Benjamin began his professional symphonic career in 2019 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Symphony. He has since appeared with Orchestra Victoria, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. In 2023, he was awarded the Richard Bonynge Fellowship with Orchestra Victoria. Benjamin is also active in community music, serving as principal bass for the Bendigo Symphony Orchestra (2022–24) … Continued
Cello and Childrens Chorus Master Cellist, Stephanie Arnold, freelancers as an orchestral and chamber musician and teaching artist. She is engaged in a wide range of genre-traversing musical and recording projects and tours regularly with Opera Australia. Stephanie is currently Principal Cello of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, as well as their Education and Outreach Coordinator. Stephanie also tours regularly with celebrated Mudburra and … Continued
Andrew’s passion for the viola ignited from his first rehearsal with the Australian Youth Orchestra. In 2017, he began studying with Keith Crellin at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide, graduating with first class honours. From 2021-2023, Andrew studied with Caroline Henbest at ANAM (Australian National Academy of Music). Whilst studying there, he started working casually with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and … Continued
Meg is a Naarm-based violinist involved in a diverse array of projects. Unsure if her many curiosities lend to versatility or chaos, she cycles through roles as chamber and orchestral musician, baroque violinist and violist, artistic director of Moirai and Wattleseed Ensemble, and keen curator and collaborator. She has performed at all the major festivals and venues across the country, recorded multiple … Continued
Conductor and composer Simon Bruckard has worked with orchestras and opera companies all over Australia, including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, State Opera South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and Ensemble Q. In 2025 he conducted the premiere of Elena Katz-Chernin’s score Milestone for Sydney Festival alongside the composer, Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria at the Queensland Conservatorium … Continued
Francis Greep is Head of Young Artists at Opera Australia, the country’s largest performing arts organisation. A vocal coach of international standing, he is recognised for his expert preparation of singers across a range of classical styles, underpinned by deep knowledge of repertoire, vocal technique, idiomatic language, and performance psychology. Highly sought after as a … Continued
Shanie Klas joined the Opera Australia Orchestra as Principal Percussion in 2025. Shanie has performed extensively with orchestras across Australia and the United States. In the US she held the position of Associate Principal Percussion with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and performed with The Cleveland Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Akron Symphony Orchestra, among … Continued
Matteo Dal Maso is an Italian symphonic and opera conductor. He is 1st prize winner of the 5th Athens International Conducting Competition, 2nd prize and audience price winner of the 3rd Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège International Conducting Competition, 2nd prize winner of the “Ionel Perlea” International Conducting Competition, and Audience prize winner of the Orchestra … Continued
Sesto Quatrini, born in Rome in 1984, is a distinguished conductor whose repertoire encompasses works from the Classical period through to 20th-century and contemporary compositions. He honed his craft as assistant to Fabio Luisi at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. From 2018 to 2023, Quatrini served as Artistic Director of the Lithuanian National Opera … Continued
The 24/25 season includes Liza Queen of Spades at The Metropolitan Opera, Violetta La traviata at Bayerische Staatsoper and Oper Graz, the title role in Rachmaninoff’s Francesca da Rimini with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko, soprano in War Requiem with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra under Jonathan Nott. Future engagements include Galina’s debut at Opera … Continued