Shaun Rennie

Shaun Rennie is currently the Associate Director of Opera Australia. He is an award-winning director of theatre, musical theatre, and opera, having earned three Sydney Theatre Award nominations for Best Director and twice winning the Broadway World Award for Best Direction. Shaun’s recent projects include Guys and Dolls on Sydney Harbour (Opera Australia), Switzerland (Ensemble … Continued

Elysha Manik

Elysha completed her training at ED5 International under the direction of William A Forsythe and has since gone on to carve out a dynamic career. In 2014, Elysha made her Australian Musical Theatre debut as part of the cast of Dirty Dancing (GFO) understudying the lead role, ‘Baby’. Her musical theatre credits also include Oklahoma! (The Production Co), The … Continued

Amelia Sanzo

Adelaide born; Amelia trained extensively in all genres of theatre since the age of 5. At 17, she made the move to New York City after receiving a 12 month scholarship to train full-time at the Broadway Dance Centre. Amelia has been performing professionally in numerous corporate events and recently, completed the 2021 tour of … Continued

Rania Potaka-Osborne

Rania obtained his Certificate IV in Performing Arts at Ettingshausen’s in Sydney and made his musical theatre debut in the role of Pepe in West Side Story (Opera Australia). His theatre credits include touring Australia in the smash hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Global Creatures), performing in the ensemble of Chicago (XRoads Live) and understudying the role of George in The Wedding Singer (David … Continued

Noah Missell

Noah has spent the last two years touring with Michael Cassel Group’s Mary Poppins in the roles of Ensemble and Bert Cover. In 2021, he played Moose/Jet Boy and covered the role of Bernardo in the Perth and Brisbane tours of West Side Story with Opera Australia. Noah was also recently a livestream presenter for … Continued

Max Bimbi

Max is a graduate from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre). Max made his professional stage debut in West Side Story (The Production Company). He has toured Australia and Hong Kong with Peppa Pig Live! and Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Live! (Life Like Touring). In … Continued

David Aranjo

A native of Boston, MA in the United States, David is a graduate of Endicott College where he obtained a degree in Dance and Nursing. His performance credits so far include Mamma Mia! (NSMT Boston, MA, USA), Turandot (Opera Australia), and Don Giovanni (Opera Australia). David has also been seen on the stages of Norwegian … Continued

Tomáš Kantor

A multidisciplinary performer, Tomáš most recently toured Australia with Bell Shakespeare, playing Feste in Twelfth Night, garnering much positive attention. In 2024, they lead as Toby Darling in the Australian premiere production of The Inheritance (fortyfivedownstairs). Tomáš made their professional debut in the national tour of Fangirls (Belvoir), going on to perform as Chino in … Continued

Jean-François Borras

Jean-François Borras is considered one of the best tenors of his generation. He currently performs in the biggest international theaters. In recent years, Jean-François has interpreted Chavalier Des Grieux with great success at the Opéra de Paris, Montecarlo, Valencia and at Staatsoper in Wien, and also Raimbaut in Robert le Diable and Nabucco at Covent Garden, … Continued

Marko Mimica

Croatian bass baritone Marko Mimica was born in 1987. After attending the Rossini Academy in 2014, interpreting Lord Sidney in Il Viaggio a Reims, he returned to the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro in the summer of 2015 as the Podestà in La Gazza Ladra and in 2016 as Douglas in La Donna del Lago. … Continued