Ellise Pellizzer is a classically trained dancer and singer, born and raised in Griffith, NSW now based in Sydney, Australia. She is proudly represented by The Artists Lab. Formerly performing with Ajkun Ballet Theatre in New York City and Italy, she performed various corps de ballet and soloist roles in Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Don … Continued
Daniel Tambasco is an Italian–Australian tenor based in Sydney, known for fusing classical vocal artistry with contemporary and nostalgic styles. He began vocal training at 14 under the guidance of Claire Poole before completing both the Advanced Diploma of Opera and the Master of Music (Opera Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (The University … Continued
Vanessa You is a professional dancer trained in Hong Kong and Bangkok, including with Bangkok City Ballet, before relocating to Australia in 2011. Her stage credits include Sydney Showboats and extensive work across corporate and live performance. Vanessa is thrilled to be making her musical theatre debut in The Phantom of the Opera.
Michaela holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours in vocal performance from the Royal College of Music, London. Recent performances include Sweeney Todd with Victorian Opera, Amadeus with Red Line Productions, and Enda Markey’s Do You Hear The People Sing. Michaela performed in Opera Australia’s The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2022, following … Continued
Bec Moret made her directorial debut in 2022 with Le Nozze di Figaro followed in 2023 with Britten’s The Turn of the Screw for Sydney company The Cooperative. In 2024, she joined women-focused opera company Gente Gente to direct Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, to be followed in 2026 with Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea … Continued
Natalie began learning the violin at the age of 4, before advancing her studies under the tutelage of Dr Evgeny Sorkin. In 2019, Natalie was the winner of the National Youth Concerto Competition, and was a finalist in the Sydney Eisteddfod NSW Doctors Orchestra Instrumentalist Scholarship. Natalie is a passionate orchestral musician, and began performing … Continued
Katie Zagórski is the newly appointed Principal Flute of the Opera Australia Orchestra, known for her expressive sound, spontaneity, and versatility as both a soloist and orchestral musician. A graduate of the Australian National University with First Class Honours and a former scholar at the Australian National Academy of Music, she has been a finalist … Continued
From Gladstone, Central Queensland, 22-year-old baritone Jake Lyle made his debut with Opera Australia in the title role in The Phantom of the Opera, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2026. Jake graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Classical Voice from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University under the tuition of Dr Margaret Schindler. During his studies at … Continued
Maria Laura Iacobellis graduated in Opera Singing at 18 and later earned a second-level degree in Musical Disciplines with top marks, honours and commendation at the Conservatorio “E.R. Duni” in Matera, also graduating in Composition with honours. A 2018 alumna of the Accademia Rossiniana, she won major competitions including “Magda Olivero”, AsLiCo and CLIP. Since … Continued
Artist and filmmaker Andrew Thomas Huang explores themes of queer futurism, Asian mythology, folklore, animism, ancestry and body memory. A Grammy-nominated music video director, Huang’s collaborators include Bjork, FKA Twigs, Kelela, Eartheater, Perfume Genius and Thom Yorke among others. His films have been commissioned by and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, The Sydney … Continued