Guy Simpson has been working as a Conductor, Orchestrator, Musical Director and Musical Supervisor for 47 years. He has worked on The Phantom of the Opera for 36 years in Australia, Auckland, Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Brazil, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing and Seoul. He’s thrilled to begin the 40th anniversary … Continued
For the past 40 years David Walters has worked as a professional Lighting Designer in Iceland and Australia. His work experience spans lighting designs for opera, theatre, ballet, dance, puppetry, circus, exhibitions, major events and architectural installations. From 1978 to 1986 David worked as a freelance lighting designer in Iceland where he is recognised as … Continued
Kate Maree graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2000, was immediately cast to understudy the lead role of Sophie in the original Australian cast of Mamma Mia!. She has been in countless shows since, with her most memorable role being Scaramouche in the worldwide musical hit We Will Rock You, … Continued
Karen is thrilled to be returning to My Fair Lady as Director after being Associate Director to Julie Andrews in 2016 for the 60th Anniversary. Karen began her professional career at the age of 15 in Anything Goes starring Toni Lamond. As a performer, Karen played Cassie in the original Australian production of A Chorus … Continued
Tenor Yosep Kang has recently won acclaim in important theatres throughout Europe. He made his Vienna State Opera debut in 2014 as Rodolfo in La Boheme opposite Angela Gheorghiu and has returned there in the title role of Offenbach’s Les Contes D’Hoffmann in May of 2014. He has been heard at the Bavarian State Opera … Continued
Since graduating from Brent Street School of Performing Arts in 2004, James Maxfield has performed in numerous productions including Wicked, King Kong, Grease – The Arena Spectacular, The Boy From Oz, Sweet Charity, Miss Saigon, Alcina, Carmen, A Chorus Line, The Rocky Horror Show, the Australian tour of Dirty Dancing and very recently Xanadu at Hayes Theatre. As a … Continued
Julie Lea Goodwin is a principal soprano with Opera Australia. In 2019, she featured as Maria in the outdoor production of West Side Story on Sydney Harbour. For Opera Australia, she revisited the roles of Musetta in La bohème and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and sang Madama Cortese in Il viaggio a Reims. … Continued
One of the brightest stars of the younger generation of conductors, Rory Macdonald’s career was launched following assisting roles with Ivan Fischer, Mark Elder and Antonio Pappano. Equally at home on the concert platform and in the opera house, he draws out distinctive interpretations of classical and romantic repertoire, and brings passion and intellectual insight … Continued
The American bass-baritone, Greer Grimsley is recognized internationally as an outstanding dramatic artist. He has established a remarkable international career, performing regularly on the world's most prestigious concert stages and opera houses including Metropolitan, San Diego Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Baltimore Opera, Canadian … Continued
One of the last representative of the Italian school of great artists such as Ezio Pinza and Cesare Siepi, Roberto Scandiuzzi is considered today one of the world’s most appreciated basses. At 24 he made his company debut at Teatro alla Scala, in Le nozze di Figaro conducted by Riccardo Muti. After his acclaimed performance … Continued