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Born in Australia and raised in Dunedin, baritone Robert Tucker completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of Otago in 2004. He spent time working in Australia and the UK before returning to New Zealand in 2012 where he continues to work on the stage, in the concert hall and as a singing teacher … Read more
Sarah Castle was born in Wellington, and studied at Victoria University and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. Sarah has performed at the Royal Opera in Covent Garden; Bayreuth Festival; the San Francisco, Seattle and San Diego operas; Madrid; Munich; the New Israeli Opera; Polish National Opera; and Opera Australia, among many … Read more
Born in Australia and raised in Dunedin, baritone Robert Tucker completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of Otago in 2004. He spent time working in Australia and the UK before returning to New Zealand in 2012 where he continues to work on the stage, in the concert hall and as a singing teacher … Read more
Hailed by The New York Times, Opera News, and the San Francisco Chronicle following the world premiere performances of John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra with the San Francisco Opera, Hadleigh Adams is a baritone with a very strong lower extension enabling him to forge a career in both baritone and bass-baritone repertoire. With a repertoire … Read more
Winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Awards and the Lexus Song Quest, Benson Wilson was a Harewood Artist at English National Opera. Other companies for him he has sung include Glyndebourne, Longborough Festival Opera, Opera Holland Park and Welsh National Opera. A committed recitalist, he has collaborated with pianists including Lucy Colquhoun, Ella O’Neill, James Baillieu, … Read more
Whilst principal artist at the Hessisches Staatstheater, Wiesbaden, Emma Pearson performed over 30 roles for the company, including the title roles in Lucia di Lammermoor, Lulu, La Calisto, Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), and Adele (Die Fledermaus). On her departure she was awarded the title of “Kammersängerin” (Ks) … Read more
Samuel Dundas regularly appears with all the Australian opera companies, New Zealand Opera, and the major Australian symphony orchestras and choral societies. Major role debuts this year are Dandini (La Cenerentola) for Opera Queensland, Dr Falke (Die Fledermaus) for West Australian Symphony, Sharpless (Madama Butterfly) for West Australian Opera and Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) … Read more
Elena, a 2018 Curtis Institute of Music graduate, made her professional opera debut with Opera Philadelphia portraying the role of Doris Parker in Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. She reprised the role in her English National Opera debut. On the operatic stage, engagements include Mimi in La Boheme, Violetta Valéry in La … Read more
South Korean tenor Ji-Min Park studied at Seoul National University under Professor Philip Kang and at the Vienna Conservatory with Professor Carolyn Hague. In 2007, he joined the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, becoming a Principal Young Artist in 2009-10. In the 2024/25 season, Park returns to Opera … Read more
