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
Valeria Sepe is one of the most talented Italian sopranos of her generation, she won the prize “Oscar della lirica 2016 as Soprano of New Generetion”. She launched her career from Italy, appearing in leading roles at the opera houses and working with stage directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Giancarlo Del Monaco, Pier Francesco Maestrini, … Continued
Michelle trained at Ashfield Ballet School, QLD Ballet Junior Extension Program & Raw Dance Company. At 16, Michelle began her professional dance career with Raw Dance Company, touring Australia & South America. In 2011, Michelle studied at ED5 International, has worked at La Traviata on Sydney Harbour, performed with Sneaky Sound System and has … Continued
Johannes Fritzsch is currently Conductor Laureate of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, having previously served as their Chief Conductor (2008-2014) and as their Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser (2021-2022). Since 2018, he has held the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. From 2006 – 2013, he was Chief Conductor of Oper Graz and Grazer … Continued
Philippe Auguin is one of the most sought after conductors of his generation, highly successful both in the operatic and symphonic field. He has collaborated for many years with renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera New York (Lohengrin, Bohème, Doktor Faust, Frau ohne Schatten), Teatro alla Scala Milano (Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro, … Continued