John Pringle - Tenor[Melbourne]

Andrew Wailes

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Brett Dean

Following studies in Australia, Brett Dean travelled to Germany in 1985 and became a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as viola player * In addition to orchestral career gave performances as soloist including numerous first performances * In 1988 began composing, initially as an arranger * Worked in improvisation for radio and film projects in Australia * Became established as a composer in his own right through worldwide performances of the ballet One of a Kind (Nederlands Dans Theater, choreographer Jiri Kylian) and by the clarinet concerto Ariel’s Music, which won an award from the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers * Paintings from his partner Heather Betts have initiated numerous compositions * Since 2000 has lived in Australia as freelance composer * Leading interpreters of Dean’s music include Sir Simon Rattle and Markus Stenz

Paul Dean

Paul Dean is one of Australia’s leading clarinet players, with an impressive and wide-ranging career as a soloist, chamber musician and musical entrepreneur to his credit. Currently Artistic Director at the Australian National Academy of Music, he is also Artistic Director of the Southern Cross Soloists, the Bangalow Music Festival and the Tutti Beijing International Youth Music Festival. As well as appearing as soloist with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra in 2011 season he will perform with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Youth Orchestra and the Flinders Quartet. Paul has appeared as soloist and given masterclasses throughout the US, Canada, Germany, England, New Zealand, Korea, Japan and China. He has also recorded critically-acclaimed discs for Melba Recordings, ABC Classics and Tall Poppies.

Natsuko Yoshimoto

Born in Japan, Natsuko began playing the violin at the age of three and won a full scholarship to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England when she was eleven. She received direct guidance and teaching under Lord Menuhin and Wen Zhou Li. She continued her studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester with distinction in 1998. She has won many prizes in international competitions including the Wieniawski, the Yehudi Menuhin and the Tibor Varga. She received the Gold Medal in the prestigious 1994 Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Competition and the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa Award. In 2007 Natsuko was presented with the Iwaki Award for outstanding achievement as a Japanese artist. Natsuko has appeared frequently at major international festivals throughout Europe, U.S.A, Asia and Australia. As a chamber musician she has collaborated with artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, Heinz Holliger, Stephen Kovacevich, Brett Dean, Stephen Osbourne and Christina Ortiz. In 1993, she was honoured to perform solo in the presence of the Queen and the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace. Her debut recital at London's Wigmore Hall in 1998 with Freddy Kempf received widespread critical acclaim. In great demand as a soloist, she has appeared with many world renowned orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia (London), Halle Orchestra, Odense Symphony (Denmark), Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. She has worked with many leading conductors and formed special relationships with both Yehudi Menuhin and Hiroyuki Iwaki over many years. In 2001, she became the leader of the Australian String Quartet and is presently first violinist of Grainger Quartet and Sydney Soloists. She has been invited to be a Guest Concert Master by prominent orchestras. Additionally, Natsuko has given many master classes and workshops in renowned musical institutions and conservatoires around the world.

Jens Winther

Jens Winther was born in Denmark in 1960 and started to learn the trumpet at age 10. In 1978 he became a professional freelance trumpet player in the jazz area. In 1982 Jens was appointed solo trumpet player in the Danish Radio Big Band which he began writing for three years later. In 1989 he left the Big Band and made the big move to New York, due to an invitation to join a two-year workshop under the direction of Bob Brookmeyer. He worked as a professional trumpet player in New York with various groups and musicians such as Toshiko Akoishi Band, Eddie Palmieri, Kenny Barron, Max Roach, Tito Puente, Marie Bauza Orchestra, George Mraz, Xavier Cugat Orchestra, and others. He has worked full time since 1991 as a composer and trumpet soloist besides having his own small group (Jens Winther Group). On May 5th 1994 Jens performed his first Trumpet-concerto for Symphony Orchestra, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. Throughout the years Jens Winther has toured with such great musicians as Joe Henderson, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Bob Brookmeyer, Thad Jones, Al Foster and George Gruntz. Jens has also had the opportunity to perform with Miles Davis , Abdullah Ibrahim, Hermeto Pascoal, Michel Camillo, Dizzy Gillespie, Cella Cruz and Clark Terry to name but a few.

