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

Jessica is a Masters graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, where she studied with Lillian Watson.   She has performed regularly with the Opera Australia Chorus, and made her Opera Australia debut as Barbarina in 2012 (The Marriage of Figaro) as well as touring as Zerlina (Don … Continued

Rodula is an Athens born, Paris trained, London based international opera director. Recent productions include: Vanessa (Barber) for Wexford Festival Opera; Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) for Opera Holland Park in London; Cenerentola (Rossini) for Teatro Verdi di Trieste; Tosca for the Xi’an Concert Hall in China; Cosi fan tutte (Mozart) and Cenerentola (Rossini) for the … Continued

Iain Grandage composes, conducts and performs. He has received the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award, the Ian Potter Emerging Composer Fellowship, and been Composer-in-Residence with the WA Symphony Orchestra, and Musician-in-Residence at the UWA School of Music, where he is currently an Honorary Research Fellow. As music director, he has won Helpmann Awards for … Continued

Geraldine Turner’s name is synonymous with Australian show business. Her last stage appearance was the lead in Tom Davis’s new play, The Chain Bridge as well as touring Australia with her one-woman show, Turner’s Turn. Her most recent outing on the musical stage was her award winning performance in Ruthless, and on television, in the … Continued

Newcastle born Bass Baritone, Ashley, is a very versatile performer. Since studying at the Newcastle Conservatorium and Victorian College of the Arts, he has earned an impressive list of credits with many leading performing arts companies around Australasia. Since joining Opera Australia in 2006 Ashley has spent time on all of OA’s stages with numerous … Continued

Nicole Youl is one of Australia’s leading opera singers. With a Diploma of Arts in Music from the Victorian College of the Arts where she studied singing with Dame Joan Hammond, Nicole then went on to win the Herald-Sun Aria in 1991 after which she travelled to London for further study. She was a finalist … Continued

Ekaterina Siurina is an established Russian soprano who studied at the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts, Moscow. Here she had performed some challenging repertoire including Gilda in Rigoletto, where she made her professional debut singing opposite world-renowned baritone Dimitri Hvorostovsky at the Novaya Opera. Siurina also became a soloist with the Municipal Moscow Theatre, and … Continued