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
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 is Associate Lighting Designer on, Sunset Boulevard, A Christmas Carol and Wicked and previously, on Hamilton, Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, Jagged Little Pill, Come from Away, Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, My Fair Lady, The King and I, The Addams Family Musical, Legally Blonde, Rock of Ages and Guys and Dolls. Hugh has also designed, amongst others, Miracle City, Sideshow,(Hayes), One Billion Beats (CAC), Ladies Day (Griffin), I am My Own Wife Tour (Oriel), Eora … Continued