SALLY MATTHEWS

Sally Matthews was the winner of the 1999 Kathleen Ferrier Award. She studied with Cynthia Jolly and Johanna Peters and completed the Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2000. She was a member of The Royal Opera Vilar Young Artist programme from 2001 to 2003 and currently studies with Paul Farringdon. In January 2001 she made her Royal Opera House debut as Nannetta Falstaff under Bernard Haitink going on to sing Susanna in Act II of Le Nozze di Figaro in Bernard Haitink’s Farewell Gala concerts, Pamina Die Zauberflöte with Philippe Jordan and Iris Semele with Sir Charles Mackerras. She has since returned to the Royal Opera house to sing Sifare Mitridate and Anne Truelove Rake’s Progress. She made her debuts at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden as Pamina Die Zauberflöte and in Munich, singing the title role in Cavalli’s La Calisto in a new David Alden production at the Bayerische Staatsoper; with Netherlands Opera singing Fiordiligi in a new production of Così fan tutte and in Australia singing the title role in Rusalka for Opera Australia. She recently returned to Munich to sing the title role in Alice in Wonderland, a new commission written by Unsuk Chin for the Bayerische Staatsoper and made her debut in Vienna with Blanche Dialogues des Carmelites at the Theater an der Wien.

JOHN BOLTON-WOOD

John Bolton Wood Born, Australia. Music Education: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, London Opera Centre. Winner Green Room Awards, Papageno (The Magic Flute), Colonel Frank (Die Fledermaus), Major-General Stanley (Pirates of Penzance), Lord Mountararat (Iolanthe) OA repertoire: Alcindoro/Benoit (La boh?e), Fra Melitone (La forza del destino), Dr Bartolo (The Barber of Seville), Somarone (Beatrice and Benedict), Sacristan (Tosca), Talbot (Maria Stuarda), High Priest in Samson and Delilah, Rigoletto, Riccardo (I puritani), Malatesta (Don Pasquale),

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Sally-Anne Russell

The Australian mezzo-soprano, Sally-Anne Russell, has performed in concerts, recitals and on the operatic stage in America, The Nederlands, Austria, the UK, Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Japan and Canada. Most recently Sally-Anne made her Washington DC debut as Ursula in Beatrice et Benedict for Washington Concert Opera at the Kennedy Centre and a 2nd season for the Carmel Bach Festival in California. Operatic roles include Rosina in Il Barbiere de Seviglia (New Zealand), Mistress Quickly in Falstaff (UK), Lucienne in Die Tote Stadt (Spoleto, Italy), Amastris in Xerses (Oper der Stadt Köln, Germany), Suzuki in Madame Butterfly (State Opera of South Australia), Dido in Dido & Aeneas, and fifteen roles as a resident principal for the Victoria State Opera. Sally-Anne Russell also received much acclaim for her performance in the roles of Juno/Ino in Semele for Pinchgut Opera. Sally-Anne Russell appears with all the Symphony Australia Orchestras, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Bach Ensemble and at all of the major Australian Festivals.

Roger Savage

Born in the UK, Roger Savage first trained at London's legendary Olympic Studios recording some of the ROLLING STONE's first albums. He then moved to Melbourne with his Australian wife before the Beatles toured in the 60's and worked on albums for the Easybeats and other well-known bands before cutting his teeth on his first film score with George Miller's Mad Max followed by Baz Luhrmann's films, George Lucas' Star Wars RETURN OF THE JEDI and even Steven Chong's Kung Fu Hustle. Roger's film credits extend many pages.

