[1] Its creative staff include Linda Thompson (artistic director, 2008–present day, former Head of Classical Voice at Monash University),[2] Brian Castles-Onion AM (board member and guest conductor).
Creative teams have included Gale Edwards AM (artist in residence, 2019), costume designer Tim Chappel, Geraldine Turner AM, and Luke Leonard (Monk Parrots, USA).
Conductors have included Brian Castles-Onion AM, Tianyi Lu, Patrick Burns, Benjamin Northey, Matthew Toogood, and Dr David Kram.
In 2015 the company founded Australia's only international opera festival (Nagambie 2015, 2016, Yarra Valley 2018, 2019) International collaborators include Monk Parrots (USA) and Glyndebourne (Glyndebourne Opera Cup).
Australian premiere* Gertrude Opera runs an annual international Studio Young Artist program, building bridges to new audiences and a platform for professional growth.