Timothy is a bass originally from Queensland. In 2017, he performed The Ambassador in Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty (Victorian Opera), Alessio in La Sonnambula (Victorian Opera) and Olin Blitch in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah (Opera New England), among other concert engagements, including Opera in the Park in Melbourne’s Victoria Gardens and Christus in the St John Passion at St John’s East Malvern, … Continued

Argentine tenor Marcelo Puente is rapidly gaining recognition as an important lirico-spinto tenor at such theatres as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Oper Stuttgart, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Hamburg State Opera, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Canadian Opera Company, Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, State Opera Prague, and several … Continued

Born in Ottawa, Canada, he studied English and Drama at the universities of Toronto and London. He is a Staff Director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and has worked extensively in Britain and Europe. He has directed major revivals for The Royal Opera (Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Macbeth on tour to Japan, Fidelio, Un … Continued

With a voice described by the New York Times as “a shimmering soprano of attractive size” with “brightness … bloom and warmth”, Irina Lungu is taking her place among today’s leading opera artists. Irina Lungu studied piano, choir conducting and singing at the State Academy of Music of Voronezh in 2003. She attended the Accademia … Continued

Diane has held the position of Principal Piccolo with the Opera Australia Orchestra since 1990. She has also performed with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Youth Orchestra. Born in Sydney, Diane gained her Bachelor of Music Degree (with Merit) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music … Continued

Philip Green holds the position of Associate Principal Clarinet in the Opera Australia Orchestra having first joined the orchestra in 2014. Phillip began his musical studies at the age of nine and under the tutelage of Mark Walton, Francesco Celata and Peter Jenkin went on to complete a Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium … Continued

The Austrian choreographer and director is making his Opera Australia debut as choreographer for Barrie Kosky’s production of The Nose. Otto Pichler was born in Salzburg, Austria, he studied at the Ballet School of the Landestheater Salzburg and the Performing Arts School of Theater an der Wien. Following his stage career, Otto Pichler began working … Continued

Mark is a Melbourne-born and well-travelled professional performer. He studied Musical Theatre at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Since graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts and a number of awards, he has enjoyed a diverse career on stage and in film and TV. You may have seen him … Continued

Edmund Bastian holds the position of Tutti Double Bass in the Opera Australia Orchestra.