Nicholas Jachno

Nicholas Jachno is a Multidisciplinary Dance Artist from Canberra and is now based in Sydney. He attended The New Zealand School of Dance, Graduating with a Diploma in Dance Performance majoring in Contemporary. After Graduating Nicholas has been a part of Malia Johnston’s, Rushes, for the 2018 New Zealand Arts Festival, worked for Cadi McCarthy as a … Continued

Alexander Briger

Australian conductor Alexander Briger is one of Australia’s preeminent musicians and was honoured in the 2016 Australia Day Honours List as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguished services to the arts as a leading conductor.” Alexander founded the Australian World Orchestra in 2010, of which he is the Artistic Director and … Continued

Clayton Church

Clayton Church is a performer known for his work as a dancer, actor, choreographer, and artistic model. A graduate of Brent Street Performing Arts School, Clayton has performed at events such as the Star Casino Sydney New Year Celebration 2022, Dîner en Blanc Sydney 2022, the 20th CLIA Australasia Awards 2023, The Voice Season 12 Judge … Continued

Claudia Osborne

Claudia Osborne is currently the Young Artist Program Director at Opera Australia. In 2019 she completed a MFA in Directing for Performance at NIDA. Since then, Claudia has worked with Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Griffin Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare. As a director for theatre, Claudia’s recent credits include Life Is A Dream … Continued

Chelsea Burns

Coming from country Western Australia, Chelsea never imagined opera to be a part of her life. She grew up playing sport with her father and singing in choirs and musicals with her mother and sister. A transformative event for her was the day she saw a touring production of Opera Australia’s Carmen. She was blown … Continued

Leon Vitogiannis

Leon Vitogiannis is a Sydney-based opera and music theatre performer. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he trained in classical voice, Leon is drawn to character-driven storytelling across both operatic and music theatre repertoire. A Young Artist with Opera Australia, Leon has performed in German, French, English, Italian and Russian, and returned … Continued

Elias Wilson

First Nations tenor Elias Wilson grew up in Western Sydney with parents who were children’s entertainers. Between learning his mother’s choreography at community musical theatre rehearsals and school holidays spent helping his father stage manage the live shows of Play School or Bananas in Pajamas, theatre was part of his every day. Despite this influence … Continued

Jem Herbert

Originally from Mansfield in north-east Victoria, Jem grew up learning cello and piano. At aged 8 he joined the Australian Boys’ Choir which gave him a deep love of vocal and choral music. This led to him being admitted to the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS), one of Australia’s leading schools for … Continued

Shikara Ringdahl

Chinese-Australian mezzo-soprano Shikara Ringdahl is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU) and holds a Bachelor of Music. She made her professional debut with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra singing Elgar’s Sea Pictures Op. 37 under the baton of Benjamin Northey and was the first vocalist invited by the SSO to tour with the … Continued

Mark Sutcliffe

Mark Sutcliffe is a Creative Director, Executive Producer and former marketing consultant who has spent over 25 years working in the entertainment and performing arts industry. Organisations include Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Cassel Group, Opera Australia, Live Nation, … Continued