Musical theatre Leading Lady Ashleigh Rubenach was born and raised in Sydney and is a graduate of the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She most recently starred as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Australian premiere of Back To The Future: The Musical for Crossroads Live. Prior to that, Ashleigh toured Australia, Singapore, China and Taiwan … Continued
Assistant Chorus Master and Children’s Chorus Master at Opera Australia since 2016, Michael was previously a repetiteur and the musical director for the schools touring program at Opera Australia. As a pianist and organist Michael has performed with the Opera Australia Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, the Sydney Symphony Fellowship and Sinfonia, and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. … Continued
Regina Daniel is a Coloratura Soprano who studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Opera Studio. She was a Young Artist for Pacific Opera in 2009 and 2010, and attended the Lisa Gasteen National Opera Studio in 2012 and 2013 on full scholarship. Regina has been offered a scholarship to attend the studio again in 2014. … Continued
George Petean was born in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), where he finished the Music School (piano and trombone) and studied singing at the Music Academy "G. Dima" in Cluj-Napoca, continuing his studies with Vicente Sardinero and Giorgio Zancanaro. In 1997 he made his Romanian debut in the title-role of Don Giovanni, followed by Malatesta … Continued
Soprano Zara Barrett, originally entered the Queensland Conservatorium of Music as a French horn player, switching to singing after 12 months. She won the Opera Foundation Shell Covent Garden Award in 1995 and the following year graduated from the postgraduate course at the National Opera Studio in London. She is a three-time regional finalist in … Continued
Background: Born, Derby. Science graduate of Hull University. Founder of Theatre Projects Limited under the leadership of Richard Pilbrow. Resident Lighting Designer at Glyndebourne and at the Royal Opera House for many years. Career has included lighting plays, musicals and opera throughout the world, working in all the leading opera houses and theatres. Among the directors … Continued
Kenneth Tarver is considered to be one of the outstanding bel canto tenore-di-grazia of his generation, acknowledged for his beauty of tone, virtuosic technique, extensive and even vocal range, coupled with an attractive and elegant stage presence. He has appeared at the world’s most prestigious opera houses, including the Royal Opera House—Covent … Continued
David is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He has previously appeared for Opera Australia in The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and My Fair Lady directed by Dame Julie Andrews. He is excited to reprise his role as Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow. David’s theatre credits include: 1984, … Continued
Jemma Rix is one of Australian musical theatre's prominent leading ladies, having starred in the stage hits Wickedand Ghost,along with numerous engagements to sing at events such as the Melbourne Cup, the NRL State of Origin, Carols By Candlelight and the Australian Olympic Team presentation night. Most recently she starred in The Wizard of Oz, produced by the Gordon Frost … Continued
Born in Verona in 1987, Andrea Battistoni is widely recognised as one of the most dynamic and internationally acclaimed conductors of his generation. His career took off in the mid-2000s, following early musical studies in cello and composition, and quickly led to debuts with major opera houses and orchestras worldwide. A breakthrough came in 2010 … Continued