After studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sharolyn Kimmorley joined the Music Staff of The Australian Opera in 1975 and has assisted in the preparation of a vast range of works with many distinguished singers and conductors.  In 1985 she became Principal Repetiteur for The Australian Opera and in 1987 was appointed Head of Music Staff.  From 1994 to 1999 she was the company's Artistic Administrator, following which she was Opera Australia's Director of Music Administration until June 2003. In 2000 Sharolyn joined the staff of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.  

Sharolyn Kimmorley is regarded as one of Australia’s finest coaches and accompanists. She has recorded for the ABC, taken part in Chamber Music Concerts, and accompanied some of the world's most distinguished recitalists including Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Neil Rosenshein, Bryn Terfel, Joan Carden, Stephen Bennett, Michael Lewis, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Sir Thomas Allen,  Désirée Rancatore, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Elizabeth Campbell, Keith Lewis, Inessa Galante, Dennis O’Neill, Kathleen Battle and Jonathan Lemalu.

She regularly accompanies the major singing competitions and in 1983 was invited by Tito Gobbi to be the accompanist for the Concorso Internazionale per Cantanti at Bassano del Grappa and coach for the Studio dell’opera Italiana at Asolo.  In 2001 she was a jury member for the first China (Guangdong) International Singing Competition and she is regularly invited to adjudicate Symphony Australia’s Young Performer Award.  In 2002 and 2004 she was a guest teacher at The Australian Opera Studio in Perth and in 2003 was a guest teacher at the Auckland Opera Studio.  Sharolyn was the recipient of the 2003 Opera Foundation Australia Bayreuth Scholarship. 

During 2005 Sharolyn will appear in recital with Teddy Tahu Rhodes and will be Guest Coach for The Australian Opera Studio in Perth. She will also be an adjudicator in all states of Australia for Symphony Australia’s Young Performer Award.