Alastair Cooper-Golec is a tenor based in Melbourne, Australia. Last year, he completed his Master of Music (Opera Performance) from The University of Melbourne, where he also holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours. Alastair has worked with Richard Gill and Richard Mills in over ten productions with Victorian Opera, including in William Tell, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Les pêcheurs de perles, and as a very grumpy Zachary Briddling in Joseph Twist’s children’s opera The Grumpiest Boy in the World. In his master’s degree, he was cast as Albert in Albert Herring, Pluto and Mercury in Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach), Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte.

Alastair has performed with Pinchgut Opera in their Rameau Triple Bill under the musical direction of Erin Helyard, and participated in their 2019 production of Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria. Alastair’s Oratorio credits include the tenor soloist in for Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s B Minor Mass and various Cantatas for Scots’ Church Melbourne. Other notable roles include Freddy in My Fair Lady, a touring production of The Marriage of Figaro in China and a principal role in The University of Melbourne’s production of Charpentier’s La Descente d’Orphee aux Enfers.

Alastair has recently appeared in Iopera’s *Acis and Galatea,* won the John Fulford Prize at the 2021 Herald Sun Aria, and was runner-up (and People’s Choice winner) of the Australian Lieder Society competition. He also featured in the Melbourne Opera touring Christmas concert with Sylvie Paladino.

Swiss – Australian mezzo-soprano Naomi Flatman stage credits include Flora (Australian premiere of The Enchanted Pig, Gertrude Opera YVOF 2019) Rosina /Aunty Bartola / Basilia (the Barber of Seville, Opera Australia Schools Tour), Dorabella (*Cosi fan Tutte)* and *A Handmaids Tale *(Gertrude Opera YVOF 2018), Cherubino (*Le Nozze di Figaro *Theatre Arnstadt, Germany), Bastien in *Bastien and Bastienne (*Brisbane City Opera), Lia in Debussy’s *L’enfant prodigue*, Nancy Waters (*Albert Herring)*, and Nina in *Floods: a travelling opera*.

On the concert platform Naomi has performed the mezzo soprano solo of; Handel’s *Messiah*, JS Bach’s *Easter Oratorio *and* Cantata 63,* JCF Bach’s *Die Auferweckung des Lazarus Oratorio*. Both Haydn’s *Paukenmesse*, and the “*Nelson*” Mass, as well as Mozart’s *Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Requiem, *and *Coronation Mass*. She was awarded runner up in the Australasian Glyndebourne Opera Cup heat for 2019, winner of the Australian Concerto and Vocal competition 2018, winner of both the Elizabeth Muir and Linda Edith Allen Awards at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University 2018 and 2016. Naomi was a young artist with Australian Contemporary Opera Company, Melbourne for 2018 and 2019.

She has a Bachelor of Music in Advanced Performance and a Graduate Certificate in Music studies in Opera Performance both from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. Naomi won the both the 2021 Herald Sun Aria and the 2021 Australian Lieder Society competition. She featured in the Melbourne Opera touring Christmas concert with Sylvie Paladino and is making her Melbourne Opera mainstage debut singing the role of Siegrune in *Die Walkuere* in February 2022.

Eleanor is a graduate of London’s Royal Academy of Music Opera School and the Australian National University’s School of Music, first prize winner of the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship Competition. Eleanor made her professional debut in Ireland at the Opera Festival in Wexford, in Statkowski’s little known Polish Opera, Maria. Recently she performed the role of Annio in La Clemenza di Tito for National Opera in Canberra. Thrilled to be in Melbourne and currently engaged as a Richard Divall Emerging Artist, Eleanor sang the role of the Dama in Verdi’s Macbeth directed by Bruce Beresford and understudied the role of Wellgunde in Das Rheingold, directed by Suzanne Chaundy.

In the UK Eleanor sang at Grange Park Opera and the Dorset Opera Festival, and she returned to Wexford Festival Opera performing L’innocente in L’Arlesiana by Cilea and as La Ciesca in Puccini’s comedy Gianni Schicchi. She sang as the Woodpecker, Forester’s Wife and Grasshopper at the Ryedale Festival in North Yorkshire in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen. Eleanor also performed Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Zerlina in Don Giovanni as a part of the Bloomsbury Festival in London, under musical director, Jessica Cottis. Eleanor is a grateful past recipient of a grant from the Ian Potter Cultural Society and the Wagner Society of NSW.

Eleanor performed as part of the Italian Opera Gala at Luci (Hilton Hotel) with Adam Jon and is playing Ortlinde and covering the role of Sieglinde for Melbourne Opera’s upcoming *Die Walkuere* in 2022.

Perth born, Teresa Ingrilli is a lyric soprano based in Melbourne. In 2020, she completed her Masters of Music (Opera Performance) at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. She has performed a number of leading roles including Suor Angelica, Blanche de la Force, First Lady, Queen Tye, Merry Widow and Mrs Herring. Teresa has worked with multiple companies as soloist or chorister including Victorian Opera, Melbourne Opera, Vocalessence (Castlebar, Ireland – as soprano soloist for Handel’s *Messiah*), Monash Choral, XL Arts, Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Victoria, Potted Operas, Diamond Valley Singers, IVOCI Singers (Perth) and with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus.

