New Zealand-born bass Jud Arthur is a longstanding and highly respected presence on the Australasian operatic stage. He has sung more than 40 roles for Opera Australia, West Australian Opera, Victorian Opera, State Opera South Australia, Opera Queensland and New Zealand Opera, spanning a wide range of repertoire from Mozart and bel canto through to … Continued
Kanen is one of Australia’s most sought-after operatic tenors and a renowned concert and cabaret artist. He has been long established as a contracted and guest artist at Opera Australia regularly appearing in the principal tenor roles of such operas as The Merry Widow, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore, The Gondoliers, Falstaff, Die Fledermaus, The Magic … Continued
Argentine-Australian baritone José Carbó is one of the most exciting operatic artists of his generation; he has performed in the leading opera houses of the world including Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Real Madrid, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Seattle Opera, Opera de Tenerife and Opera Australia. His triumphant Verdi debut in 2013 as Renato … Continued
Background: Born Australia. Opera Australia Young Artist Programme; Merola Opera Program and Adler Fellowship (San Francisco Opera). Other Companies: Bottom: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Glyndebourne, ENO, Opéra de Rouen); Henry Kissinger: Nixon in China (Paris Opera, Hannover); Claggart/Dansker: Billy Budd (Festival d’Aix-en-Provence); Bluebeard: Bluebeard’s Castle (Opéra national de Lorraine, Irish National Opera, Theater Bielefeld); Four Villains: Les contes d’Hoffmann (Hamburg State Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein); Leporello: Don … 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
Scottish-born Australian tenor John Longmuir is renowned for his lyrical tone and effortless agility. A seasoned performer on both opera and concert stages, he has showcased his versatility across a wide range of roles. As a principal artist with Opera Australia, John has performed many of the company’s leading leggiero tenor roles, among them Almaviva … 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