Shanie Klas joined the Opera Australia Orchestra as Principal Percussion in 2025. Shanie has performed extensively with orchestras across Australia and the United States. In the US she held the position of Associate Principal Percussion with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and performed with The Cleveland Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Akron Symphony Orchestra, among … Continued
Matteo Dal Maso is an Italian symphonic and opera conductor. He is 1st prize winner of the 5th Athens International Conducting Competition, 2nd prize and audience price winner of the 3rd Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège International Conducting Competition, 2nd prize winner of the “Ionel Perlea” International Conducting Competition, and Audience prize winner of the Orchestra … Continued
Sesto Quatrini, born in Rome in 1984, is a distinguished conductor whose repertoire encompasses works from the Classical period through to 20th-century and contemporary compositions. He honed his craft as assistant to Fabio Luisi at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. From 2018 to 2023, Quatrini served as Artistic Director of the Lithuanian National Opera … Continued
The 24/25 season includes Liza Queen of Spades at The Metropolitan Opera, Violetta La traviata at Bayerische Staatsoper and Oper Graz, the title role in Rachmaninoff’s Francesca da Rimini with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko, soprano in War Requiem with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra under Jonathan Nott. Future engagements include Galina’s debut at Opera … Continued
Multi-faceted vocalist and composer Shauntai Abdul-Rahman, effortlessly inhabits the worlds of opera, inspirational soul and gospel, classical composition, and theatre making. Known for her warm, rich, smooth clarity of tone and strong stage presence, Shauntai is establishing herself as a voice that touches the hearts of its audience. Shauntai has appeared on a number of occasions as a soloist … Continued
Stephen J. Marsh is an Australian baritone who made his professional debut in Victorian Opera’s Sleeping Beauty in 2017 and was a developing artist with the company for both the 2017/2018 seasons. He has since performed more than 15 roles with the company, including Olivier (Capriccio), Dandini (La Cenerentola), Zurga (Les Pêcheurs de Perles), The … Continued
Beginning with the 2025/26 season, Speranza Scappucci will serve as Principal Guest Conductor at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London. She is the first Italian woman to have conducted both an opera production and the orchestra of the Filarmonica della Scala in Milan. From 2017 to 2022, she was Music Director of the … Continued
Australian lyric coloratura soprano Alexandra Flood has been a member of the Vienna Volksoper soloist ensemble since 2022. 24/25 roles include Queen of the Night/The Magic Flute, Frasquita/Carmen, Princess Fantasia/Le voyage dans la lune (dir. Laurent Pelly) and Adele/Die Fledermaus. Past seasons include Clorinda/La cenerentola, Gretel/Hänsel und Gretel, Musetta/La bohème, and Pamina/The Magic Flute. Further appearances this season include Alexandra’s debut with the Melbourne Symphony … Continued
Finnegan came to international attention in 2020, when he was awarded first prize at the Bamberger Symphoniker’s International Mahler Competition. The jury spoke of his ‘rare combination of open heart and brilliant mind’, with ‘an ability to evoke truly magical moments as if there were nothing more natural to do’. Recent concert highlights include performances … Continued
Sam Weller was recently announced as one of six ‘designated winners’ of the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, which saw him conduct ensembles such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Klangforum Wien and Orchestra of the 18th Century in 2025. Sam is enjoying a blossoming career in The Netherlands and Australia, with a recent debut at the Concertgebouw … Continued