After training at VCASS Brenton graduated from the University of Melbourne, with a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music Performance with Honours.  In 2012, Brentonfirst prize in Australia’s major singing competition, the Herald Sun Aria, which allowed him to pursue overseas study in singing and languages.  His performances credits include:   State Opera of South Australia, Pinchgut Opera, Victorian Opera, Sydney Chamber Opera, Brisbane Baroque and Melbourne Opera, in addition to solo appearances with the Adelaide and Sydney Symphony Orchestras and the Orchestra of  the Antipodes. His roles encompass early music, standard repertoire and world premieres, with highlights including Tamino, the Magic Flute; Count Almaviva, the Barber of Seville; Clotarco, Armida; Nadir, les Pêcheurs de Perles; Jaquino, Fidelio; Harlekin, Der Kaiser von Atlantis; Magician, Snow Queen; and Aeneas, Dido and Aeneas.  Also  performed Britten’s extensive solo tenor workLes Illuminations.  Recipient and Prizewinner in the Sydney McDonald’s Aria, the Australian Singing Competition and the 2014 Mietta Song Competition (Runner-Up and Australian Song Prize). He continued his development from 2012-2014 with the generous support of the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust as recipient of the John and Elizabeth Wright-Smith scholarship.