About
With the hot, passionate sounds of opera, the cool, soothing tones of jazz, and the songs you know and love from classic Broadway, Fusion is a show not to be missed.
The group consists of the versatile talents of eight artists, who come together as a Trio. The artists are; soprano Clarissa Spata (Opera Australia, Australian International Opera Company, Opera New England), alto Eva Spata (jazz performer at The Basement in Sydney & Channel 10 Young Achiever) ,baritone Javier Vilarino (Opera Australia (HANDA),Opera Promethuis and Canberra International Music Festival), tenor Samuel Bennett (StageArt, Victorian Theatre Company, and Pearl Entertainment.), Soprano Emilie Lemasson (Bangalow Music Festival and Opera Projects) ,baritone Alex Sefton (Opera Australia and Opera New England) ,soprano Kathryn Williams and alto Deborah Rogers (Opera Queensland).
The singers of Fusion have been performing together since 2007, and have featured on national television, appeared on 2GB with Alan Jones and on ABC Radio. The group has sung on National and International tours, including the launch of their music on iTunes at the Apple Store in Osaka, Japan in 2010. The singers are a favourite, leading act on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and more recently Princess. One highlight for the group was singing at World Youth Day in 2008 on the night Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Sydney, in front of 140,000 pilgrims from all over the world.