Petah Cavallaro

Petah is a talented soprano who has studied in New York, London, Denmark, and Italy with coaches from renowned opera houses. She has performed as a soloist at Villa Miani in Rome and in the finals of the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Petah has also recorded her debut European album and performed with Apollo Opera and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Rebecca Gulinello

Award winning soprano Rebecca Gulinello earned a Bachelor of Music performance (Honors) from the Melbourne Conservatorium in Victoria Australia and completed her Graduate Artist Diploma/Masters at the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. She is a recipient of The Amelia Joscelyne Scholarship with the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust and won her first international competition in the Academy of Vocal Arts annual Giargiari Bel canto Competition. In 2022 she debuted the role of Micaëla in Opera Australia’s Carmen on Cockatoo Island and in 2023 made her role debut as Mimì in La Bohème at the Sydney Opera House.

Tomas Dalton, member of the OA chorus

Tenor Tomas Dalton completed a Bachelor of Music in voice performance at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, and also holds an AMusA in piano. He subsequently undertook further study in Italy as the recipient of the Acclaim Awards Italian Opera Fellowship and the Johnson Bequest. Tomas also won the AOAC Opera Award in 2020.

Alex Sefton, alumna of the OA Young Artist Program

Alexander is a WAAPA graduate and aluma member of Opera Australia’s Young Artist program. For two years he was a member of the Opera Australia Schools Program, performing around New South Wales in productions of The Magic Flute and The Barber of Seville. He performed the roles of Marcello, (La Bohème) Escamillo (Carmen), Germont (La Traviata) and Olin Blitch (Susannah) with Opera New England. With Opera Hunter Alexander played the title roles in their productions of Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro for which he won a CONDA.