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
James Clayton is one of Australia’s most versatile baritones, praised for his rich vocal colour and compelling stage presence. A former professional French horn player, he began his vocal career as a Young Artist with West Australian Opera and has since appeared throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia in both opera and concert repertoire. In … 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
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