Australian-born Anna O’Byrne has established an international career spanning opera, theatre, concert and film. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts, Anna was cast by Andrew Lloyd Webber to create the role of Christine Daaé in Love Never Dies, his sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. Anna was nominated … Continued
English born New Zealander, Rebecca Currier, gained a Masters in Performance at Victoria University, Wellington. She continued her studies at the RCM, London, where she gained a performance Diploma. She worked full-time for Opera North from 2005-2011 where her roles include Second Lady, The Magic Flute; Mariette and Lolette,La Rondine; and Madchen, The Arms and the Cow. … Continued
A native of Tolosa in the Spanish Basque Country, soprano Ainhoa Arteta came to international attention when she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and Plácido Domingo’s Operalia International Competition, resulting in engagements with some of the world’s most important opera houses. She has since been heard at such theatres as the Royal Opera … Continued
Igor Tchetuev was born in Sebastopol (Ukraine) in 1980 and won at the age of 14 the Grand Prix of the International Vladimir Krainev Young Pianists Competition (Ukraine) and was a student of Maestro Krainev. In 1998, at age 18, he was the First Prize Laureate of the Ninth Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, and was also … Continued
Damien’s career highlights include Neil Armfield’s production of The Ring Cycle for Opera Australia; Exit The King on Broadway starring Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon; Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake for the Australian Ballet which has been presented in New York, London, Paris and Tokyo; Keating! The Musical, Australia’s most successful subsidised theatre show ever; and … Continued
He started his singing studies in 1997 in Lecce under the guidance of the Soprano Maria Mazzotta. In the 2005 he was awarded the first price at the International Opera Competition of Viterbo while in the 2006 the second price at the International Competition “Voci Verdiane” in Busseto. In 2001 he debuted … Continued
Dennis Watkins is an artistic director, writer, producer and stage director and has also been an actor and broadcaster. Since 2012 Dennis has been Artistic Associate at Newtheatricals, producer of Jersey Boys, The Addams Family and Blue Man Group in Australia, and Rocky, Here Lies Love and Tommy in the USA. He is currently working … Continued
Australian-born tenor Stuart Haycock studied opera at the Royal Academy of Music, London. For Opera Australia, Zefirino — Il Viaggio a Reims, Captain — Simon Boccanegra, Peasant — Luisa Miller Other engagements include Lucano in The Coronation of Poppea, Demus in Giasone, Mole in Fantastic Mr Fox, Giovanni d’Airein L’assedio di Calais and Captain in … Continued
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
Kate Miller-Heidke is an award-winning singer-songwriter who lives between the worlds of classical music and contemporary pop. She has released 4 albums in Australia, achieving multi-platinum status and appearing in the top 10 album and singles charts numerous times. Her latest album O Vertigo! debuted at number 4 on the Australian album charts, broke Australian crowdfunding … Continued