Edward Dick read English at Oxford University then trained as a director with theatre company Cheek by Jowl. His work in opera includes Tosca (TMA nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Opera), Carmen and Hansel and Gretel (Opera North); the world premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s Heart of Darkness (Royal Opera House – South Bank Show award nomination); the UK premiere of Rossini’s Maometto Secondo (Garsington Opera); Ein … Continued
Alana Valentine is a librettist, playwright and director. In 2021 she wrote and directed the Sydney Festival/Walkleys Award series THE JOURNALIST GENE, innovating a new form of interview panel with performance elements. As co-writer, with Ursula Yovich, of Barbara and the Camp Dogs she was awarded both a 2019 Helpmann Award and 2020 Green Room Award for … Continued
Tim Reeves completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with first-class Honours at the University of Adelaide, with a thesis on the impact of Dr Duncan’s death on gay law reform in South Australia. His book, The Death of Dr Duncan, was launched at Adelaide Writers’ Week in 2022 and has been optioned for cinematographic adaptation. … Continued
Paul was a student at the University of Adelaide in May 1972 when its newly appointed law lecturer Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan was thrown into the River Torrens, and drowned. Hearing rumours of the involvement of police, Paul wrote the story that was published in the weekly Nation Review that put the spotlight onto … Continued
David, is a theatre-sound Designer, Engineer and Senior Supervisor for System Sound Australia. He has been Head of Sound for many productions including Cats, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Phantom of The Opera, Mama Mia, and Sunset Boulevard. He has Production Engineered and Sound Supervised productions such as Miss Saigon, Love Never Dies, Les Miserables, Matilda, … Continued
21-year-old Nathan Stafford began his training in performing arts at the age of 9. He gained professional experience from a young age, performing as Toby in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (dir. Roger Hodgman) and Friedrich Von Trapp in Adelaide’s production of The Sound of Music (dir. Jeremy Sams). After graduating high school as College Dux, … Continued
Background: Based in Sydney and studied with the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art OA repertoire: debut Other Companies: Director: Metropolis (Little Eggs Collective and Hayes Theatre Co.), The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, PINOCCHIO (Little Eggs Collective) Extended Play – Oliver Shermacher (City Recital Hall), Assistant Director: The Great Divide, … Continued
“A scintillating performance… Pianist Grace Kim was brilliant.” The Press (NZ) Pianist Grace Kim enjoys a multifaceted career as musician, creative director, educator, and researcher. As a concerto soloist, Grace has performed with symphony orchestras of Australasia, Belgium, Russia, and Ukraine in some of the most prestigious venues. Grace has won numerous international and national … Continued
Scottish lyric tenor Ranald McCusker completed his Bachelor of Music and Master’s of Music degrees at the Royal Northern College of music in Manchester, UK. His first performance with Opera Australia was in the 2022 production of La Juive. Ranald has performed at numerous UK festivals and concert halls including the BBC Proms at the … Continued
A phenomenal voice and talent in the tradition of the great Italian tenor voices, Freddie De Tommaso has captured wide spread acclaim with headline grabbing debuts and chart-topping album releases. The British-Italian tenor shot to fame in December 2021 when he jumped in as Cavaradossi in Royal Opera’s production of Tosca, thus becoming at the … Continued