Margaret Plummer’s roles as principal artist at the Vienna State Opera have included Emilia (Otello), Clover (Animal Farm), Adelaide (Arabella), Kitchen Boy (Rusalka), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Mercedes (Carmen), Flosshilde, Waltraute and Dritte Norn (Wagner’s Ring cycle), Blumenmädchen (Parsifal), Siebel (Faust), Varvara (Katya Kabanova), Tebaldo (Don Carlos), Page (Salome), Fenena (Nabucco), Meg Page (Falstaff, also … Continued
A Helpmann Award-nominated performer, Eddie’s career spans over 35 years, showcasing his versatility in opera, music theatre, theatre, and television. His notable bass roles in the Wagnerian repertoire include Wotan in Das Rheingold, King Heinrich in Lohengrin and The Landgrave in Tannhäuser. Among his favourite roles are: the Commendatore/Leporello: Don Giovanni, Osmin: Die Entführung aus … Continued
The Italian mezzo-soprano Serena Malfi made her operatic debut in 2009 at the Opernhaus Zürich. Since then she has sung in the biggest opera houses around the world including Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Concertegebouw in Amsterdam, Palau de les Arts di Valencia, Teatro Real in Madrid, Opéra National de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Teatro Colón … Continued
With a voice described by Bachtrack as “gloriously lyrical”, Australian baritone Samuel Dale Johnson has established a reputation as one of the leading young baritones of today. Mr. Johnson is an alumnus of the renowned Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, where his numerous roles included Moralès Carmen, Silvio Pagliacci, Albert … Continued
Siobhan Stagg was an ensemble member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 2013-19 where her roles ranged from Pamina Die Zauberflöte to Waldvogel and Woglinde The Ring Cycle. Elsewhere she has sung title role Cendrillon (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Pamina (Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin); Susanna Le nozze di Figaro (Covent Garden, … Continued
Background: born Sydney Australia OA Repertoire: Hamlet, Bliss (Brett Dean) Other Companies: Sound Designer for “The Nightline” with Ros Oades, “The Rites of When” and “Assembly” with Angelica Mesiti, “Hear Here” with Tina Havelock-Stevens, “The Howling Girls” Damien Ricketson, “Antarctia” Mary Finsterer, In 2019, Bob was the recipient of Tokyo’s World Festival “Sound Design” award … Continued
Background: Born Sydney, Australia. Studied Sydney Conservatorium of Music/Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud (Saxophone Performance), University of Technology, Sydney (PhD). SCO repertoire: Sound Design for Resonant Bodies Festival, Breaking Glass, Future Remains, earth.voice.body. Other sound design: Zubin Kanga (Dark Twin, Cyborg Pianist, Piano Ex Machina), Ensemble Offspring (Offspring x Xenakis), Ensemble Apex (Come Sweet Death), The Song Company (Fire Featuring Heaven). Solo/Collaborative … Continued
Background: Born, Melbourne. Studied: The Victorian College of the Arts, The Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts and RMIT. SCO Repertoire: Gilgamesh. Other Companies: The Seagull, Julius Caesar (Sydney Theatre Company); The Almighty Sometimes, Meet Me At Dawn, Bloom, Bernhadt/Hamlet, Girls & Boys, Slap. Bang. Kiss., Admissions, Torch The Place, The Violent Outburst That … Continued
Background: Born, Sydney. Studied Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting, Bachelor of Dramatic Arts in Design NIDA and Masters of Curation and Cultural Leadership, UNSW. SCO Repertoire: Set & Costume for Antarctica, Awakening Shadow, La Passion de Simone, Fly Away Peter, An Index of Metals. Costumes & Associate Director for The Rape of Lucretia. Other … Continued
Background: Born, Sydney. Studied Royal College of Music (London), Sydney Conservatorium. Artistic Director, Sydney Chamber Opera (2014 – present) SCO Repertoire: Into the little hill (Benjamin), Owen Wingrave, The Rape of Lucretia, Canticles (Britten), Passion, O Mensch! (Dusapin), The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček), Exil (Kancheli), …pas à pas –nulle parte… (Kurtág), The Lighthouse (Maxwell Davies), … Continued