Australian tenor Jason Wasley received a scholarship in 1991 to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Opera Studio in Melbourne.  In 1993, Jason won the Herald-Sun Aria, which enabled him to further his studies in Europe.  The following year he represented Australia in the finals of the Placido Domingo World Operalia Competition in Vienna.  … Continued

Dual Helpmann Award-winning James Egglestone is one of Australia’s finest tenors. He is a graduate of both the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melba Conservatorium of Music and a recipient of the 2004 Johnston Bequest and the 2004 Belcanto Scholarship – these awards enabled James to study in Italy and The Netherlands respectively. … Continued

American tenor James Valenti has been hailed for having a voice of Italianate beauty, for his handsome stage presence, ardent singing and for his elegant musicianship in performances with the leading opera companies of the world.  He studied at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and made his professional debut at the age of … Continued

Jacqueline Mabardi was born in Brisbane beginning her career with Opera Queensland in their Choice Voices programme, singing Second Lady in The Magic Flute and solo concerts with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.  She then based herself in Europe for several years; some her appearances included: soloist at the Shalyapin Music Festival in Kazan, Russia; Aida … Continued

In 2020, James Clayton sings the title role in Macbeth for State Opera of South Australia; for West Australian Opera, he sings Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana, Tonio in Pagliacci and the title role in Elijah. His concert appearances include Brahms’ Requiem for the Tasmanian Symphony, Carmina Burana and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis for the West Australian Symphony, … Continued

Born in Ust-Ilimsk, in Siberia, in 1981, she obstained her singing degree at only 23 years of age at the Mikhail Glinka State Conservatory in Novosibirsk. She studied with R. Zhukova in Novosibirsk and with Valentina Klenova in Moscow. From 2005 to 2007 she studied at the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Centre in Moscow. In 2006 … Continued

Jacqueline Dark’s most recent performances included The Mother Abbess in the National Tour of The Sound of Music, Herodias in Opera Australia’s Salome and Fricka in their revival of Der Ring des Nibelungen, Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana for State Opera of SA (Best Female Performance – ‘Curtain Call’ Awards), the title role in Rufus Wainwright’s … Continued

Korean-born Mariana Hong is a graduate of Seoul’s Han-Yang University, the Conservatorium of Milan and the Vercelli Academy in Italy. She was winner of the Australian Singing Competition’s Opera Award and the MBS Young Performers Award. Mariana’s international engagements include Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) for Finnish National Opera and Raymond Gubbay Productions, Royal Albert Hall London … Continued

Hiromi Omura’s triumph as Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of 2012, is only the most recent of the accolades accorded this young artist whose voice is “powerful, seamless and exquisitely beautiful” (North Shore Times) with her “untypical ability to sing pianissimo all the way up to the top of her … Continued

Graeme Macfarlane is a well-established principal singer with Opera Australia. Over the years, he has performed a broad range of roles, such as ‘Goro’ in Madama Butterfly, which he recently performed overseas. His repertoire also includes the very challenging role of ‘Mime’ in Wagner’s Ring Cycle. It was in this role that Graeme won an … Continued