At university, she performed roles in the following productions: *Die Zauberflöte *(a digital version completed during COVID), *Dialogues des Carmélites,* *Suor Angelica, Albert Herring*, *Orpheus and the Underworld*, *L’Orfeo,* *La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers,* *Le Nozze di Figaro* scenes (Countess), *Cosi Fan Tutt*e scenes (Fiordiligi). Teresa is currently preparing the role of the Countess for Melbourne Opera’s upcoming Emerging Artists Programme production and is covering the role of Ortlinde for Melbourne Opera’s *Die Walkuere.*

In 2017 Adam made his operatic debut in Melbourne singing the role of Ferrando in *Il Trovatore* with CitiOpera. He then travelled to Sri Lanka in August and performed as the featured artist at the Colombo International Tea Convention as well as in the concert, “To Broadway with love.” Adam was a semi-finalist in the 2017 Herald Sun Aria and in November made his Melbourne Opera debut in a featured chorus role in *Roberto Devereux*. In 2018 Adam completed a concert tour in China, performed the role of Leporello in *Don Giovanni* in New Zealand, and attended the Summer School program at the Wales International Academy of Voice where he worked with Dennis O’Neill and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Adam then went on to win the 2018 Acclaim Awards Italian Opera Fellowship Competition in October. The years following were a whirlwind of living and studying in Italy, rapidly learning repertoire, language and libretto. Adam was also accepted into the prestigious Accademia Del Maggio Musicale (Florence Opera House) Young Artists’ Program where he commenced studies from October 2019.

In March 2020 Adam returned home to Melbourne as the Covid-19 Pandemic hit. In May 2021 Adam commenced performing the role of Dr Malatesta with GBD Productions in a regional Victorian tour, this is due to be completed in August. Adam is very excited to be joining the Richard Divall Emerging Artists Programme. Adam has just participated in an Italian opera gala event in collaboration with the Hilton Hotel and Luci restaurant (a new partnership for Melbourne Opera). He also featured in our touring Christmas concert with Sylvie Paladino.

Jordan has been described as a vibrant and exciting performer with a “stunning voice” (Theatre People) and a “rich strong tone throughout her range” (Classic Melbourne). Shortly after completing her Bachelor of Musical Theatre at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Jordan moved to Melbourne where she has sung regularly in the Melbourne Opera chorus and was a 2019 scholar with Opera Scholars Australia. An outstanding actor in her own right, Jordan has worked with some of Australia’s leading directors in plays, musicals and cabarets, including Wertenbaker’s *Our Country’s Good* and *The Sky’s the Limit *at QPAC. Jordan has a dance background in jazz, ballet and tap, and is currently completing a Diploma of Languages in Italian at La Trobe University and studying German at the Goethe Institut. Jordan studies singing with renowned vocal coach Gary May, as she has for the last four years. Additionally, she has undertaken masterclasses with a variety of highly regarded industry professionals.

During the 2020 lockdown, Jordan founded ‘The CIA Network’ (Connection, Inspiration, Accountability) – an online network for young opera singers, providing performance opportunities and community support. Jordan is elated to now be an Emerging Artist in the Richard Divall Emerging Artists Programme with Melbourne Opera. Jordan will be making her mainstage debut as Waltraute in Melbourne Opera’s *Die Walkuere* in February 2022.

Amelia is a Melbourne-born soprano who graduated from her Masters of Music (Opera Performance) degree at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2020 at the age of22 -where she also completed her BMus (Performance) and undertook an international study exchange at Royal Holloway University of London.Her early performance highlights include Victorian Opera’s World Premiere of “The Magic Pudding”, the QANTAS I Still Call Australia Home Ad campaign, Hugh Jackman’s Broadway to OzArena Tour, Channel 9’s Carols by Candlelight and singing as a soloist a tthe MCG Boxing Day Test in 2015. Amelia has sung the roles of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte(Mozart), Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi(Puccini), Cupidon and Juno in Orphée aux enfers(Offenbach) Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring(Britten), SoeurConstance in Dialogues des Carmélites(Poulenc)and has studied the role of Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze Di Figaro.

She was an ensemble member of Victorian Opera’s Alice Through the Opera Glass(2019),a soloist at White Night Melbourne (2018) and has appeared in concert with the Melbourne Welsh Male Choir, Moorabool Light Orchestra, the Austral Salon of Music and on 3MBS Fine Music. Other performance highlights include Passion, Lament, Glory (Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater) and GLORIA (Vivaldi’s Gloria and Beatus Vir. In 2021 Amelia received the Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Award and featured in Melbourne Opera’s touring Christmas concert with Sylvie Paladino.