Teddy Tahu Rhodes

Teddy has rapidly established an international career on both the opera stage and concert platform. He has performed with the opera companies of San Francisco, Austin, Washington, Philadelphia, Dallas, Cincinnati, Houston, New York, the Hamburg Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper/Munich, Theatre du Chatelet/Paris, in Vienna, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera. Recent seasons include Escamillo (Hamburg, Théatre … Continued

Tania Ferris

  Background: Born Australia. Graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education at Edith Cowan University, WA. OA Repertoire: Clairon: Capriccio, Third Lady: The Magic Flute, Mercedes: Carmen, Kate: Pirates of Penzance, Leila: Iolanthe, Spirit: Dido and Aeneas. Title role in Oz Opera’s national tours of Carmen. … Continued

Takesha Meshé Kizart

Background: Born, USA.  Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA-2008). Grand Prizes from numerous competitions worldwide including Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballé and Concorso Internazionale Voci Verdiane “Città di Busseto”. Grand-niece of Music Legends Muddy Waters and Tina Turner OA repertoire: title role: Tosca, Mimì: La bohème Other Companies: Marie Victoire, Mimì, Klytemnestra: Cassandra (Deutsche Oper … Continued

Svetla Vassileva

Svetla Vassileva appears on many of the world's leading operatic stages, including ROH Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, Opéra National de Paris, Teatro alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, Washington Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Teatro Regio di Parma, … Continued

Suzanne Shakespeare

Australian soprano Suzanne Shakespeare holds a Postgraduate Artist Diploma in Opera from the Royal College of Music International Opera School London, as well as a Master of Music Performance in Piano (University of Melbourne, Australia) and a Licentiate of Trinity College London (Distinction) in both Voice and Piano.  Suzanne has been the recipient … Continued

Susan Foster

Soprano Susan Foster is "perfectly cast" and "brings power and presence" to the title role of Puccini's Turandot. Critically acclaimed as "a Turandot rarely revealed", her 2012 Helpmann Award-nominated performance with Opera Australia was recently released on DVD, and she will begin her 2013/14 season revisiting the role with Hawaii Opera Theater. … Continued

Suzanne Johnston

Suzanne Johnston has achieved the rare distinction of being recognised equally for her success in opera, music theatre, and as a concert performer. Her operatic career encompasses the prestigious European Festivals of Glyndebourne and Salzburg, as well as Australia’s major opera companies, for whom her repertory includes the title roles in L’incoronazione … Continued

Susan Bullock

Susan Bullock is one of the world’s most sought-after dramatic sopranos.  In recent seasons she has appeared as Wagner’s Brünnhilde at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos Lisbon, Oper Frankfurt, Opéra de Lyon, the New National Theatre Tokyo, and with the Canadian Opera Company. … Continued

Stuart Skelton

Stuart Skelton, winner of the 2014 International Opera Awards for Best Male Singer and 2 Helpmann Awards, is one of the finest heldentenors on the stage today. His repertoire encompasses some of opera’s most challenging roles, from Wagner's Lohengrin, Parsifal, Rienzi, Siegmund and Erik to Strauss’s Kaiser and Bacchus, Janacek’s Laca, Saint-Saens’ … Continued

Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts.  He debuted as Rodolfo in Eastern Metropolitan Opera’s production of La bohème.   In 2003, Stephen performed as Martin in Copland’s The Tender Land for Operalive, Rinaldo in Galuppi’s Il filosofo di campagna for Stopera, Don José in Carmen for The … Continued