Olivia has performed as a soloist and ensemble member with Melbourne Opera, Opera Australia, BK Opera, Victoria Chorale, Victorian Opera,  and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Olivia grew up immersed in music and was in the Young Voices of Melbourne choir and musicianship training program for over fifteen years. This strong foundation of Kodály based learning contributed greatly to the musician she is today and inspired her to continue with her music studies at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and subsequently the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Her performed roles include Nerone in ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’, Third Lady in ‘Die Zauberflöte’, Zita in ‘Gianni Schicchi’, Proserpina in ‘L’Orfeo’, Suzanne in Offenbach’s ‘Un mari à la porte’, and Oberon in Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Her cover roles include Madame de Croissy in ‘Dialogues des Carmélites’, and Flosshildein Melbourne Opera’s 2023 production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. In 2019, she debuted the role of Winter in Victorian Youth Opera’s ‘The Selfish Giant’. Notable ensemble performances include the 2021 Opera Australia production of ‘Aida’ and Victorian Opera’s 2023 production of ‘Idomeneo’. Olivia will start her second year in the Richard Divall Emerging Artists Programme as the recipient of the Melbourne Opera/Rotary International NGSE scholarship to Bayreuth, Germany.

Rachael is an emerging young artist based in Melbourne, who graduated with First Class Honours in Classical Voice from Monash University, after completing a Bachelor of Arts/Music (Honours) majoring in French Language and Music Performance. 2023 marks Rachael’s third season with Opera Scholars Australia and she was a finalist in the OSA Aria Competition in 2022. This year, Rachael stepped in to perform the role of Rosita in BK Opera’s production of ‘Un Mari à la Porte’ on the day of the opening performance, and in 2022, she covered the role of La Regina dei Topi in Victorian Opera’s production of ‘Il Mago di Oz’. Rachael has received awards at the National Liederfest (2018, 2021), and in 2022 was a finalist and recipient of both the Frank Lasslett Memorial and Lynette Casey-Brereton Awards. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Australian Music Prize at Monash University, as well as winning ‘The Talent’ on 3MBS Fine Music Radio Station. Her most recent concert credits include the Dvořák ‘Stabat Mater’ with Monash University Choral Society; guest artist performances with the Yarra Philharmonic Orchestra, Australian Welsh Male and Excelsis Choirs. Rachael is a semi-finalist in the 2023 Australian Singing Competition and will participate in the Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program 2023.

Asher’s passion for music started at a noticeably early age. Having a violinist/conductor for a father, Asher trained in violin and jazz guitar. He is a graduate from the Melbourne Institute of Technology in health science. During his studies he received an opportunity to tour internationally with the Australian International Opera Company, performing Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’, covering the role of Monostatos, and ensemble in Puccini’s ‘Turandot’. Asher received a fellowship from Xl arts and debuted in contemporary opera roles in Jonathon Dove’s  ‘Tobius and the Angel’ and ‘Mansfield Park’. He has sung as  a soloist in Beethoven 9^th Symphony with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and took part in independent recitals of ‘The Juliet Letters’. Prior to the pandemic, Asher received a fellowship with Opernfest Prague and had already established himself as a professional artist as part of the Melbourne chorus of Opera Australia, taking part in recent productions of ‘Aida’, ‘Mefistofele’, ‘Lohengrin’ and ‘Tannhauser’. Recent engagements include soloist for the Rachmaninov vespas, vassal in Melbourne Opera’s ‘Götterdämmerung’ and Jason in Cherubini’s ‘Medea’.

Henry is a writer, director, and singer, who is a graduate of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and completed his Masters in Writing for Performance at NIDA. His writing work focuses on challenging and subverting expectations, such as his Offenbach Triptych for the Melbourne Fringe Festival in which he wrote and directed new adaptations of three works by Offenbach for a modern audience. As a performer, Henry has appeared in Melbourne’s opera and musical communities in roles such as Colline in a regional production of ‘La Boheme’ and an award-winning performance as Caiaphas in CLOC’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. Other roles include Arthur in Peter Maxwell Davies’ ‘The Lighthouse’, La Podestat in ‘Le docteur Miracle’, Jitter ‘Musical of Musicals: The Musical’, Superintendent ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’, ensemble  member of Victorian Opera’s ‘Idomeneo’ and was a vassal in Melbourne Opera’s ‘Götterdämmerung’.

Amanda is a graduate of both Sydney and Queensland Conservatoriums, having completed an Advanced Diploma of Opera, Graduate Diploma of Opera and a Master of Music Studies (with academic excellence).

During her studies Amanda has trained with some of Australia and America’s most notable teachers, directors and repetiteurs including Dr. Rowena Cowley, Professor Lisa Gasteen, Nic Muni, Alan Hicks, Anthony Manoli and Caren Levine. Amanda has had incredible opportunities on the stage and some of her recent highlights include: Vava in Victorian Opera’s ‘ Cheremushki’, Nella in ‘Gianni Schicchi’  for the Berlin Opera Academy, Mrs Grose in ‘Turn of the Screw’ for the Miami Music Festival, Turandot (Cover) in ‘Turandot’  for Opera Australia, Zweite Magd in ‘Elektra’ for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Marcellina in ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ for the Queensland Conservatorium, and Dritte Dame in ‘Die Zauberflöte’ for Pacific Opera.