Born in Iran to an Armenian family, Agnes Sarkis holds an Advanced Diploma of Opera from Sydney Conservatorium and Graduate Diploma in Music (Opera). She won the Joan Carden Award in 2012 and The Sydney Eisteddfod opera scholarship in 2014. Agnes was also awarded the Italian Opera Foundation Scholarship in 2018. Her Opera Australia repertoire … Continued

Lisa Maza (Meriam/Yidindji/Dutch) works as a professional singer, actor, and MC and has done so from her base in Melbourne for the past sixteen years. She completed a Cert IV in Business (Governance) at VU in 2011 and is currently a member of three Victorian ATSI boards. In 2007 she … Continued

Born in Wales, Jackie Rees arrived in Australia to play Columbia in the original production of The Rocky Horror Show. In a diverse theatre career, Jackie has played principal roles in the Australian premieres of Me and My Girl, Nine, Stepping Out, Man of La Mancha, and the Australasian and Asian tours of Phantom of … Continued

Mariangela Sicilia is one of the most sought-after sopranos to emerge from Italy in recent years. She launched her career singing at the most prestigious theatres in Italy, including the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, and Teatro Massimo in Palermo, … Continued

Lou Diamond Phillips took Broadway by storm in 1996 earning a Tony Award® nomination, a Theater World Award and a New York Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut for an Actor as the King of Siam in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. He just wrapped his third season … Continued

Born in Milan, Ms. Frittoli graduated with the highest honour from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, where she studied with Giovanna Canetti. She later was the winner of several international competitions. Among her career's most remarkable performances were Le Nozze Di Figaro (Contessa d'Almaviva) in Ferrara, Otello (Desdemona) at the Salzburg Festival and at … Continued

Tim Chappel’s costume design for feature film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert received an Oscar, a BAFTA and an AFI award. Following the international success of Priscilla, Tim relocated to Los Angeles where he continued his work as a designer, where he worked across various mediums, including music videos for Cher and Missy … Continued

Kim began dancing with his mother, Margaret Walker AM, and his dancing career began with the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre in 1976.  After joining  Sydney Dance Company he was appointed a principal dancer from 1980 – 1990 during which he danced and performed many lead roles under the artistic direction of Graeme Murphy.  During … Continued

Originally from Hobart, Imogen commenced her dance training at age seven and voice study at ten. She moved to Melbourne to attend the Victorian College of the Arts and recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) in 2014. At VCA, she was the recipient of the Cassidy Bequest Scholarship. … Continued