Sydney born Nicole Smeulders graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium with a Bachelor of Music Education majoring in Piano. She studied voice independently both in Sydney and in London and reached the finals of the Opera and Arts Support Group Vocal Scholarship, the Savage Club and Joan Sutherland Scholarship Prizes, as well as twice being awarded … Continued
Jason Morphett’s professional career started in the West End, London’s theatre land, during his college years. He soon graduated from follow spot operator to charge hand electrician to programmer and onto Chief Electrician and Lighting Designer. In that time he has run the lighting departments for Birmingham Royal Ballet, London City Ballet, Royal New Zealand … Continued
Fast, on the edge and brutally funny, multi-award winning, Australian comedian, singer and writer Reuben Kaye is loud, politically active, queer, brash and the winner of Best In Breed at Crufts 2022. (He thought he was entering a different type of competition). After racking up millions of views across TikTok, YouTube & Instagram plus appearances … Continued
Andrea Silvestrelli is one of the most sought-after ‘bassi profondi’ on the international opera scene. Garnering critical acclaim for his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Rigoletto, the Chicago Sun-Times reported, “There were wild cheers for Andrea Silvestrelli …who brought a terrifying, sepulchral tone to the assassin Sparafucile.” The Chicago Sun concurred, “Andrea Silvestrelli … Continued
Troy Honeysett is an Australian actor and professional Movement and Action Director/Choreographer. He coordinates performers in all aspects of physical performance for film and theatre – including staging, fight choreography, violence, intimacy, and action sequences. Troy works closely with directors and performers to ensure safe and effective execution of stunts and fight scenes – often … Continued
Noah Oshiro began playing the cello when he was 3 years old. He is currently completing his final year of his Bachelor of Music in Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under Julian Smiles. During his studies at the Sydney Conservatorium, Noah has been fortunate enough to be a recipient of the Henderson Traveller’s … Continued
Nanda is currently an orchestral fellow in the Opera Australia Orchestra. She studied under the tutelage of Dr. Curt Thompson and Mark Mogilevski at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Nanda has served as concertmaster of the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Conservatorium Opera Orchestra and received orchestral mentorship by Richard Davis and Sophie … Continued
Melbourne-born violinist Josef Hanna began playing the violin at the age of four under the tutelage of Helge Thelen. Since then, Josef has achieved a Bachelor of Music, 3 years full time study at the Australian National Academy Music and is currently completing his Masters at The University of Sydney Conservatorium. Along the way Josef … Continued
Ellen grew up in Sydney and started learning the violin at age four. She quickly grew an interest for the instrument and decided to further her studies through the Open Academy Rising Stars Program at the Sydney Conservatorium. She is now studying her Bachelor of Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium with Associate Professor Ole Bohn. … Continued
Kate has worked extensively in Australia and internationally with some of Australia’s finest singers, and is highly regarded as a collaborative pianist, répétiteur, and vocal coach. She is currently a member of Opera Australia’s Music Staff. She commenced her work with Opera Australia in 1995, after studies in piano, harpsichord and opera in Sydney, London, … Continued