Perth Festival 2026 The Trial Event Program

Robert Hofmann Inspector / Uncle Albert Robert is a versatile singer who has performed over 20 roles with West Australian Opera, including Dr. Bartolo in The Marriage of Figaro , Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville and Koko in The Mikado . He has featured in numerous Freeze Frame Opera productions, notably Dead Man Walking (Warden), Don Giovanni (The Commendatore), and Gianni Schicchi (title role). His award-winning cabaret shows have graced stages at Downstairs at The Maj, FRINGEWORLD, Melbourne and Edinburgh Fringes and off- Broadway in New York. As a concert soloist, he has collaborated with St Georges Cathedral Consort, Perth Symphonic Chorus, UWA Choral Society and the Perth Symphony Orchestra. Noah Humich Titorelli / Flogger / Student / Berthold Noah is a Perth-based tenor and a WAAPA graduate, where his roles included Samuel in The Pirates of Penzance and the Witch in Hansel and Gretel . Since graduating he has appeared with West Australian Opera, Freeze Frame Opera , Western Sky Projects and Perth Symphonic Chorus. Noah is a core member of Perth Opera Voices, who specialise in regional touring, and completed four regional tours across WA during 2024 – 25. As a soloist, Noah has performed Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Perth Symphonic Chorus. In 2023 he directed and produced Enchanted Encounters – Songs of the Supernatural , later presented by WAO in 2024. A new instalment, Songs of Van Gogh , was presented in 2025 supported by FORM and Gallows Gallery. Noah serves on the board of Artrage. Lachlann Lawton Guard 2 (Willem) / Court Usher / Clerk of the Court / Priest As a multi-award-winning Australian/British lyric baritone, Lachlann’s work spans across opera, musical theatre and contemporary repertoire. He was the 2025 recipient of the Armstrong-Martin Scholarship and Glyndebourne Festival Award from the MOST Opera Awards and is a two- time Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award finalist and John Wegner Award recipient. In 2024 Lachlan debuted with Victorian Opera in the role of Anthony Hope ( Sweeney Todd ). He reprised the role on VO’s tour to Dubai in 2025 in collaboration with Dubai Opera. Lachlan is a proud recipient of the Roberts Emerging Artist Fund (2023, 2026) at West Australian Opera, where he is a former Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist (2020 – 21). Notable performances for WAO include Elijah ( Elijah ), Aeneas ( Dido and Aeneas ), Cinderella’s Prince and The Wolf ( Into The Woods ), Schaunard ( La Boheme ), Duke Robert ( Iolanta ), Prince Yamadori ( Madama Butterfly ) and Samuel ( The Pirates of Penzance ).

Euan MacMillan Guard 1 (Franz) / Block / Offstage Voice Euan is a classically trained tenor and WAAPA graduate. His WAAPA productions include Die Fledermaus, From Marathon to Waterloo, Orpheus in the Underworld (Mercury) and Pirates of Penzance (Samuel). Since graduating, his roles have included Jack in Midnite Youth Theatre’s production of Into the Woods , Kaspar in ICW Production’s Amahl and the Night Visitors and Monostatos in OpusWA’s The Magic Flute . Euan has sung for Freeze Frame Opera’s productions of La Fanciulla del West, Don Giovanni and Dead Man Walking . Since 2022 he has been a part of the West Australian Opera Chorus. Aside from opera, Euan’s Oratorio repertoire includes the Evangelist in Bach’s St John’s Passion and St Matthew’s Passion , as well as appearing as the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah , Bach’s Wachet Auf and Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass . Brett Peart Magistrate / Assistant / Lawyer Huld / Offstage Voice Brett is a Perth-born WAAPA graduate, holding a Bachelor of Music majoring in classical vocal performance. Brett has been the recipient of the Bendat Scholarship and the Roberts Emerging Artist Award during his time as a Wesfarmers Arts’ Young Artist at West Australian Opera 2024 – 25. The West Australian described Brett as ‘full of braggadocio but also beguiling charm’, while Seesaw Magazine claimed he is ‘especially successful in getting into his vocal stride’. Brett regularly performs with West Australian Opera and Freeze Frame Opera. Tommaso Pollio Piano Tommaso graduated with honours in Piano Performance from The University of Western Australia before undertaking further study in the United States. His international performance career has taken him to London, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy and the USA. Closely associated with the WAAPA, he has recorded extensively for the ABC as both soloist and accompanist. In demand as a repetiteur, Tommaso has worked with Opera Australia, West Australian Opera and the Lucca Opera Festival. He is also a sought-after cabaret pianist and currently serves as Music Director of Freeze Frame Opera.

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