Donna Balson has enjoyed a multi-faceted relationship with Opera Australia for more than 30 years, starting as surtitle operator and member of the full-time chorus. Although living in Germany and the US since 1986, she has returned regularly to work as a soloist, and, since 2009, as a visiting coach. A graduate of the Sydney … Continued
Born and raised in Sydney, Todd graduated from ED5International under the mentorship of William A. Forsythe, where he was the 2015 recipient of the Nicole Fitzsimmons Scholarship. Todd has performed extensively with Opera Australia, in productions including La Traviata on Sydney Harbour, Luisa Miller, The Love for Three Oranges, John Bell’s Carmen, Graeme Murphy’s The Merry Widow and The Nose. With the Australian Ballet, … Continued
Justin Fleming’s work for music theatre includes libretti for Opera Australia’s Whiteley and The Merry Widow; Whiteley was nominated for the Writers’ Guild AWGIE award for Music Theatre 2020; Book and lyrics for Satango (Griffin Theatre/Riverside Theatres/Vegas Theater Company, music by Stewart D’Arrietta), The Ninth Wonder (Sydney Theatre Company), Accidental Miracles (Cameron Macintosh/STC/WAAPA), Crystal Balls … Continued
Originally from Melbourne, Chris moved to Sydney to train at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He joins Evita fresh from the national tour of Green Day’s hit rock extravaganza American Idiot (Shake&Stir), where he played the role of Theo. Audiences may also know Chris best from his portrayal of Angel in the Hayes Theatre Co’s … Continued
Dean graduated from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Arts (Musical Theatre) in 2002. His credits include: Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd; Ensemble in Cinderella; Dr Kitchell in Bells Are Ringing; Mr Braithwaite in Billy Elliot; Standby Jafar/Sultan in Aladdin; Wreck in Wonderful Town; Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance; Bobby/Giorgio in Sondheim on Sondheim; Officer Krupke in West Side Story; The Narrator in Into the Woods; Mr Marks/Scott … Continued
Kate Amos is fast becoming one of Australia’s most artistically versatile and highly sought-after young sopranos. Born in Melbourne, Kate holds a Bachelor of Music (Performance) with Honours, Diploma in Languages (Italian) and Masters of Music (Opera Performance) from The University of Melbourne. She also holds an Advanced Masters in Opera from the Welsh International … Continued
Born in Bucharest Romania, Ileana Rinaldi appears regularly with the West Australian Opera. She studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) after which she was awarded a full scholarship to the Australian Opera Studio where she performed the title roles in Carmen (Bizet) and The Rape of Lucretia (Britten), Donna Elvira in … Continued
Douglas has performed with many opera companies in Australia. Major operatic roles have included Tashtego (Moby Dick) by Jake Heggie, Marcello (La Boheme), Germont (La Traviata), Figaro (The Barber of Seville & The Marriage of Figaro), the Father (Hansel and Gretel), Papageno, Danilo (The Merry Widow), Don Alfonso (Cosi fan Tutte), Capperdocian and 1st Soldier (Salome). … Continued
Alie was born in London, United Kingdom. Her training includes having attended The Royal Ballet School as an associate, Arts Educational Schools London and Bird College where she received a National Diploma of Dance and Theatre Performance. Alie has worked at Sani Resort in Greece as a dancer/singer, been part of the new Mamma Mia … Continued
In 1998, Christiana Picco, Florian Boje and Claudio Santucci opened the award winning studio, Giò Forma. Multidisciplinary in nature, Giò Forma’s 20 person team is made up of designers, artists and architects of whom operate internationally. The type of events produced by the studio are diverse, having organised huge scale international events to meaningful exhibitions, … Continued