Chanyang Choi was born in South Korea and she completed her Bachelor of Music at Kyung Hee University in Seoul. Choi made her debut as Giovanna in Rigoletto in 2009 at Seongnam Arts Center, Seoul and in the same year, she won South Korea’s Sung Jong Competition, Um Jong Haeng Competition and the Busan Daily … Continued
Thomas Strong was born and raised on a large farm in outback NSW. He completed his Bachelor of Performing Arts at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and a Masters of Music (opera) at the Sydney Conservatorium. Thomas has had the opportunity to perform in many concerts in a vast array of repertoire around … Continued
Australian tenor Daniel Szesiong Todd was born in Malaysia and grew up in Melbourne. After graduating with degrees in music and law from the University of Melbourne, Daniel became a developing artist with Victorian Opera before moving to Germany to join the International Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera. Over three seasons in Hamburg, … Continued
Since graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium with an Advanced Diploma of Opera, Daniel has performed a number of roles around Australia, including Il Conte and Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Marcello in La Boheme, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, Re di Scozia in Ariodante, Michele in Il Tabarro, Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos, conducted by … Continued
Genevieve is a mezzo soprano with a Bachelor of Music from Melbourne University. After graduating, she spent 3 years as a participant of the Opera Scholars Australia program and performed roles with Citi Opera and Lyric Opera Melbourne and covered for Victorian Opera and Melbourne Opera. Her performed roles included Tisbe (La Cenerentola), Echo (Ariadne … Continued
Award-winning Australian soprano Cathy-Di Zhang is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London. For Opera Australia, she has appeared as Musetta in La bohème, Micaëla in Carmen, Euridice/Amore in Orphée, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Paquette in Candide and Rosina in The Barber of Seville; for Pinchgut Opera – Amour/La folie in Rameau’s Platée … Continued
The tenor Najmiddin Mavlyanov was born in Samarkand (Uzbekistan). From 1998 until 2002 he studied singing in his home town and later at the consrvatory of Tashkent, that he finished in 2006. He was a soloist at the opera of Tashkent. Since 2010 he is a member of the Stanislavsky und Nemirovitsch-Danchenko Theatre Moscow, where … Continued
Lucy Birkinshaw is a lighting designer and artist whose design work spans theatre, opera, music theatre, concert lighting, dance, film and television. Lucy’s distinctive approach to depth, contrast and beauty within her designs make her an identifiable theatre artist. Lucy’s opera work includes Tristan & Isolde, Roberto Devereux, Lohengrin, HMS Pinafore, Anna Bolena, Tannhauser, Abduction … Continued
Australian tenor Iain Henderson is a widely sought after performer with a strong ringing sound and an energetic performance style. Currently a Principal Artist with Opera Australia, Iain made his company début as Don José in Carmen for OA’s National Tour and his mainstage début as Pang in Turandot. His other roles for the national … Continued
Korean-born Australian soprano Esther Song is acclaimed as one of Opera Australia’s esteemed Principal Artists. A graduate of the Master’s program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, she made her triumphant debut at the Sydney Opera House in early 2022, performing the role of Princess Eudoxie in La Juive. Esther’s versatility and artistry have seen … Continued