Bass Joshua Bloom made his Opera Australia debut in OzOpera's 1998 production of The Barber of Seville. Further roles for OA have included Dandini in Cenerentola, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Escamillo in Carmen, Leporello in Don Giovanni and Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress. He won Green Room Awards for his performances … Continued
John Wegner passed away in November 2019. Read tributes to the singer from former Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini, and Conductor Brian Castles-Onion. Born in West Germany, John Wegner is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts. From 1981-1992 he was a resident principal artist with Opera Australia, where he performed many leading roles … Continued
Jonathan Summers was born in Melbourne, Australia. He came to London in 1974 to study with Otakar Kraus, making his debut in 1975 as Rigoletto with Kent Opera. He has since sung with all the major opera companies both in Britain and abroad. His debut with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, was in 1977 … Continued
A celebrated performer and the winner of five Green Room Awards, John Bolton Wood, who was awarded an AM for his services to Opera in 2009, was born in Sydney, and received his music education at the NSW Conservatorium of Music and the London Opera Centre. He made his UK debut at the Royal Opera … Continued
In 2021/2022, John Longmuir sang Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville for State Opera South Australia and Opera Australia and Oronte (Alcina) for National Opera. The following year, he returned to OA as Almaviva and starred in SOSA’s inaugural Gilbert & Sullivan Festival. 2024 engagements included Almaviva, Arbace (Idomeneo) and Rodolfo (La bohème) for … Continued
Soprano Jenny Liu completed a Bachelor of Music Performance and an Advanced Diploma of Opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In each year from 2008-2011, she was awarded the highly prestigious Helen Myer Merit Scholarship. In 2014, Jenny put her studies on hold and made her professional debut with Opera Australia … Continued
South Korean tenor Ji-Min Park studied at Seoul National University with Professor Philip Kang and at the Vienna Conservatory with Professor Carolyn Hague. He joined the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House in 2007 and became a Principal Young Artist in the 2009-10 season. In the 2024/25 season, he returns to … Continued
Described as ‘show stopping’ (Jason Whittaker, Daily Review) and ‘a revelation’ (Peter Rose, Australian Book Review), Jane Ede is one of Australia’s most versatile and highly-regarded sopranos. In 2023, Jane performed Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Mademoiselle Jouvenot in Adriana Lecouvreur, Sara in Roberto Devereux, Shepherd in Tannhäuser, High Priestess in Aida, Wellgunde in Das … Continued
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