YVONNE KENNY

Australian soprano Yvonne (Denise) Kenny received her training at the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music in Sydney and at the La Scala Opera School in Milan (1973-1974). Kenny made her 1975 operatic debut in London in Donizetti's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra. After winning the Kathleen Ferrier Competition the same year, she joined the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where her roles have included Pamina (Die Zauberfl?e), Ilia (Idomeneo), Oscar (Un Ballo in Maschera), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Adina (L'Elisir d'Amore), Aspasia (Mitridate) and Donna Anna (Don Giovanni).

Richard Mills

"Mills is that rare thing, a real opera composer whose music adds something to words and drama and who understands opera from the inside out." John Allison Opera UK Magazine May 2007

Richard Mills Richard Mills is deservedly one of Australia's most sought after composers and music directors and he is now in the forefront of senior Australian composers. He has pursued a diverse career as a composer, conductor and artistic director which has seen him working almost all of the nation's music organisations. Currently, he is Artistic Director of the West Australian Opera, a post he has held since 1997. In 2008 he was Musica Viva's Composer of the Year. He has also held the post of Director of the Australian Music Project for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (2002 - 2008). Additionally, he works as a freelance conductor throughout Australia and overseas. In 2007/8 as well as being awarded an Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship, he also conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras as well as Orchestra Victoria and Aida and The Magic Flute for West Australian Opera.

Merlyn Quaife

MERLYN QUAIFE began her singing studies at the University of Melbourne with Brian Hansford. In 1979, she was awarded a DAAD Scholarship by the German Government to study with Prof Hanno Blaschke at the Munich Hochschule. This was followed by further study in London with Mme Celia Bizony, a Baroque Music specialist. In 1993 she premiered the title role in Gordon Kerry? Medea with Chamber Made Opera (Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra). It was with this role that she made her American debut at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC in 1994 and 1995. In 1998 she repeated the role in a new production for the Berliner Kammeroper to critical acclaim.

Teddy Tahu-Rhodes

New Zealand baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes has rapidly established a name as an important rising star of the operatic world, with appearances in San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, Washington, Munich, Hamburg, the Chatelet, Paris, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera to his credit . His opera engagements include Count Almaviva in Cincinnati and Washington, Don Giovanni for Opera Australia, Henze’s L’Upupa for Hamburg Opera, Lescaut in Leipzig, Billy Budd in both Santa Fe and Sydney and his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Peter Grimes and Antony (Barber's Antony and Cleopatra) for New York City Opera. Future engagements include Count Almaviva in Washington; Stanley in Melbourne; Escamillo in Munich and at the Metropolitan Opera; and his first Scarpia in New Zealand.

Antoinette Halloran

Antoinette Halloran is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and has an Honours Degree in Music from the University of Melbourne. Since graduating, Antoinette has appeared in many productions ranging from opera to musical theatre and cabaret. Music theatre highlights include roles in The Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Masterclass, Forbidden Broadway, The Merry Widow and The Opera Burlesque. For Oz Opera she has performed Mimi in La Bohème and the title role in The Ghost Wife at the Barbican in London. For Chamber Made Opera, she has performed roles in Motherland of the Foreign Son and Matricide—the Musical. In 2005 Antoinette was the winner of the Acclaim Awards (Australian Puccini Foundation) which enabled her to study and perform the roles of Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and Prima Ancella in Turandot at the prestigious Torre Del Lago, Italy. Roles for Opera Australia include Mimi in La Bohème, Despina in Cosi fan Tutte, Gianetta in The Gondoliers, Ellen in Lakmé and Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore. She has sung Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Pamina in The Magic Flute and Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte for Melbourne Opera. In 2006, Antoinette sang Fiordiligi for the inaugural season of Victorian Opera. She also featured as a guest judge and panelist on the ABC television series Operatunity Oz, and appears regularly on the hit ABC Television show Spicks and Specks. In 2007, Antoinette sang the title role of Rusalka, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and Johanna in Sweeney Todd for Opera Australia. 2008 saw performances as Mimi for both Opera Australia and New Zealand Opera and Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore for Victorian Opera. Concert work includes the Mozart Requiem with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Carmina Burana with the Melbourne Chorale, El Nino with Sydney Philharmonia and Haydn’s Creation and Faure’s Requiem with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic. She has appeared in concert with Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet for the Sydney Festival. Antoinette has also been engaged as guest soloist with the Adelaide and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras and recently released Puccini Romance for ABC Classics with tenor Rosario La Spina and The Queensland Orchestra. In 2009, Antoinette sings Cio-Cio-San and Stella for Opera Australia in Sydney and Melbourne and Minnie in La Fanciulla del West for State Opera of South Australia.

