Born and raised in Sydney Australia, soprano Jessica Harper studied at the ANU School of Music, was a Young Artist with Pacific Opera (2014, 2015), and held the Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship with the Melba Opera Trust in 2018. After relocating to Europe Jessica completed her Postgraduate Concert Soloist Diploma summa cum laude at the … Continued

Background: Born in Germany. Chief Conductor Orchestre de Picardie (France) 2022-2026. Studied conducting with Johannes Schlaefli (Zurich); masterclasses with Bernard Haitink, Paavo Järvi, Nicolas Pasquet, Reinhard Goebel. Winner MAWOMA Conducting Competition Vienna 2019. OA repertoire: Die Zauberflöte (Opera Australia), Rusalka, Le nozze di Figaro, An Index of Metals, Die Fledermaus. Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; … Continued

Pietro Spagnoli has long been a highly regarded guest artist at leading opera houses and festivals around the world. His engagements have included performances at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, the Vienna Staatsoper, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Liceu in Barcelona, … Continued

Born in Puglia in 1993, Danila Grassi graduated in conducting with top marks and honors under the guidance of Marcello Bufalini at the Conservatorio “A. Casella” in L’Aquila, furthering her studies with Dario Lucantoni and Donato Renzetti. She was awarded two scholarships, respectively for an internship with the Mannheimer Philharmoniker and as orchestral trainer at … Continued

Anna Voshege studied at the Melbourne Conservatorium, and the Musik und Kunst Universität in Vienna. Anna Voshege won the 2023 Micheal Byrne Vienna State Opera Award from The Opera Foundation for Young Australians and the Richard Strauss Singing Competition, which was awarded by Brigitte Fassbaender and Gundula Janowitz. European engagements include: Blonde (Die Entfuhrung aus … Continued

Winner of both the Regency Prize and AM Parker award for excellence; Jake Bigwood graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, London, with a Masters’ level distinction alongside an honorary Diploma for excellence. Upon his return to Australia, Jake joined West Australian Opera as a Bendat scholar and Wesfarmer’s Arts Young Artist with whom he … Continued

Australian-Hungarian soprano Eden Shifroni is quickly establishing herself as one of Australia’s leading young singers, winning the 2024 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition and receiving its most prestigious award, the Marianne Mathy Scholarship. In 2025, she received Melba Opera Trust’s Alastair Jackson International Opera Award. Operatic highlights include Pamina in The Magic Flute at the … Continued

James is a recipient of the Brian Stacey Emerging Conductors Award, the first graduate of the University of Adelaide’s Orchestral Conducting Master’s Degree, and winner of the Edouard Toldrà Conducting Competition in Spain. James worked as a conductor at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden and was invited to conduct at the Impuls Festival, leading premieres … Continued

Winner of the prestigious Voci Verdiane, Callas and Luciano Pavarotti competitions, Anna Caterina Antonacci has enjoyed an international career spanning the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls. She has been honoured with the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur by the French Republic, the country’s highest national distinction, and in … Continued

Born in Tbilisi (Georgia), after studying journalism, she graduated with full marks in her home town’s Conservatory. She has been awarded the Presidential Order of Excellence, one of the top distinctions of the Republic of Georgia for her contribution to culture and promotion of Georgian cause in the world; she has been decorated Cavaliere della Stella … Continued