Nancye Hayes began her career with J.C. Williamson Theatres Ltd as a chorus member in My Fair Lady. She went on to star in many major musical productions including Sweet Charity, Chicago, Sweeney Todd, Guys & Dolls and 42nd Street and is now celebrating over 60 years in the industry. Most recently Nancye performed in … Continued

Martin Lijauco joins Opera Australia as a Repetiteur for our touring project for La Bohème. In 2001, Martin began learning piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and went on to complete a Bachelor of Music (Performance) in 2017 under the tutelage of Clemens Leske. In 2019, Martin moved to Stuttgart Germany, where he commenced a Master of Opera Repetiteurship at … Continued

Cian Malikides studied in Sydney with Nigel Crocker, who imparted a great love of music onto him. While at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Cian travelled to Verona, Italy to attend the Estivo Summer Chamber Music school, the US for the Aspen Music Festival, and Sweden for the Stockholm Chamber Brass Academy. In 2018 he was awarded the brass prize at … Continued

Adam grew up in Sydney and started playing trumpet as part of his primary school’s band program. Adam continued his trumpet studies with a Bachelor of Music under Andrew Evans at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. One of Adam’s highlights of his undergrad was participating in a summer chamber music festival in Verona with his brass quintet. He found his love … Continued

Rebecca began her musical life in Brisbane, learning to play the horn at age nine, and enjoyed playing with the Queensland Youth Orchestra as a teenager. Her Bachelor of Music was completed at the Queensland Conservatorium with Peter Luff and Ysolt Clark, after which she moved to Melbourne to study at the Australian National Academy of Music with Ben Jacks and … Continued

Chris began his musical journey by learning the trombone in high school, but he soon decided that playing the bassoon would be his career path. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts, where he performed regularly in chamber ensembles and with the University Orchestra. He then undertook an intensive three-year course at the Australian National Academy of Music focusing on … Continued

A clarinettist originally from Perth, Jarrad is an active freelance musician currently based in Melbourne. He completed a Bachelor of Music in Performance at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University prior to three years of study at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). He has studied with renowned Australian clarinettists David Thomas, Paul Dean and Allan Meyer and performed in masterclasses … Continued

Oboist, Ben Opie is a dynamic artist exploring many facets of the music industry, from leading ensembles and symphony orchestras across diverse genres. Highlights include the world premiere of Luke Styles’ Neon Highway, an immersive reinterpretation of Holst’s The Planets with new works by Johannes Luebbers, and performing in the premiere season of Oscar and Lucinda with Sydney Chamber Opera. In … Continued

Jessica enjoys a varied performing and teaching career, having worked extensively throughout Australia and abroad appearing with both modern orchestras and period ensembles. She studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Royal College of Music in London and was a finalist in the 2007 2MBS-FM Young Performer of the Year Awards. As an orchestral musician, Jessica has performed with the … Continued

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