Claudia began her ballet training in Arizona at the Yen Li Chen Ballet School before moving to Australia at 15 where she completed full-time studies at Queensland National Ballet and Ev and Bow, culminating in the opportunity to perform with The Royal Ballet in Brisbane. Claudia has worked with Opera Australia since 2018 performing in; … Continued
Laura Bianchi-Bishop is a classically trained ballet dancer born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Laura trained at Tanya Pearsons Academy in Sydney before travelling overseas to complete her training at the Dutch National Ballet Academy. She has performed with the Sydney City Youth Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Introdans Neoclassical Company, Queensland Ballet, Teatro de la Scala and … Continued
Lachlan is an actor and musician based in Sydney. He studies voice under the direction of Peter Bodnar. His most recent credit is the Auctioneer and Monsieur Reyer in The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour (Opera Australia) after touring as a swing in the 2022/23 Sydney – Melbourne seasons, (Opera Australia, Michael Cassel Group, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, The Really … Continued
Gavin Brown is a graduate of The Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he received a Bachelor of Music (Performance) and Master of Music (Opera Performance). He recently performed in Opera Australia’s Turandot (2022) and Aida (2021) as a part of the chorus. 2019 saw him in New York performing the roles of Tamino in Die … Continued
Originally from rural Victoria, Aaron began dancing at age five. Later he studied at Triple Threat Performing Arts. His professional musical theatre debut was in 2014 playing George in Cats (RUG). Touring throughout Asia between 2015 – 2021 Aaron played and reprised the role of Coricopat in Cats. Other credits include; Magnormos (Pippin), the Dubai … Continued
Olivia trained with Monica and Joan Halliday and Marie Walton Mahon in Australia before continuing her dance training in Paris, Marseille and then in London at the English National Ballet School. Olivia spent 10 years in Europe dancing with Balletto di Teatro Massimo, Cannes Jeune Ballet, English National Ballet, and as a Soloist at Stadt … Continued
Naomi Livingston’s performance credits include Guys & Dolls (Opera Australia); The Phantom of the Opera (Opera Australia); Les Miserables (Michael Cassel Group); Wicked (GFO); Sport For Jove’s The Tempest, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Libertine (DTC) and John and Jen (Sydney Fringe Festival). As a writer/composer Naomi’s credits include Paradise Road (in development); Evie May A Tivoli Story (The Hayes Theatre Company); My Heart Calls For … Continued
Kayleigh Marven is excited to make her Opera Australia and main stage debut in The Phantom of the Opera. This watershed moment is the fulfilment of a personal, lifetime dream. Fuelled by a passion for Musical Theatre, Kayleigh has enjoyed establishing herself as a talented and versatile performer over the last three years. Kayleigh’s musical … Continued
Bridget recently played the role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End. Joining the company in 2016 as Swing, she moved up to understudy Christine in 2017 through to 2019 and played Alternate Christine in 2019 to 2020. Bridget moved to London in 2013 to study a Post Graduate … Continued
Ainsley was most recently seen playing the title role in Pippin for John Frost and Suzanne Jones to reopen the Sydney Lyric following Covid-19 theatre shutdowns. Prior to this he appeared in Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2019 season playing the role of Molina in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Ainsley starred in the title role of … Continued