Jessica Boyd is a 25-year-old Australian-born soprano of Ukrainian heritage based in Melbourne. Jessica graduated from Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2013, and received the C. M. Middleton Award for an outstanding female singer. In 2014, Jessica won the Opera Scholar of the Year Award, and was a Semi-Finalist in the Herald Sun Aria and … Continued
In 2014, Alex graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre), where he performed the roles of Judd Fry in Oklahoma!, Harold Slocum in Summer Rain, and in his graduating year Arthur in James Millar and Peter Rutherford’s A Little Touch of Chaos (dir. Iain Sinclair) and … Continued
Background: Bachelor of Music (WAAPA). Young Artist for West Australian Opera, 2011. Awarded the Wesfarmers Arts Scholarship, 2011; the Helen Court scholarship for ‘The Top Graduating Classical Music Student’, 2010. Finalist in the Australian Singing Competition (Mathy Awards) at the Sydney Opera House, 2010, where he was awarded the Anselmo Colzani Scholarship, the David Harper … Continued
Through his compelling performances with leading opera houses and orchestras around the world, Ho-Yoon Chung has firmly established himself as a unique and promising singer. Engagements in 2016/2017 include Rodolfo/La Bohème at Teatro Verdi Trieste, Duca/Rigoletto at Greek National Opera, Nemorino/L’Elisir d’Amore at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Enzo/La Gioconda at Malmö Operan, Duca/Rigoletto at Teatro Real de … Continued
Matt most recently appeared in Billy Elliot The Musical (LWAA). Prior to this he appeared as Jonas Fogg in Sweeney Todd (TEG/Lifelike), and in the Australian premiere of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (TPC). He also performed in the 60th Anniversary Production of My Fair Lady, directed by Dame Julie Andrews (Opera Australia/GFO) … Continued
Hollie James is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and has appeared professionally in Carrie – The Musical, Peppa Pig Live! Treasure Hunt, Pippin and toured with the National Theatre for Children. Additionally, she has performed in the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia’s Opening Gala, New Voices and Cy by Cy by Cy: The … Continued
Annie Aitken is celebrated for her performances across Australia and the UK. Recently starred as Cunégonde in Opera Australia’s 2025 season of Candide, a role she previously played with State Opera South Australia and State Theatre South Australia, and originally for Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Her critically acclaimed portrayal of Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie … Continued
Paul Brown (1960-2017) Born in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Paul trained under Percy Harris, Motley design course. Theatre credits include: As You Desire Me, The Country Wife, The Sea, Marguerite (West End); The Tempest, Naked, Richard II, Coriolanus, King Lear, Platonov (Almeida); Emperor and Galilean, The False Servant, Oedipus (National Theatre); Hamlet (Tokyo); Giselle … Continued
Gianluca Martinenghi is a prominent conductor of the younger generation of Italians. He studied piano with Piero Rattalino and composition with Bruno Bettinelli. He went on to complete his conducting studies with such notable figures as Donato Renzetti and Giacomo Zani, which lead in turn to his collaborating with various youth orchestras. He began his career at … Continued
Amy is Head Staff Director at The Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Born in London, Amy began her career in stage management, where she worked for three years in London’s West End on An Inspector Calls, for four seasons with Diva Opera, finally joining The Royal Opera in 2005, where she was involved with over twenty-five … Continued