Background: Born, UK. Graduated with BA Hons from Wimbledon School of Art. Awards include the Arts Council Trainee Design Bursary, the UNESCO award for Promotion of the Visual Arts (Prague Quadrennial), and TMA Best Designer OA repertoire: Lucia di Lammermoor Other Companies: Lucia di Lammermoor (Scottish Opera); Three Sisters, As You Like It, The Rise and Fall of … Continued

Conall studied the oboe with David Nuttall at the Australian National University and furthered his studies in Germany with the aid of a German Government scholarship and Queen Elizabeth 2nd Silver Jubilee Trust grant. In 1994 he completed postgraduate studies at the Karlsruhe Hochschule fur Musik under Thomas Indermuhle assisted by Emanuel Abbuhl and Jaques … Continued

Henry Urbanavicius holds the position of Tutti Cello in the Opera Australia Orchestra, having first joined the Orchestra in 1972. Henry started his musical studies at the age of sixteen, and under the tutelage of John Painter, went on to complete a Performers Diploma DSCM Conservatorium at Sydney Conservatorium of Music Diploma of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music … Continued

Bonita has been a permanent member of the Opera Australia Orchestra since 2016, as Tutti and a seasonal Acting Principal. She is a highly qualified professional double bassist and teacher. Bonita holds degrees from prestigious performing arts institutions. She was awarded a full scholarship to complete her Master of Music (Performance) from Boston University, College … Continued

Will Farmer holds the position of Tutti Trombone in the Opera Australia Orchestra, having first joined the orchestra in 1986. Will started his musical studies at the age of fourteen and under the tutelage of Robert Clark went on to complete a Bachelor of Music Education at Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. Fun fact: Will loves ABBA!

Amanda Murphy holds the position of Tutti Viola in the Opera Australia Orchestra. Amanda Murphy began her musical studies with Joy Lee at ten years of age on the violin, but soon changed to viola, preferring its sound. She studied at the Sydney Conservatorium High School and Conservatorium of Music with Winifred Durie. Amanda joined the … Continued

Pier Giorgio Morandi was the Principal Oboist for the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala in Milan for ten years. He studied composition at Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, and conducting at Salzburg Mozarteum with Ferdinand Leitner. During the years spent at La Scala, Morandi was Riccardo Muti’s and later Guiseppe Patanè’s Assistant Conductor, from whom he … Continued

A graduate of the George Enescu Conservatory, Romania, Catalin also studied in Germany and has toured Europe extensively with the Moldova Philharmonic Orchestra. Catalin was also 2nd prize winner in the Golden Lyra Award, Romania and in Usti nad Orlici, Czechoslovakia and was awarded the Special Prize for his performance in Subiaco, Italy. He has … Continued

Tony Gault holds the position of Principal Violin in the Opera Australia Orchestra. Some of Tony’s highlights while working in the orchestra are performing Jenufa with Sir Charles Mackerras, Il Trittico with Carlo Felice Cillario and The Love for Three Oranges with Richard Hickox CBE. Fun fact: An interesting fact that Tony has always found funny was that … Continued