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
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