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
Lindy Hume is one of Australia’s leading directors, acknowledged internationally for fresh interpretations of a wide variety of repertoire and progressive artistic leadership of Australian arts organisations and festivals including Perth Festival, Sydney Festival, and more recently Four Winds Festival and Ten Days on the Island, spanning the period 2004-2023. Her twelve thoughtful and welcoming … Continued
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