Danita Weatherstone is an Australian-born soprano and a current member of Opera Australia’s Young Artist Program. She completed a Bachelor of Music Performance and a Post Graduate Diploma in Opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. As the winner of the Mozarteum Award in the 2013 Australian Singing competition, Danita completed further studies in Salzburg … Continued
Elena Maximova graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire. In 2000, she was engaged as a soloist with the Moscow Stanislavsky Musical Theatre and today performs roles in most of the theatre’s repertoire, includinge Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Polina (The Queen of Spades), Siebel (Faust), Nicklausse (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Suzuki (Madama … Continued
Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung appears regularly with the top orchestras in the world including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, and the Concertgebouworkest. She has also performed at the … Continued
Andrew Hines holds the position of Acting Assistant Principal Cello in the Opera Australia Orchestra.
Tara Houghton currently holds the position of Tutti Viola in the Opera Australia Orchestra. She has performed with the Sydney Symphony, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria and has also performed as Guest Principal of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and the Musician Project. Tara was violist in the Sydney Symphony Fellowship in 2011 and performed … Continued
Matthew Tighe holds the position of Associate Principal Oboe in the Opera Australia Orchestra having first joined the Orchestra in 2005. Matthew started his musical studies at the age of twelve, and under the tutelage of Eve Newsome went on to complete a Bachelor of Music Performance at Victorian College of the Arts.
Raphael is thrilled to join The Phantom of the Opera company. He made his professional debut in Opera Australia’s 2012 Melbourne season of Turandot and, since then, has performed on stage and in concerts across Australia, the USA, China and Germany. Raphael is a two-time finalist in the prestigious Herald Sun Aria Competition, a runnerup … Continued
Douglas Eyre holds the position of Principal Bassoon and Section Leader in the Opera Australia Orchestra having first joined the Orchestra in 1986. Doug started his musical studies at the age of eleven and under the tutelage of John Noble and Gordon Skinner went on to complete a Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium … Continued
Possessing a voice “with a deliciously full-bodied tone, rich in expression and control”, Australian soprano Lee Abrahmsen is a multi-award winning artist both on the operatic stage and concert platform. Hailing from Geelong and graduating from the University of Melbourne with honours degrees in Music and Education, Lee pursued a period of voice study in … Continued
Brazilian tenor Atalla Ayan has quickly established himself as one of the most sought after tenors of his generation. In July of 2011, Ayan made a surprise debut with the Metropolitan Opera, singing five arias in the company’s opening Summer Concert in Central Park on less than 24 hours notice. Allan Kozinn of the New York … Continued