Simona Mihai trained in the UK where she attended the European Opera Centre, the Royal College of Music, London and the Benjamin Britten International Opera School as a Queen Mother Scholar. She was awarded the Rosemary Bugden Junior Fellowship and the David Bowerman Junior Fellowship at the RCM and is a Samling Foundation Scholar. She … Continued
Romina is one of Australia’s most accomplished and sought-after performers. Her credits include In The Heights, Singin’ in the Rain, Strictly Ballroom (Liz Holt and Vanessa Cronin covers), Cats Korea, Brigadoon, the world premieres of King Kong Live on Stage, Moonshadow and Self, the Australian premiere of Wicked, GFO’s Into the Woods … Continued
Ritchie graduated from NIDA in 1983. He is delighted to be playing ‘Doc’ once again for Opera Australia, having toured in their 2019 production. Ritchie’s Theatre highlights include: ‘Dodge’ in Buried Child (NIDA), ‘Hans’ in The Department for Theatre ACT, the Australian tour of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple and Laughter on the 23rd Floor … Continued
Ivan Magrì is rapidly gaining recognition as a leading tenor at such theaters as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Staatsoper Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opernhaus Zürich, Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, and Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. In the 2018/19 season, he will make his debut … Continued
“25 years ago composer Lucy Simon visited my dressing room after the Australian Premiere of The Secret Garden. As I welcomed her and her forthcoming critique of my performance, the first words she uttered were “Anthony you are my Yuri Zhivago”. That evening put Yuri’s voice into her head, however it would not be for … Continued
Kimberley most recently played the role of Gigi in Miss Saigon for Cameron Mackintosh and Opera Australia. Prior to this, Kimberley was appearing on stage in Michael Cassel Group’s Mary Poppins covering the roles of both Mary Poppins and Mrs. Corry. Kimberley also previously understudied for Anna in Disney’s Frozen: The Musical and understudied Jasmine … Continued
Czack (Ses) Bero is a proud indigenous man from both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Born and raised in Townsville, North Queensland, Ses has always been immersed in tradition, surrounded by his grandparents practicing their culture performing in traditional ceremonies, celebrations and in everyday life. Ses studied at NAISDA (National Aboriginal … Continued
Sophie Salvesani is a young, upcoming Australia soprano who recently made her operatic and role debut as Violetta in La Traviata at the Sydney Opera House, performing four shows, including closing night, throughout July of 2022. This follows both her professional and principal debut in 2019 as Maria in Opera Australia, GWB Entertainment and BB … Continued
Kim Gunning was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She began her career in theatre as a Stage Manager in 1984, eventually specializing in Opera Stage Management. In this capacity she has worked extensively in South Africa, the United States of America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Kim then moved to Chicago, USA, where she spent three … Continued
Bojesse is a 23 year old singer/songwriter from West Australia growing up between his hometowns Broome and Perth. Bojesse was raised in a musically rich family, and despite the “family business” it wasn’t until age 16 that Bojesse turned to music as an outlet for the “typical emotional rollercoaster that is adolescence”. … Continued