In the 24/25 season, American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel, lauded as having “vocals that are smooth and ingratiating” (Daily Camera) will return to the Metropolitan Opera to sing the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, sing his first performances of Porgy in Porgy and Bess with Washington National Opera, and Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with … Continued
West Australian baritone Benjamin Del Borrello holds a Bachelor of Music (Classical Vocal: Performance) from The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). He was part of the West Australian Opera Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist Program in 2024/25. Benjamin’s Italian heritage had a profound impact on his musical development from a young age, where he … Continued
Nick Kirkup is an Ipswich based Tenor and has a diverse performance history in choral and operatic repertoire. On the concert stage, Nick has performed as a tenor soloist with many of southeast Queensland’s major choral societies. Recent engagements include, tenor soloist for Canticum’s performance of Bach’s St Johns Passion, the role of Evangelist in … Continued
Eugene Raggio recently toured the German-speaking world in the title role of Das Phantom der Oper (Arndt/Gerber) for ASA Events. He also debuted as Wotan in Das Rheingold in Berlin with Byron Knutson conducting. Earlier in 2025, he covered the role of Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg for Melbourne Opera. His many onstage … Continued
Ella is Production and Costume Designer for theatre, film and live performance. Informed by her beginnings in theatre, Ella’s work has evolved through contrived spaces, searching for the extraordinary found in the everyday. Ella’s work as Costume Designer at Belvoir Theatre Company includes August: Osage County, Tell Me I’m Here, The Weekend and Scenes From … Continued
Googoorewon Knox is a Gamilaraay actor and musician from Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. He is best known for his portrayal of George Washington in the 2024 Australian return season of Hamilton, making history as the first Indigenous Australian to play the role. This performance marked his debut in musical theatre. As an Indigenous artist, … Continued
Of proud Samoan heritage, Tana graduated from NIDA in 2023, receiving a Diploma of Musical Theatre. Tana made his professional debut as comfort counselor, ‘Mitch Mahoney’ in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (September Remedy Productions) at The Hayes Theatre. Most recently he appeared as ‘Peter’ (U/S Caiaphas) in Jesus Christ Superstar (Crossraods Live). … Continued
Born to parents with Portuguese, Indian and European heritage and raised in Sydney, Carmel has been performing from a young age. She might be familiar to audiences from when she appeared in 2016 as a semi-finalist on season five of The Voice, where she was coached by Jessie J and the Madden Brothers. Carmel played … Continued
Lawrence Hawkins (he/him) is a young trans composer, multi-instrumentalist & performer from Naarm. Earlier this year, Lawrence covered the roles of Evan Hansen and Connor Murphy in the Australian premiere of Dear Evan Hansen (STC/Michael Cassel Group) and has previously toured with the 2024 Australian production of RENT (LPD Prod.), and played Laurie in Little … Continued
Born and raised in Naarm, Chad has always had a passion for performing since they were a child. Chad completed a Diploma of Music (Music Theatre) at The Australian Institute of Music in 2019, as well as a Diploma of Musical Theatre at Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance in 2021. Chad’s theatre credits include Travis/Willard … Continued