Katie Zagórski is the newly appointed Principal Flute of the Opera Australia Orchestra, known for her expressive sound, spontaneity, and versatility as both a soloist and orchestral musician. A graduate of the Australian National University with First Class Honours and a former scholar at the Australian National Academy of Music, she has been a finalist … Continued
From Gladstone, Central Queensland, 22-year-old baritone Jake Lyle made his debut with Opera Australia in the title role in The Phantom of the Opera, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2026. Jake graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Classical Voice from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University under the tuition of Dr Margaret Schindler. During his studies at … Continued
Maria Laura Iacobellis graduated in Opera Singing at 18 and later earned a second-level degree in Musical Disciplines with top marks, honours and commendation at the Conservatorio “E.R. Duni” in Matera, also graduating in Composition with honours. A 2018 alumna of the Accademia Rossiniana, she won major competitions including “Magda Olivero”, AsLiCo and CLIP. Since … Continued
Artist and filmmaker Andrew Thomas Huang explores themes of queer futurism, Asian mythology, folklore, animism, ancestry and body memory. A Grammy-nominated music video director, Huang’s collaborators include Bjork, FKA Twigs, Kelela, Eartheater, Perfume Genius and Thom Yorke among others. His films have been commissioned by and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, The Sydney … Continued
Ann trained at Boston Conservatory of Music, Harvard Summer Dance Center, and Ohio State University. As Director, Productions include Otherland (The Almeida); Rusalka (and Choreographer, Royal Opera House); The Human Body (Co-Director The Donmar Warehouse); As You Like It (Dallas Theatre Centre) As Choreographer/Movement Director, Productions include The Monkey King (San Francisco Opera); Don Giovanni (Aix-en-Provence Festival); Life After (The Goodman Theatre, the Mirvish Theatre Toronto); We Live … Continued
Lillian is a ten-year-old performer based in Melbourne who has been singing and dancing at the Michelle Slater Performing Arts Studio since the age of two. While she enjoys performing across all genres, her greatest passions are singing and ballet. In 2024, Lillian was honoured to win the Ballet Teachers’ Workshop and was later awarded … Continued
Alyssa Fooks is a ten-year-old performer based in Melbourne. She trains at the Michelle Slater Performing Arts Studio, where she studies Musical Theatre, Drama, Tap, Jazz, Classical, Acrobatics, Contemporary and Hip Hop. Alyssa receives vocal coaching from Matt Hetherington and recently performed as Erminda in The Western Ballet Project’s 2025 production of Eva. She was … Continued
Making her musical theatre debut, Eleanor is ecstatic to be stepping into the role of Little Anastasia. Having performed in the 2023 Carols by Candlelight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, been featured in various Australian Girls Choir groups and trained for as long as she can remember in classical and contemporary dance, she is … Continued
Bibiana is a ten-year-old Melbourne performer and is thrilled to be joining the cast of Anastasia in the role of Little Anastasia. Her most recent theatre credits include Molly in the Melbourne season of Annie and Chip in the Melbourne season of Beauty and the Beast, where she made her professional musical theatre debut. Bibi … Continued
The Neapolitan conductor Clelia Cafiero gained international attention with her acclaimed debut at the Chorégies d’Orange in the summer of 2023, where she conducted Carmen with the Orchestre National de Lyon conducted, and in April 2025 through a much-noticed short-term stand-in at the Opéra de Paris with the French version of Don Carlos. The 2025/26 … Continued