John Pringle

John Pringle AM Background: Born, Australia. Awarded AM, 1988. Studied Melbourne, Rome. Helpmann Award 2004; several Green Room Awards

OA repertoire: Large repertoire includes: Mozart’s Figaro, Count, Don Giovanni, Leporello, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Papageno; Rossini’s Barber; Donizetti’s Malatesta and Dulcamara; Verdi’s Falstaff and Ford; Puccini’s Lescaut, Marcello, Sharpless, Gianni Schicchi, Ping; Beckmesser: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; title role: Eugene Onegin; Nick Shadow: The Rake’s Progress; Golaud: Pelléas et Mélisande, Dr Schön: Lulu, Politician: The Eighth Wonder, seven baritone roles: Death in Venice; and many baritone roles: operas of Janácek, R Strauss, Britten, Bizet, Prokofiev, Donizetti, Cilea, Shostakovich, Offenbach, Sullivan, Massenet, Gounod

Other Companies: Roles include Mozart’s and Rossini’s Figaro, Golaud, Ramiro, Shadow, Prus, Music Master, Storch in Intermezzo, Olivier in Capriccio. Appeared with Glyndebourne, Paris Autumn Festival, Cologne, Brussels, Paris Theatre Musical, Teatro Regio Turin, San Diego, LA; the State Companies

Rachelle Durkin

Australian soprano Rachelle Durkin is one of opera's most striking young artists performing at major houses worldwide to critical acclaim. "The spirited, bright-toned Rachelle Durkin brought tremendous vivacity to her role as the evil sorceress Armida" says The Australian, "demonstrating accuracy, agility, and a strong upper register in her many florid coloratura showpieces." After winning the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Ms. Durkin joined the Metropolitan Opera's Lindeman Young Artists Development Program. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the First Handmaiden in Sly and has subsequently appeared as Clorinda in Cenerentola, Young Girl and Naked Virgin in Moses und Aaron, Barena in Jenufa, Teresa in Benvenuto Cellini, Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Masha in Pique Dame, Elvira in L'Italiana in Algeri, and First Flower Maiden in Parsifal, which she performed at the Salzburg Festival as part of the Met tour with Maestro Levine. In the past two seasons, Ms. Durkin performed a variety of repertoire including Armida in Rinaldo in Sydney, Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera Australia, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni in Perth and with the Lyric Opera of San Antonio, Cunegonde in Candide with the Bellingham Festival of Music, Clorinda in Cenerentola with the Metropolitan Opera, and her Carnegie Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah. Other recent acclaimed portrayals include Corinna in Chicago Opera Theater's production of Il Viaggio a Reims, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni for both Opera Queensland and West Australian Opera, and a Gala Concert with Jose Carreras in Perth entitled Opera Under the Stars. Ms. Durkin is also a distinguished oratorio artist with repertoire ranging from the early works of Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven to the more recent works of Bernstein, Gershwin, and Sondheim. She has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New Choral Society of Central Westchester and the Sydney, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, 2006/07 sees performances as Gilda in Bilbao, Spain, Mozart's Exultate Jubilate and Madame Herz in Der Schauspieldirektor with the Auckland Philharmonia, New Year's Eve concerts with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and her first performances of the title role in Alcina with Opera Australia. In 2008, Ms. Durkin will sing the leading soprano role of Miss Schlesen in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Phillip Glass's Satyagraha.

