John Marsden was born in Victoria, Australia in 1950. He went to many different primary schools, and from an early age enjoyed the journeys into magical worlds that reading could provide. His teachers in Grade 4 and Grade 6 encouraged him to write, and at the age of nine he decided he wanted to become … Continued
Ukrainian baritone Andrei Bondarenko, called “a compelling central force” by the Financial Times is enjoying a varied, international career at 38 years old. In the 25/26 season, Mr. Bondarenko will sing the title role in Eugene Onegin at Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House, debut the role of Heerrufer in Lohengrin in Damiano Michielleto’s … Continued
Julia McRae is a Brisbane-based operatic and musical theatre performer, having obtained a Bachelor of Music Degree and Post-Graduate Diploma in Voice from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Julia has studied opera and language in both Italy and Austria and has been a finalist in many of Australia’s National Operatic competitions including the Vienna State … Continued
Born in Casablanca, Morocco, of Italian and Polish parents, Bruno Ravella studied in France then moved to London in 1991 as soon as he graduated. His early apprenticeship consisted in assisting directors such as John Cox, Sir David McVicar, Robert Carsen or Barrie Kosky, and reviving productions in houses such as the Royal Opera House, … Continued
Scott lives in New York and has designed lighting for theatre, dance, and opera throughout the world. Opera highlights include Miss Fortune for Bregenzer Festspiele and Royal Opera House, The Magic Flute for Canadian Opera Company, L’Orfeo for English National Opera, Lucia di Lammermoor for Houston Grand Opera and New York City Opera, Matsukaze for … Continued
Evan graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2011 with a Bachelor of Music Theatre. Most recently he played Francis in La Cage Aux Folles with The Production Company, Neville Anderson in David Williamson’s Third World Blues with Company Eleven and Neville Gruber in the premiere of new Australian musical Dreamsong. Previously he … Continued
Jan’s theatre credits include Douglas in Seminar with Pop Culture Theatre, Tim/Rolf in Cyberia/The Magic Words, Gabe in Far Out! at NYC Fringefest, understudy for Goran in the Australian tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Boy From Oz, Music Man, Anything Goes, Promises, Promises and The Pirates Of Penzance with The Production Company. … Continued
Acclaimed internationally as one of the finest lyric tenors of his generation, Castronovo has also sung at most of the world’s leading opera houses such as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Paris Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Theatre Royale de la Monnaie, Brussels, and many others including at the Salzburg and Aix … Continued
Dean Bryant is an award-winning writer/director, whose OA credits include Candide (Green Room award), La Boheme National tour, Anything Goes and Two Weddings, One Bride. Recent credits include Circle Mirror Transformation (STC), Dear Evan Hansen (STC/Michael Cassel Group), Bloom (STC/MTC), A Little Night Music (Hayes Theatre, Sydney Theatre Award), Giustino (Pinchgut), Hubris & Humiliation (STC), The Normal Heart (STCSA), Show People, It’s A Sin: Songs of Love and Shame (both Sydney Festival) and Fun Home (STC/MTC, Sydney Theatre … Continued
Rosaria Sinisi was fortunate enough to study set design with Oliver Smith at NYU’s School of the Arts. After earning her MFA, she assisted him for five years, working on Broadway, in Hollywood and in Europe before embarking on her own design career. She designed original sets for Shining Time Station, three Tony Award ceremonies on … Continued