Nicholas Tolputt
Nicholas graduated from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2014, becoming the Wright-Smith Scholar with the Melba Opera Trust. He has performed as soloist with orchestras across Australia. Nicholas has been awarded numerous prizes for singing throughout his career, and was the first singer to ever win both the Australian Singing Competition and the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship in the same year.
Amanda Hodder
Amanda is a highly sought after accompanist, vocal coach, pianist and music director, working with organisations and companies throughout Australia. Amanda has co-created new works for festivals across Tasmania, Adelaide and Melbourne.
In 2021 Amanda and Nicholas collaborated with director Benjamin Winspear and cinematographer Martin McGrath to create an immersive experience of Schubert’s Winterreise, which resulted in a sellout season.
In 2022 Amanda worked with neurodiverse children to create a rock cabaret based on their lived experiences, created a series of new piano works with composer Jabra Latham, and was invited for a third time to be resident at Performing Lines TAS’ Tarraleah residency.
