Born in Milan, Giampaolo Maria Bisanti studied conducting, clarinet, piano and composition at the Conservatory ‘G.Verdi’. He was awarded several prizes in international conducting competitions such as the ‘Dimitris Mitropolous’ competition in Athens (chairman Sir Neville Marriner), the ‘Franco Capuano’ Competition in Italy, as well as the ‘Ferencsik Janos’ Competition in Budapest. He has studied with … Continued
Waldemar Quiñones-Villanueva was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he performed professionally with different companies such as Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, Ballet Juvenil Puertorriqueño, Ballet de San Juan, Ballet de Teatro Nacional de Puerto Rico and Ópera de Puerto Rico. His repertoire includes Serenade, Giselle, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The … Continued
Canadian-Australian baritone Jeremy Dubé has been praised for his command of the stage and vocal refinement. In 2023, Jeremy is performing the role of Diego in the Opera Australia NSW Schools Tour Production of El Kid. Last year, Jeremy performed the roles of Ramiro and Don Magnifico/ The King in the Opera Australia New South Wales … Continued
Australian baritone, Jonathan Alley, graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of music before completing a Masters of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Jonathan has enjoyed a busy performance schedule in Australia, the UK and Europe. As part of the ensemble of Grange Park Opera, Hampshire, UK, Jonathan performed the roles, Ténébrun in … Continued
A high school graduate of performing arts school The McDonald College, Anthony has been a professional musical theatre performer since childhood. Aged 11, he performed the role of Jeremy Potts in the Australian production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He was also cast Pugsley Addams in the Broadway musical The Addams Family. Other … Continued
Des O’Neill is a highly accomplished sound engineer and designer. He marries extensive sound expertise with a solid technical foundation with an ability to design creative projects and innovate through new technology. In 2019 Des mixed Opera Australia’s complex performance of West Side Story on the Harbour. Since 2014 he has also held the Sydney … Continued
Recent and upcoming engagements include Alexander’s debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as Holländer in Der fliegende Holländer and Scarpia Tosca (the role he will also perform at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Chile, and Slovak National Theatre). Other engagements include Jochanaan in Salome (Opera Australia), Tomsky in Queen of Spades (Deutsche Oper am … Continued
Betrand Killy is a French lighting designer in drama and opera who has worked collaboratively with director Olivier Py for twenty years, most recently on operas including La Gioconda in Brussels, Manon at the National Theater of the Opera Comique in Paris, Pelleas and Melisandre in Moscow and Amsterdam, and La Traviata at the Malmö … Continued
Sabina is a costume and set designer for theatre, opera, film and television. She is a recent graduate of NIDA. In 2016 she was a recipient of the William Fletcher Foundation Award for stage design, and the Australian Production Design Guild Award for ‘Emerging Designer for Live Performance’ for her NIDA production of A Midsummer … Continued
Lyric soprano Jennifer Black is “gleaming and glorious, with wonderful nuances of light and shade and complete dynamic control,” (Santa Fe New Mexican) and is in high demand on international opera and concert stages. Recently, she dazzled audiences in her show-stopping performance as Lida in La Battaglia Di Legnano with Sarasota Opera, for which critics hailed “Jennifer Black, as … Continued