John studied with Mark Walton at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Henri Bok in Rotterdam and Richard Addison in London. While in London, John worked with English National Opera and The Royal Shakespeare Company. As a passionate advocate for Australian chamber music, he performed at the Purcell Room and at music festivals including Cheltenham, Aldeburgh and … Continued
Originally from Dubbo NSW, Laura discovered her love for performing at a very young age. In 2016, she graduated from ED5 International with a Diploma of Performing Arts under the direction of William A Forsythe. During her training, she was fortunate enough to play the roles of Sheila in A Chorus Line, Kathy in Company, … Continued
Thern has had an extensive and varied career in musical theatre. He was cast in his first professional show in 1989 while still in high school – the original Australian production of 42nd Street – and has barely stopped working since. His career has taken him all over Australia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East … Continued
Anton Berezin is an actor and singer with a long history in opera and musical theatre. He last performed with Opera Australia in Evita. He has previously performed in Australian productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Wicked, The Producers, Side Show Alley, Cabaret, Follies, Fiddler on the Roof, How to Succeed … Continued
Bass-Baritone Martin Winkler was born in Bregenz, Austria. Martin studied voice at the University of Vienna with Walter Berry. Martin entered the opera world in 2011 with his hugely successful debut as Klingsor in Wagner’s Parsifal in Tallinn. Martin reprised the role in Calixto Beitos’ production of Parsifal in Stuttgart in 2012/13 with Sylvain Cambreling, and … Continued
Chad R. Jung has designed more than 300 productions for opera, theatre, music, and dance. Opera credits include more than 50 productions for a companies including Atlanta Opera, Dallas Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Palm Beach Opera, The Opera San Antonio, and Opera Tampa. As lighting director for the Fort Worth Opera Festival, … Continued
Kristina Mkhitaryan is a graduate of the Galina Vishnevskaya Theatre Studio Moscow. She went on to study with Ruzanna Lisician at Gnesinss Music College and upon completion continued her vocal education at the Gnesin Academy of Music. Kristina won 2nd Prize at the 2017 Operalia Competition. A wonderful competitor, Kristina has won … Continued
Mezzo soprano Shakira Tsindos holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours degree from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. In 2016, Shakira was a Developing Artist with Victorian Opera, the recipient of the Joseph Sambrook Opera Scholarship with the Melba Opera Trust and a finalist in the Opera Scholars Australia (OSA) Scholar of the Year competition. … Continued
A proud graduate of ED5International, Simon has credits across Australia, Singapore, Japan, and the UK. Performing alongside Tina Arena in the re-staging of Hal Prince’s production of Evita at the Sydney Opera House, Simon featured in Opera Australia’s premiere of The Nose, a Dmitri Shostakovich opera directed by Barrie Kosky. Simon toured in acclaimed contemporary hip-hop production If You … Continued
From 2015 to 2017, Davide Livermore (Turin, 1966) was the manager-artistic director of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. He has forged his outstanding 22 year career both on the main stages of Europe and at theatres in his native country Italy, during which time he has been stage director, stage designer, wardrobe and … Continued