Deborah Humble

Born in Wales, Deborah Humble received her music education in Australia at Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide and The Victorian College of the Arts. After relocating to Paris, Deborah sang regularly with Les Musiciens du Louvre under the direction of Marc Minkowsky in works such as Handel’s Hercules, Offenbach’s La Belle Helene and concerts with Anne Sofie von Otter – many of these works she recorded for Deutsche Grammaphon She also appeared at the Salzburg Easter Festival and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence In the United Kingdom, Deborah took a variety of roles with British companies including the title role in Carmen with European Chamber Opera. In 2002, Deborah became a Principal Artist with Opera Australia. Her roles for this company included Dido (Dido and Aeneas), the title role in Iolanthe, Third Lady (The Magic Flute), Rosette (Manon), Mercedes (Carmen), Lola (Cavelleria Rusticana), Clarissa (The Love For Three Oranges, Chandos Records) and Sonyetka (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk). In 2004 Deborah was awarded the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship and in 2005 she became a Principal Mezzo with the State Opera of Hamburg. Her roles in Hamburg have included Bradamante (Alcina), Page (Salome), Marcellina (The Marriage of Figaro), Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte) Mary (The Flying Dutchmen), Malik in the German Premiere of Henze’s L’Upupa, Olga (Eugene Onegin), The Mayor’s Wife (Jenufa), Mercedes (Carmen), Hansel (Hansel und Gretel), Zenobia (Radamisto), Flora (La Traviata), Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), Kartenspielerin (Arabella), Schwertleite (Die Walküre) and Erda (Das Rheingold) for a new production of Wagner´s Der Ring des Nibelungen. Guest appearances have included Mercedes (Carmen) for Opera Queensland and Ulrica (Un Ballo in Maschera) for State Opera of South Australia. Deborah has sung most of the major concert repertoire. Recent appearances include Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Stuttgart Philharmonic and Sydney Symphony), Verdi’s Requiem (Stamford Symphony), Messiah (London Mozart Players, Melbourne Philharmonic), Die Erste Walpurgisnacht (Melbourne Symphony), Page in Salome (Brisbane Festival), 1st Maid in Elektra (Hong Kong Philharmonic), Grimgerde in Die Walküre (Sydney Symphony) and Mozart’s Requiem (Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Schneider).

Henry Choo

A former member of the Australian Boys Choir, Henry Choo is known as one of Australia’s finest lyric coloratura tenors. Henry attained an Associate Diploma in Singing in 1997 under the tutelage of Noel Ancell OAM and furthered his vocal and operatic studies at the Melba Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music. He is a graduate of both the Young Artist Program of Opera Queensland and the Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Development Program of Australia's national opera company, Opera Australia. Henry made his career debut in the role of Ernesto in Opera Queensland's production of Don Pasquale, and his principal debut with Opera Australia as the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier. For Opera Australia, Henry has also performed the roles of Tebaldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Acis in Acis and Galatea, Nemorino in L'elisir D'amore, Gerald in Lakmé, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte, Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Oronte in Alcina, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Hotel Porter in Death in Venice, The Defendant in Trial By Jury, Faninal Major-Domo in Der Rosenkavalier, Herald in Rinaldo, as well as tenor soloist in Vaughan William’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, Mozart's Reqiuem and excerpts from Mitridate re di Ponto. In the remainder of 2009 Henry will perform the role of Ferrando in a new production of Così Fan Tutte by Jim Sharman at both the Sydney Opera House and The State Theatre of Victoria. He will once again appear in Mendelsohn’s Elijah alongside Teddy Tahu Rhodes for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra at Hobart’s Federation Concert Hall, and Handel’s Messiah for Perth’s Collegium Symphonic Choir at the Perth Concert Hall.

