Freddy Hellier is a Newcastle-based actor whose theatre journey began at just seven years old, debuting in A Taste of Honey at the University of Newcastle. Since then, he has built a diverse and compelling body of work including roles in productions such as Me and My Girl, Dog Fight and Jersey Boys. Most recently, … Continued
Tisha R. Kelemen is an Indonesian born, Sydney based actor and singer and thrilled to be making her main stage debut with Opera Australia! Tisha’s musical credits include Lucia in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pinwheel Productions/Hayes Theatre); Aunt March in Little Women (Joshua Robson Productions/Hayes Theatre) and Queen Mary of Boralia/Ensemble … Continued
Pip has worked extensively across the creative industries of film, theatre, and large-scale cultural and international events. This is her second time as the Scenic Associate, working closely with the New York Scenic Supervisors on the 60th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady, in 2016, directed by Dame Julie Andrews. More recently, Pip was part … Continued
Arianna Lorusso is honoured and delighted to be returning to the stage in Anastasia as Little Anastasia, having made her musical theatre debut as Molly in Annie (Crossroads Live). Dancing since the age of three, Arianna trains in all styles at Elite Performance Studios. She hones her vocal skills with Pru Holloway and is proudly represented by T&E … Continued
10-year-old Maya Porragas is making her professional musical theatre debut in Anastasia. Although she was born in Sydney, she is proudly Mexican and speaks both English and Spanish. Maya has been studying dance and singing since the age of two and currently trains with Elite Performance Studios. At Carnival Dance Challenge she was recently awarded … Continued
Willa Valaris is a 10-year-old Sydney-based performer thrilled to be making her professional musical theatre debut in Anastasia. She trains at Elite Performance Studios in jazz, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop and musical theatre and studies Physical Culture at The Peninsula Physie Club. She has received vocal training from Prudence Holloway. Willa has performed in live … Continued
Willow Wilson comes from a long line of performers, so it was no surprise that her passion was evident from a young age. She began her training at age 2 in singing and various styles of dance with musical theatre being her favourite. In 2025 Willow made her professional theatre debut as Molly in Annie … Continued
Most recently David conducted the Aussie Pops Orchestra for They Sang At Carnegie Hall with Bernadette Robinson at the Melbourne Recital Centre. As Music Supervisor: The new tour of The Book Of Mormon (Jones Theatrical), Little Shop Of Horrors (QPAC/Woodward Productions), and Prospero Arts’ Jersey Boys and Dusty. As Musical Director: Wicked (GFO/Crossroads) for fifteen … Continued
Multi-award-winning Australian tenor Asher Reichman is admired for his Italianate vocal colour, musical sensitivity and stylistic versatility. Inspired by his father, a violinist and conductor, he began his musical training on the violin before later turning to voice. He works regularly across opera, operetta, concert and recital repertoire. Reichman has performed operatic roles with Opera … Continued
Born in St. Petersburg, Sergey Skorokhodov completed his studies from the Glinka Choir School and the State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. He has made appearances at leading international opera houses such as the Bayerische Staatsoper, Opéra national de Paris, Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Royal Swedish Opera, the Washington Opera and the Festspielhaus … Continued