Kohan van Sambeeck is a Melbourne-based musician and composer. He graduated with First Class Honours in Classical Music from WAAPA in 2016, majoring in piano. With more than fifteen years’ experience he has worked extensively both in Australia and internationally in every major musical genre. Kohan has served as a Music Director on productions of Ragtime (The … Continued

Simon was recently the Musical Director of the China Tour of Evita, directed by Hal Prince, having also completed the Australian Tour as Associate Musical Director with Tina Arena as Eva Peron. Previously, he was the Musical Director of the brand new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman In White (nominated as a linalist … Continued

Laurent Philippe’s keen interest in opera has led him to be associated with various established opera artists such as Jonathan Abernathy, Nicole Car, Scott Conner, Joyce El Khoury, Michael Fabiano, Denyce Graves, Marcello Giordani, Patrick Guetti, Sydney Mancasola, Musa Ngqungwana, Heather Phillips, Clare Presland, Samuel Ramey, Adam Smith, Virginie Verrez and Corinne Winters. He has … Continued

Andrea Sanguineti has been appointed Music Director of the Aalto-Musiktheater and the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra as of the 2023/24 season. The current season includes a new production of Lucrezia Borgia at Aalto Theater Essen, the revival of Manon Lescaut at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lucia di Lammermoor and an anniversary concert in occasion of 200 years … Continued

Australian baritone Tristan Entwistle holds a Master of Music Studies (Opera Performance) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he performed the roles of Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Giove/Giove in Diana (La Calisto) and the Drunken Poet/Corydon (The Fairy Queen). With a keen interest in modern music, Tristan has performed in several … Continued

Hugh Hamilton has been Associate Lighting Designer on The Phantom of the Opera, A Christmas Carol, Hamilton, Jagged Little Pill, Come from Away, Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, My Fair Lady (Opera Australia), Wicked, The King and I, The Addams Family Musical, Legally Blonde, Rock of Ages and Guys and Dolls. Hugh has also designed, amongst … Continued

As an associate designer for Cameron Mackintosh, David has delivered The Phantom of the Opera at the Sydney Opera House, Miss Saigon in Vienna, Old Friends – the Stephen Sondheim Gala in the West End, Oliver! in Tokyo and The Phantom of the Opera and the Les Misérables Staged Concert in the West End, The … Continued

Originally from South Australia, soprano Karina Bailey has been working with Opera Australia in Sydney since January 2021. She has played the roles of Tisbe and Angelina in the company’s NSW 2022 schools touring production of Cinderella. Karina completed her Master of Music (Opera School) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland under the tutelage of … Continued

Nicholas Hammond was first discovered by legendary British director Peter Brook who cast him in the cult classic film Lord of the Flies. Since then, Nicholas has worked constantly in film, on stage, and in television for over fifty years. He has starred on Broadway, had his own prime time television series on CBS, and … Continued