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
After more than a decade of international experience in acting, singing, dance and aerial acrobatics, Michael returns to Australia to make his stage debut in Evita. Until recently he was a performer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris where he was also the youngest ever understudy for the Can Can soloist. He … Continued
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