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
Born in London, Amy Lane is an internationally recognised opera director and festival leader. A former Head Staff Director at The Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden, she brings two decades’ experience spanning stage management, assistant, revival and associate direction, artistic planning, international casting and talent development. Amy most recently served as Artistic Director of … 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
Australian soprano Olivia Cranwell has established herself as a notable presence on the operatic stage. She has appeared frequently with Opera Australia, where she has shown a particular affinity for Puccini. In this repertoire, she has sung Mimì in La bohème and Giorgetta in Il tabarro, and returns to the national stage in 2026 as … 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
Music Director at Teatr Wielki in Warsaw from 2011 to 2014, Italian conductor Carlo Montanaro was discovered by Zubin Mehta, who recommanded him to the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, where he improved his skills under Leopold Hager, Erwin Acél and Yugi Yuasa for three years. Since 2001, Montanaro has conducted opera and concerts in … Continued