Shoumendu Schornikow completed a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the University of Melbourne, majoring in Classical Voice in 2011. Shoumendu has since performed with many of Australia’s leading opera companies including Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, Melbourne Opera and the Lyric Opera of Melbourne, as well as appearing on recordings for ABC Classics and on National Radio. … Continued
Originally from South Australia, Debora obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Performing Arts from Adelaide University. Following this, she was offered the role of presenter for Network Ten’s national children’s program The Music Shop which aired daily across the country and overseas. In 2004, Debora launched into professional musical theatre after being offered a … Continued
Marcus Corowa has captured the hearts of Australians with his silky, soulful voice and charming stage presence. An award-winning First Nations entertainer, Marcus is an accomplished singer/songwriter, composer, actor and mentor who has been turning heads for more than a decade. Drawing on his Aboriginal and South Sea Islander heritage, Marcus creates captivating music with … Continued
A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium, baritone Jason Barry-Smith studied also at the Musikhochschule in Munich in 1990. He subsequently won the 1992 MathyScholarship (Australian singing competition) and the 2001 Italian Opera Award. His professional experience embraces opera, concertsand musical comedy. As a concert soloist, he has performed with the Melbourne and … Continued
Dale designed the Malthouse Victorian Opera production of The Riders and The Production Company’s La Cage aux Folles and Pirates of Penzance. Most recent work for Melbourne Theatre Company includes; The Speechmaker, The Crucible, Top Girls, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, , Life Without Me, God of Carnage, The Sapphires and August: Osage Country which … Continued
Born in St. Petersburg, Anna began her musical studies at the age of five and graduated as and also studied singing and direction. Later, she graduated with honors in singing from the Conservatory of Fermo – Italy. She has participated in several noteworthy Master Classes including those with Francesco Araiza, Grace Bumbry, Lela Cuberli and Bianca … Continued
Winner of the 2019 Australian International Opera Award, Bass Baritone Jeremy Kleeman is a graduate of the prestigious Opera Studio at the Royal College of Music, London. His recent performances in Australia have been his debuts with both Opera Queensland and West Australian Opera in the title role of a new production of Le nozze … Continued
Renowned for his ‘pure, glowing tenor’, Michael Petruccelli is one of Australia’s emerging operatic stars. Major appearances in 2016/2017 included Stephen Goldring (The Eighth Wonder) and Pedro (Two Weddings, One Bride) for Opera Australia and Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Beppe (Pagliacci) and The Minister (The Princess and the Pea) for Victorian Opera. On the concert … Continued
Since his sensational début at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in a performance of La Traviata in 2006, Jonas Kaufmann has numbered among the top stars on the operatic horizon. The international press has singled him out as the “new king of tenors”. Insiders praise him as the most important German tenor since Fritz Wunderlich. Jonas … Continued
Filipino-American tenor Arthur Espiritu is a winner of the distinguished 2009 George London Award. He received the Scala award at the Belvedere Competition in Vienna, the Second Place in the Irene Dalis Competition, Second Place in the Competition in Birmingham, Second Place in the Finals of the Metropolitan Audition, and earned both a Bachelor of … Continued