Greta Bradman
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1979 (age 46–47) or 1981 or 1982 (age 43–44)[1]
Greta Bradman | |
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| Born | Greta Jessie Bradsen 1979 (age 46–47) or 1981 or 1982 (age 43–44)[1] Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Operatic soprano |
| Spouse | Didier Elzinga |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | John Bradman |
| Relatives | Sir Don Bradman (grandfather) |
Greta Jessie Bradman AM (née Bradsen; born 1979[2] or 1982)[1] is an Australian operatic soprano.
Richard Bonynge selected Bradman to sing the title role in a concert performance of Handel's Rodelinda in 2014.[3]
Bradman was the subject of two episodes of the ABC TV program Australian Story in 2015.[4] Later that year, she joined David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, and Lisa McCune for a concert tour of the five Australian mainland state capitals.[5] Bradman's name was added as a critics' choice to the Walk of Fame at the Adelaide Festival Centre.[6]
After guest presenting in 2016, in 2017 Bradman joined ABC Classic FM as a presenter.[7][8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
Bradman sang "Advance Australia Fair" at the state memorial service of Shane Warne in March 2022 at the MCG.[11]
Opera Australia appointed Bradman to its board of directors in August 2024.[12]
Bradman was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours.[13]
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[14] and who inspired her singing.[15] 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.[16] Shortly after her grandfather's death, she struggled with self-harm issues.[17]
Her husband is Didier Elzinga, the co-founder and CEO of software company Culture Amp.[18] They have two sons.[2][19][20]
Bradman has a master's degree in psychology[21] and is a registered psychologist.[22]
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.[4]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [23] | ||
| Forest of Dreams – Classical Lullabies to Get Lost In |
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| Grace |
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| My Hero (with English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge) |
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| From Broadway to La Scala (with David Hobson, Lisa McCune, Teddy Tahu Rhodes) |
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| Home (with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Chamber Singers & Luke Dollman) |
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| The Aussie Album (with Benaud Trio) |
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| Mendelssohn: String Quartets No. 1 & 2 (with Tinalley Quartet) |
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