Performers
Jeandré le Roux - Tenor
Jeandré le Roux is a South African–born, Brisbane-based tenor with a strong classical foundation and crossover versatility. He holds a Licentiate (LTCL with distinction) in tenor voice from Trinity College London and has performed extensively across South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in both solo and ensemble settings.
His repertoire includes major sacred and symphonic works such as Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. Jeandré has performed for large live audiences, including appearances at major sporting events, and is recognised for a vocal style that combines lyrical refinement with power and dramatic presence.
Since relocating to Australia, he has been cast in principal stage work, most notably as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber). He is mentored by internationally acclaimed soprano Mirusia Louwerse (André Rieu), and is championed by Rhonda Davidson-Irwin and Robert Clark, who have supported his artistic development and performance opportunities in Australia.
Anita Parakh-Morgan - Soprano
The opera, the concert stage and the theatre are special places for Anita, and her journey has taken her into a raft of national and international operatic experiences. Anita has performed internationally in Chicago with The Chicago Philharmonia Orchestra in 2002, as well as making her professional debut with the Opera Queensland Chorus as both a chorus member and soloist, with her solo concert performance in 2006 being a highlight, performing Vilia from The Merry Widow. Her other performances with Opera Queensland include La Traviata, La Boheme, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, The Masked Ball, and Fidelio. Her extensive solo performance experience includes appearances in the title roles of Bellini’s Norma and Janacek’s Jenufa, as Violetta (La Traviata), Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana), Casilda (The Gondoliers), Miss Jessel (Turn of the Screw), Second Lady (The Magic Flute), Annina (La Traviata) and Yum Yum (The Mikado). Anita also has a flair for character roles and has played The Beggar Woman (Sweeney Todd) and The Sorceress (Dido and Aenaeus).
Solo concert highlights include guest soloist with The Queensland Pops Orchestra, where she made her professional debut as a soloist with orchestra. Anita has also participated in many guest performances as Soprano soloist with St. Lucia Orchestra, Soprano soloist in Mozart's Coronation Mass, Soprano soloist in the Mozart Requiem, Soprano soloist in the Mozart "Great Mass" in C Minor, the Bach Magnificat and Vivaldi's Gloria, and an engagement as Soprano Soloist with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Anita completed The Master of Music (Performance) at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, and has studied under Professor Janet Delpratt and Joseph Ward, OBE. Her major awards include a recipient of an Arts Queensland Individual Professional Development Programme Bursary, with the Queensland Government as her official sponsor for an Opera Mastercourse, led by Victor Morris, distinguished repetiteur, conductor and former Head of Auditions at the English National Opera. Anita has also completed Opera Studies in England with Joseph Ward, OBE and Victor Morris, on the Queen's Trust Award.
