023.

Hartley’s performance credits include an Apprentice in Melbourne Opera’s production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, the roles of Monostatos (Die Zauberflöte) and Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, as well as Pluto (Orpheus in the Underworld) and Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He appeared as Grump 2 and ensemble in Victorian Opera’s The Grumpiest Boy in the World, ensemble in their production The Selfish Giant, and ensemble in Melbourne Opera’s La Boheme.

Prior to commencing his vocal training, Hartley trained as a classical ballet dancer at the WA Conservatoire of Classical Ballet.