Brenton Spiteri is an Australian-Maltese tenor who has recently appeared as Tin Soldier (Paper and Tin) for English Touring Opera, Beppe (Rita) for Charing Cross Theatre and as the featured tenor in Awakening Shadow for Sydney Chamber Opera. He holds an Artist Masters (Opera) from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music (Hons.) from the University of Melbourne. 

In 2021 he played Conte Alberto (L’occasione fa il ladro) for British Youth Opera at Opera Holland Park. He was awarded the Basil A. Turner Prize for this performance. Other recent highlights include Beppe (Rita) for Guildhall Opera and Narciso (Il turco in Italia) for Longhope Opera.  He was a member of the Opéra de Lyon Studio in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, where he was featured as Trac (Le Roi Carotte), and Soldato/Mercurio/Famigliare (The Coronation of Poppea). In concert, he has performed Britten’s Les Illuminations for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and was Tenor Soloist in Schnittke’s Faust Cantata at the Barbican Centre, London. Role creations include Oscar Hopkins in Oscar and Lucinda, Ashley in Fly Away Peter and Man in Notes From Underground, all for Sydney Chamber Opera. He is also a core member of Songmakers Australia. Other performed roles include Tamino (The Magic Flute), Count Almaviva (The Barber of Seville), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Telemaco (The Return of Ulysees) and Ernesto (Don Pasquale).

He has performed as a principal artist for Pinchgut Opera, Victorian Opera, Opera Queensland, State Opera South Australia, Melbourne Opera and the Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. Brenton has been generously supported by the Amar-Franses and Foster-Jenkins Trust, Melba Opera Trust, Australia Council and Ian Potter Cultural Trust. He also won first prize in the Herald Sun Aria and was runner-up in the Mietta Song Competition.