Mezzo soprano Shakira Tsindos holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

In 2016, Shakira was the proud recipient of the Joseph Sambrook Opera Scholarship with the esteemed Melba Opera Trust and held a position in Victorian Opera’s Developing Artist program.  Shakira most recently made her European debut with the Mediterranean Opera Festival (Sicily) in the role of Dorabella from Mozart’s COSÌ FAN TUTTE.

For three years, Shakira held a scholarship with Opera Scholars Australia (OSA) including the inaugural Peter Evans Scholarship in 2015. Performance highlights for OSA include the title role in SNOW WHITE AND OTHER GRIMM TALES, Carmen in CARMEN in the Caves and performances at Opera in the Alps and Opera in the Market as a finalist for the Opera Scholar of the Year competition.

2017 saw Shakira win the Acclaim Awards Italy Opera Fellowship, which will see her undertake a study tour of Italy in 2018.

Since completing his Bachelor of Music under Full Merit Scholarship at the University of Melbourne, Raphael has worked on stage and in concert with companies across Australia, the USA and China in both opera and music theatre.

A two-time finalist for the Herald Sun Aria Competition, Raphael was also runner up in the National Liederfest Competition, and a finalist in the Welsh Male Choir Singer of the Year Competition. He also received a Green Room Nomination Association for his role as the Musiklehrer in Citi Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos.

Raphael is the recipient of the 2017 Acclaim Awards Italy Opera Fellowship, which will see him undertake a study tour of Italy in 2018.