Vanessa Scammell

Vanessa Scammell is an Australian pianist and conductor in the field of ballet, musical theatre, concert, and opera.

[4] Scammell gained a master's degree in conducting studying under Vladimir Vais and Imre Palló.

She was the musical director for the Australian 2007 tour of The Phantom of the Opera with Anthony Warlow.

[6] Scammell was the music director the ABC's TV opera The Divorce, of the Helpmann Awards for 12 years, for the production of From Broadway to La Scala which toured Australia and New Zealand in 2017 and 2019 with David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Greta Bradman, Emma Matthews, Caroline O'Connor and others; and for the show Peter & Jack with Greta Bradman, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and The Idea of North at the 2015 Adelaide Festival, presented by Barry Humphries.

[9] Scammell has regularly conducted the Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, Adelaide, West Australian, and Christchurch symphony orchestras.