Henry Urbanavicius holds the position of Tutti Cello in the Opera Australia Orchestra, having first joined the Orchestra in 1972. Henry started his musical studies at the age of sixteen, and under the tutelage of John Painter, went on to complete a Performers Diploma DSCM Conservatorium at Sydney Conservatorium of Music Diploma of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music … Continued

Bonita has been a permanent member of the Opera Australia Orchestra since 2016, as Tutti and a seasonal Acting Principal. She is a highly qualified professional double bassist and teacher. Bonita holds degrees from prestigious performing arts institutions. She was awarded a full scholarship to complete her Master of Music (Performance) from Boston University, College … Continued

Will Farmer holds the position of Tutti Trombone in the Opera Australia Orchestra, having first joined the orchestra in 1986. Will started his musical studies at the age of fourteen and under the tutelage of Robert Clark went on to complete a Bachelor of Music Education at Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. Fun fact: Will loves ABBA!

Amanda Murphy holds the position of Tutti Viola in the Opera Australia Orchestra. Amanda Murphy began her musical studies with Joy Lee at ten years of age on the violin, but soon changed to viola, preferring its sound. She studied at the Sydney Conservatorium High School and Conservatorium of Music with Winifred Durie. Amanda joined the … Continued

Pier Giorgio Morandi was the Principal Oboist for the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala in Milan for ten years. He studied composition at Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, and conducting at Salzburg Mozarteum with Ferdinand Leitner. During the years spent at La Scala, Morandi was Riccardo Muti’s and later Guiseppe Patanè’s Assistant Conductor, from whom he … Continued

A graduate of the George Enescu Conservatory, Romania, Catalin also studied in Germany and has toured Europe extensively with the Moldova Philharmonic Orchestra. Catalin was also 2nd prize winner in the Golden Lyra Award, Romania and in Usti nad Orlici, Czechoslovakia and was awarded the Special Prize for his performance in Subiaco, Italy. He has … Continued

Tony began the violin at age 7 studying with Joanne Donnellan in Ferndale Washington and subsequently studied with Charmian Gadd, Richard Goldner, Margaret Pardee, Gwen Thompson, and Eudice Shapiro at the University of Southern California.  Tony joined the Opera Australia Orchestra in 1993 as Principal Second Violin and now holds the position of Principal First … Continued

Timothy is a bass originally from Queensland. In 2017, he performed The Ambassador in Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty (Victorian Opera), Alessio in La Sonnambula (Victorian Opera) and Olin Blitch in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah (Opera New England), among other concert engagements, including Opera in the Park in Melbourne’s Victoria Gardens and Christus in the St John Passion at St John’s East Malvern, … Continued

Argentine tenor Marcelo Puente is rapidly gaining recognition as an important lirico-spinto tenor at such theatres as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Oper Stuttgart, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Hamburg State Opera, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Canadian Opera Company, Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, State Opera Prague, and several … Continued