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

Hannah was born in Australia and has a Bachelor of Music (Performance) with Honours from the Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne.   She has won the 2011 RMP Oratorio Competition, Australian National Liederfest, Encouragement Award 2011 Herald Sun Aria Finals, and the 2011 and 2012 Scholar – Dame … Continued

Roma-born tenor Gianluca Terranova is rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after lyric tenors with his ease in the high register and great stage presence. He has performed with such opera houses as Teatro alla Scala, Los Angeles Opera, Opera Australia in Sydney and Melbourne, Grand Theatre of Shanghai, Grand Theatre of Hong Kong, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Frankfurt … Continued

Born in Monfalcone, Italy, Giorgio Caoduro is rapidly becoming one of the leading Italian baritones of his generation. He has made debuts in recent seasons at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Opéra National de Paris, Berlin State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Carlo Felice in … Continued

Tenor Georgy Vasiliev is a soloist of The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow (the New Opera), where he made his debut in the part of Ismaele in Nabucco in 2010. In recent seasons he has begun to establish himself outside of his native land and has debuted at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as Edgardo … Continued

Born in Florence (Italy), Giacomo Prestia studied vocal technique with Maestro Sergio Catoni. He won several international competitions including the 'Concorso internazionale Voci Verdiane' in Busseto and the 'Concorso Luciano Pavarotti' in Philadelphia. He made his Opera debut with Giuseppe Verdi’s Alzira in Fidenza in 1991, after which he embarked upon an … Continued