Annie Aitken is celebrated for her performances across Australia and the UK. Recently starred as Cunégonde in Opera Australia’s 2025 season of Candide, a role she previously played with State Opera South Australia and State Theatre South Australia, and originally for Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Her critically acclaimed portrayal of Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie … Continued
Paul Brown (1960-2017) Born in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Paul trained under Percy Harris, Motley design course. Theatre credits include: As You Desire Me, The Country Wife, The Sea, Marguerite (West End); The Tempest, Naked, Richard II, Coriolanus, King Lear, Platonov (Almeida); Emperor and Galilean, The False Servant, Oedipus (National Theatre); Hamlet (Tokyo); Giselle … Continued
Amy is Head Staff Director at The Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Born in London, Amy began her career in stage management, where she worked for three years in London’s West End on An Inspector Calls, for four seasons with Diva Opera, finally joining The Royal Opera in 2005, where she was involved with over twenty-five … Continued
Gianluca Martinenghi is a prominent conductor of the younger generation of Italians. He studied piano with Piero Rattalino and composition with Bruno Bettinelli. He went on to complete his conducting studies with such notable figures as Donato Renzetti and Giacomo Zani, which lead in turn to his collaborating with various youth orchestras. He began his career at … Continued
Angela Hogan is a much-lauded Sydney-based mezzo-soprano, whose vocal range and striking performances have earned her a reputation as one of Opera Australia’s most diverse and powerful performers. Born in Bendigo, Angela worked in multiple areas of musical performance before finding her passion for operatic theatre. She has shown time and time again that this … Continued
Olivia Cranwell is a graduate of the Master of Music (Opera Performance) programme from the University of Melbourne, having earlier obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the same institution. In 2023, she returned to Melbourne Opera in the roles of Helmwige and Third Norn (Der Ring des Nibelungen), to Victorian Opera as Elettra (Idomeneo) and … Continued
Noted for singing ‘with dramatic flair as well as vocal power’, New Zealand soprano Amanda Atlas (nee Winfield) is a unique and compelling performer. She has performed leading operatic roles across Europe, America and Australasia, where she quickly gained reputation as a real singing actress, equally at home in opera, musical theatre, and in concert. … Continued
Rachael Cunningham was born in New Zealand. She has Bachelor degrees in Music and English from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and a Diploma in Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. During her studies, she was a recipient of the Nerissa Niblo Award. Her opera performances in Sydney Conservatorium productions include The … Continued
Cathy Marston is a choreographer, artistic director and Clore Cultural Leadership Fellow. After education in Cambridge, she spent two years at the Royal Ballet School, before launching a successful international career now spanning over twenty years. Cathy’s great gift is to join artistic dots, creating form for stories, emotions and ideas. She inherited a passion … Continued
Ashlee grew up on the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria and studied all facets of dance at Patrick Studios Australia, where she also studied full time in Musical Theatre under the direction of Andrew Hallsworth in 2011. Immediately after graduating, Ashlee performed as lead vocalist on several luxury liners in the Norwegian Cruises fleet. After this … Continued