Kelley Abbey is one of Australia’s most accomplished creative directors, choreographers and performers in film, TV and musical theatre. For 25 years Kelley has worked both nationally and internationally. Kelley began her career in lead musical theatre roles with Australia’s most prestigious production companies, winning Green Room, Mo, Variety Heart and Helpmann awards. Kelley’s Creative … Continued
After studying classical singing at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Sophie spent several years working with the Victoria State Opera and Opera Australia. Other credits include The Music Man, Oklahoma, Annie Get Your Gun and Carousel, an Australian tour of The Sound of Music, and the Chinese tour of The Music of … Continued
Claire is an Australian actress, singer and recording artist, best known for her portrayal of Christine Daaé in the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera. In 2023, she briefly joined Opera Australia’s reimagined version of the original production at Arts Centre Melbourne, temporarily filling in for the role of Christine. As a principal … Continued
Spencer graduated with a Diploma in Music Theatre from Patrick Studios Australia in 2013. Whilst a student he performed in Twisted Broadway and at the Rob Guest Endowment Awards in 2012. Spencer broke into the professional musical theatre scene landing the role of Abel in Children of Eden with Magnormos. This was followed by his … Continued
"Alex Rathgeber is the kind of leading man they don't mint anymore… Handsome and fleet-footed, easily the most impressive vocalist, with a strong upper register that vaults towards high notes." The Age Born and raised in Horsham, country Victoria, and a graduate of the Western … Continued
Award-winning Australian baritone Simon Meadows enjoys a busy opera and concert career throughout Europe, Asia and Australasia. Most recently, he has sung the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Michele in Il tabarro and Telramund in Lohengrin for Opera Australia, Michele for Victorian Opera and Alberich (Der Ring des Nibelungen) for Melbourne Opera. He returned to … Continued
Jon Clark has worked extensively for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company among many other theatres and opera houses in the UK and Europe. In 2015 he received an Olivier Nomination for Best Lighting for King Charles III. His opera lighting design includes: Lucia di Lammermoor, L’Étoile, Krol Roger (Royal Opera House), La Bohème (Der … Continued
Lisa Maza (Meriam/Yidindji/Dutch) works as a professional singer, actor, and MC and has done so from her base in Melbourne for the past sixteen years. She completed a Cert IV in Business (Governance) at VU in 2011 and is currently a member of three Victorian ATSI boards. In 2007 she … Continued
Born in Iran to an Armenian family, Agnes Sarkis holds an Advanced Diploma of Opera from Sydney Conservatorium and Graduate Diploma in Music (Opera). She won the Joan Carden Award in 2012 and The Sydney Eisteddfod opera scholarship in 2014. Agnes was also awarded the Italian Opera Foundation Scholarship in 2018. Her Opera Australia repertoire … Continued
Mariangela Sicilia is one of the most sought-after sopranos to emerge from Italy in recent years. She launched her career singing at the most prestigious theatres in Italy, including the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, and Teatro Massimo in Palermo, … Continued