Rosario La Spina

Exciting, Passionate, Dramatic, World-Class…..these are just a few words that have described the voice and performance of this talented australian-born tenor, who is, Rosario La Spina. He is one of the finest young tenors to have emerged from within the opera world throughout the last few years. Though born in Australia, his Italian heritage has seen him return to Italy and is now based in Milan. Rosario was trained at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Australia), and continued his studies at the ‘Royal Northern College of Music’, Manchester under the tutelage of Joseph Ward OBE. During this period, he performed the tenor solos in Handel’s Messiah, Dvorak’s Stabat Mater and Orff’s Carmina Burana. He also made guest appearances as Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Bern Stadttheater and as soloist in Operatic Galas with the Ulster Orchestra, Belfast and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Egypt. Having gained first prize in the tenor competition held by L'Accademia di La Scala in 2000, Rosario embarked on the two-year Young Singers’ Course at La Scala, Milan, where he studied with Luciana Serra and Leyla Gencer. This culminated in his La Scala debut as the Messenger in Samson and Delilah, where he appeared with Placido Domingo and Olga Borodina. In 2002, Rosario won first prize in the "Mario Del Monaco International Opera Competition" and made his principal role debut at La Scala as Riccardo in Verdi's Oberto, reprising the role in Genova. He also sang The Duke (Rigoletto) in Tuscany and Rodolfo (La Boheme) in Calabria. 2003 saw his debut at the Verdi Festival at the Teatro Regio di Parma as Arvino in "I Lombardi" – he also covered the role of Manrico (Il Trovatore) for Welsh National Opera and performed Alfredo (La Traviata) in Modena and Luigi (Il Tabarro) in Osaka, Japan. In 2004, he performed the role of The Duke at the Teatro Argentina of Rome and repeated the role for Opera New Zealand in both Auckland and Wellington. Rosario has worked with many leading conductors including Renato Palumbo, Bruno Bartoletti, Gary Bertini and Daniele Callegari and directors such as Pier Luigi Pizzi, Graham Vick, Lamberto Pugelli, Hugo De Ana and Jonathan Miller. Recent recordings include the tenor solos in Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis". In 2004, Rosario sang The Duke in "Rigoletto" for New Zealand Opera:

ALICE WATEN is regarded as one of Australia’s most distinguished string teachers and pedagogues. She studied at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin and at the Moscow Conservatoire, graduating with a Master of Arts degree. She had influential teaching positions in Manchester, UK; in Hong Kong at the Academy for Performing Arts; Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Australian Institute of Music,Sydney;andguestlectureshipsincludingThe Menuhin School (UK), Idyllwild School of the Arts (California USA), Canberra School of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne. Many of Alice Waten’s students have been successful in winning competitions and awards in Australia and overseas. Ms Waten coached the acclaimed Tankstream Quartet from its formation in 2000. The Quartet is presently enjoying a successfulchambermusiccareerwithengagements throughout Australia and overseas. In May 2004, the Tankstream Quartet has been invited to play at the wedding of the Danish Prince in Copenhagen. Prior to devoting her professional life to teaching, Alice Waten was a foundation member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and held a principal chair for years.

GEOFFREY DOLTON

Geoffrey Dolton studied at the Royal Academy of Music, winning many prizes for recital and opera singing, culminating in the Principal's prize. He then studied at the National Opera Studio and in Milan with a Peter Moores Foundation scholarship. He made his operatic debut singing Guglielmo in Cosi fan Tutte for Opera North, and sung major roles across Europe, for Opera New Zealand, and the Hong Kong festival. He recorded for Opera Rara, notably in the role of Claudio in Donizetti's Emilia di Liverpool, with Yvonne Kenny. As a director, he has worked as staff and assistant director for Opera North and Glyndebourne. He revived Eugene Onegin for Pimlico Opera, directed L'Elisir d'Amore for Clonter Opera, and revived Richard Jones' Glyndebourne production of Jonathan Dove's Flight for the Reisopera in Holland, for Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp and for Glyndebourne in 2005. He also works at the main British Conservatoires, directing student productions.