Dalibor Jenis studied at the Bratislava Conservatory, as well as at the Accademia Italiana in Osimo, Italy. He has been awarded several prizes in international singing competitions, such as the Alfredo Kraus competition and, in 1990, the Belvedere competition in Vienna He is widely considered one of the best Figaro interpreters of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, a role he has performed … Continued
Kate Gaul is a theatre and opera director, creative producer, festival director, writer and (occasional) designer based in Sydney, NSW. She is a graduate of NIDA (Directing 1996). Kate undertook a residency with SITI Company (NYC) and was Associate Director at Ensemble Theatre. Kate has established herself as a distinctive and inventive director, with directing … Continued
Australian mezzo-soprano Ruth Strutt is a dynamic performer whose work spans opera, concert and theatre. A full-time artist with Opera Australia, she joined the company through its Schools Touring Company and has since appeared in numerous productions, including Third Lady in The Magic Flute, Giovanna and Maddalena in Rigoletto, Rossweisse in Die Walküre, Dark Lady … Continued
Mark Vincent burst onto Australian television screens with a moving rendition of ‘Nessun dorma’ on Channel Seven series Australia’s Got Talent in 2009. He went on to win the competition and was signed by Sony Music soon afterwards. The only classical artist in Australian history to have released six albums by the … Continued
From the theatres of Broadway and the West End, to the world’s preeminent concert stages, Caroline’s international renown shines light not only on her immense creative skills and talent, but also her passion, her dedication, her boundless energy and sheer hard work. She remains one of the most respected, admired and sought after triple threats … Continued
Background: A graduate of West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Matt Marshall has over 25 years of design experience working for major performing arts companies and festivals in Australia and abroad, with two Helpmann Award nominations and multiple Australian Production Design Guild nominations for Best Lighting Design. OA Repertoire: La Bohéme on Sydney Harbour, Der … Continued
Isaac is an award-winning music director, multi-instrumentalist and arranger who has worked on a wide range of projects across Australia and internationally. Since making his professional debut at age seventeen as the co-creator, music director, arranger and multi-instrumentalist for The Rock Show, Isaac’s music direction credits have included Ladies in Black (QTC), for which he … Continued
Lucy Maunder graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2006, and the Talent Development Project in 2004 and has since cemented a reputation as one of Australia’s leading stars of musical theatre. Most recently, she played the role of Rizzo in Grease (GFO), earning Helpmann, Glugs and Sydney Theatre Award nominations … Continued
The recipient of the 2014 Richard Tucker Award and the 2014 Beverly Sills Artist Award, Michael Fabiano is the first person to win both awards in the same year, and is considered one of the greatest young tenors in the world today. Of his performance as Oronte in Verdi’s I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata with … Continued
One of the most talented young Italian conductors, Pietro Rizzo is a frequent guest conductor of some among the world’s great opera houses including the New York Metropolitan, Dallas Opera, New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, New National Theatre of Tokyo, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Finnish National Opera of Helsinki, Royal … Continued