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
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
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
Originally from Townsville, Greta is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Greta’s professional credits include the 60th Anniversary Production of My Fair Lady directed by Julie Andrews, the arena tour of Broadway to Oz: Hugh Jackman Live in Concert, and the Australian tour of Anything Goes. Greta has toured Australia and Asia with Wicked, appeared in the 2009 national tour of My … 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
Deidre Rubenstein graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1967, and has appeared nationwide with most of Australia’s major theatre companies. Her long career includes roles in productions of Mother Courage, Three Sisters, Cloud 9, Top Girls, Wild Honey, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Winter's Tale, Absurd Person Singular, Broken Glass, … Continued
Born in Taranto, Lucio Gallo graduated at the ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ Conservatory of Turin with Elio Battaglia. He is a regular guest of the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls including the New York Metropolitan, San Francisco Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Konzerthaus and Musikverein in Wien, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Staatsoper, Philharmonic Orchestra and Deutsche Oper … Continued
Background: Born, Armenia. Studied at the National Conservatory in Yerevan and then was a member of the Opera Studio of the Paris Opera. Other Companies: Elisabetta di Valois in Don Carlos, Helene in Les vêpres siciliennes at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Don Carlos at the Zurich … Continued
The meteoric career of the tenor Pavol Breslik began in 2005, when he was named Most Promising Singer of the Year in the critics' survey of Opernwelt magazine. In 2000, he won First Prize at the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in the Czech Republic. He completed his studies in master classes with Yvonne Minton, William … Continued
Amanda Echalaz came to worldwide prominence when she represented South Africa in the Cardiff Singer of the World. She made her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the 2008 season when she was invited to create the role of 'Kir' in the world premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Minotaur under the baton … Continued