Bruno Ravella

Born in Casablanca, Morocco, of Italian and Polish parents, Bruno Ravella studied in France then moved to London in 1991 as soon as he graduated. His early apprenticeship consisted in assisting directors such as John Cox, Sir David McVicar, Robert Carsen or Barrie Kosky, and reviving productions in houses such as the Royal Opera House, … Continued

Scott Zielinski

Scott lives in New York and has designed lighting for theatre, dance, and opera throughout the world. Opera highlights include Miss Fortune for Bregenzer Festspiele and Royal Opera House, The Magic Flute for Canadian Opera Company, L’Orfeo for English National Opera, Lucia di Lammermoor for Houston Grand Opera and New York City Opera, Matsukaze for … Continued

Evan Lever

Evan graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2011 with a Bachelor of Music Theatre. Most recently he played Francis in La Cage Aux Folles with The Production Company, Neville Anderson in David Williamson’s Third World Blues with Company Eleven and Neville Gruber in the premiere of new Australian musical Dreamsong. Previously he … Continued

Jan Di Pietro

Jan’s theatre credits include Douglas in Seminar with Pop Culture Theatre, Tim/Rolf in Cyberia/The Magic Words, Gabe in Far Out! at NYC Fringefest, understudy for Goran in the Australian tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Boy From Oz, Music Man, Anything Goes, Promises, Promises and The Pirates Of Penzance with The Production Company. … Continued

Dean Bryant

Dean Bryant is an award-winning writer and director of stage and screen. For Opera Australia he directed Two Weddings, One Bride and Anything Goes (with GFO). Recent credits include A Little Night Music (Hayes Theatre Co), Bloom (MTC), Giustino (Pinchgut), Hubris & Humiliation (STC), The Normal Heart (STCSA), Show People (Sydney Festival) and It’s A … Continued

Charles Castronovo

Acclaimed internationally as one of the finest lyric tenors of his generation, Castronovo has also sung at most of the world’s leading opera houses such as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Paris Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Theatre Royale de la Monnaie, Brussels, and many others including at the Salzburg and Aix … Continued

Rosaria Sinisi

Rosaria Sinisi was fortunate enough to study set design with Oliver Smith at NYU’s School of the Arts. After earning her MFA, she assisted him for five years, working on Broadway, in Hollywood and in Europe before embarking on her own design career. She designed the original sets for Shining Time Station, art directed five … Continued

Greta Bradman

“As Mimi, Greta Bradman shines in her first outing for Opera Australia… her finely spun soprano blooms and expands… a luminescence to her voice.” Angus McPherson, Limelight Magazine Stunning soprano Greta Bradman is one of Australasia’s most celebrated operatic and concert artists. Her 2015 début album for Decca Classics My Hero (c. Richard Bonynge; English … Continued

Alessandro Carletti

Alessandro Carletti was born in Rome. He studied photography and painting through which he very soon discovered his passion for lighting design that is also very much present in his family. In fact, Alessandro as a child has been influenced by his father who worked in theatre and his first experiences are the productions directed … Continued

Nikhil Navkal

American tenor Nikhil Navkal is quickly establishing himself as one of the most exciting young tenors of his generation. He most recently performed Gennaro in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia with Brooklyn's LoftOpera which was met with critical acclaim. Other recent performances include scenes of Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini alongside Joyce DiDonato with LoftOpera, and Dorvil in … Continued