Benjamin was born in Australia and studied at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and the Australian Opera Studio. He is a former member of State Opera of South Australia’s Young Artist Program. His roles for Opera Australia include the Emperor: Njegus (Merry Widow), Don Basilio (Marriage of Figaro), L’Incredibile (Andrea Chenier), Pang (Turandot), Spoletta (Tosca), … Continued
Adrian has enjoyed a long and varied career as an opera singer, concert performer, music educator, director and producer. Most recently, he won his second Green Room Award for his performance of Hagen in Wagner’s, Götterdämmerung. In 2017, Adrian was the winner of Australia’s prestigious singing award, the Australian Opera Awards (YMF, MOST). His singing … Continued
Sydney born Annabelle Chaffey graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium with a Bachelor of Music & a Diploma of Opera. During her studies Annabelle was awarded the Bud Brown Vocal Scholarship & the Barbara Edgarton Scholarship. Annabelle began working for Opera Australia in 1998 and joined the fulltime chorus in 2000 working also as a Principal … Continued
New Zealand Tenor Jonathan Abernethy has established himself as a vibrant and upcoming operatic artist, his most recent accolades being named a HSBC 2015 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Laureate and winner of the Australian Opera Awards. He currently performs as a Principal Artist with Opera Australia. Upon finishing his time as a Young Artist with Opera Australia … Continued
Armenian-Australian soprano Natalie Aroyan holds a Postgraduate Diploma of Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and a double-degree in Business and I.T. from the Australian Catholic University. She is a winner of the Opera Foundation New York Competition, Herald Sun Aria, and the Italian Opera Foundation Award, studying at Mannes College, New York and … Continued
Korean born Yonghoon Lee has established himself internationally as a leading tenor of his generation. He has made debuts at most of the most prestigious theatres in the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Chicago Lyric Opera, Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Frankfurt Opera, Opera Covent Garden, Rome Opera, Vienna State Opera, Semper … Continued
Anna Dowsley’s recent operatic engagements include Sister Helen (Dead Man Walking, Landestheater Detmold), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Frankfurt), Dorabella (Così fan tutte, Opera Queensland), Adalgisa (Norma, Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa), Olga (Eugene Onegin, Opera Frankfurt), Carmen (Carmen, Staatstheater Nürnberg) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni, Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari). Anna toured nationally with the Australian Chamber Orchestra as guest soloist on … Continued
Australian mezzo soprano Victoria Lambourn studied piano, cello, singing and composition at the Queensland Conservatorium Music School before studying singing at the Royal Northern College of Music (UK), graduating with a Bachelor of Music (Honours), Postgraduate Diploma in Performance and Master of Music Performance. She performed her first operatic role at the age of 15 … Continued
Helpmann Award-winning Australian baritone Warwick Fyfe has established himself as a Wagnerian specialist, singing the title role in Der fliegende Holländer, Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen, Klingsor in Parsifal, Wolfram in Tannhäuser, and Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg for Opera Australia; Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen and Hans Sachs in Meistersinger for … Continued
Tobias Cole is one of Australia’s most successful countertenors, having performed throughout Australia, New Zealand, the UK and USA. After winning the Metropolitan Opera Young Artist Study Award, Tobias made his U.S. debut in 2004 playing Ottone (L’Incoronazione di Poppea), returning to sing Apollo (Death in Venice) and Oberon (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) all for the Chicago … Continued