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No two events are exactly alike — and neither are our shows.
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We build a show around your audience and the atmosphere in the room.
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Corporate awards. Conferences. Gala dinners. Private celebrations.

Meet Our Performers
Meet our talented performers who bring elegance and charm to every event. Each member is dedicated to providing an unforgettable experience through their unique skills.
"Special thanks to The Smooth Opera Waiters for the personal touches in their brilliant performance!"
Stephen Roncari - Mitsubishi Motors Australia

James Egglestone
Principal Tenor - Opera Australia
Australian tenor James Egglestone is a dual Helpmann Award winner and one of the country’s most accomplished and versatile operatic artists. He has performed leading roles with Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, State Opera South Australia, West Australian Opera and Melbourne Opera, with repertoire spanning Mozart and bel canto through to Wagner and contemporary opera. His performances have also earned multiple Green Room Awards. Internationally, James has appeared with New Zealand Opera and at the Belcanto Festival in The Netherlands. Equally at home on the concert stage, he has performed with many of Australia’s leading orchestras. In 2026, James stars in the world premiere of George Palmer’s The Drover’s Wife.

Roy Best
Award-Winning Australia Tenor
Roy is one of Australia’s most accomplished and engaging tenors, with a career spanning opera, concert and major corporate performance. Following his success on ABC Television’s Operatunity Oz, he made a celebrated Opera Australia appearance as the Duke in Rigoletto at the Sydney Opera House. His principal roles include Alfredo in La Traviata, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Nemorino in The Elixir of Love, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville. A multiple Green Room Award nominee, Roy has also performed alongside distinguished Australian artists including Yvonne Kenny, Marina Prior, Silvie Paladino and James Morrison.

Paul Biencourt
Australian Tenor - Victorian Opera
Australian tenor Paul Biencourt has built a distinguished career across opera and music theatre, performing with the country’s leading companies. His engagements with Opera Australia and Victorian Opera have included productions of La Fanciulla del West, Salome, William Tell, Ariadne auf Naxos and A Little Night Music. For Melbourne Opera, his extensive repertoire has included Rodolfo in La Bohème, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Goro in Madama Butterfly, Pedrillo in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Otello, Parsifal, Lohengrin and Der Rosenkavalier. Equally accomplished in music theatre, Paul appeared as Noel Weiderberg in the national production of Shout! The Musical.

David Gouldson
Founder and Principal Artist
David Gouldson is an acclaimed Australian basso profundo, actor, writer, composer and entertainer whose career spans opera, musical theatre, television and international performance. His stage credits include Caiaphas in the 1992 Australian arena production of JC Superstar alongside John Farnham. An ARIA Award winner, Mo Variety Award nominee and multiple Green Room Award nominee, David has performed principal roles across opera and musical theatre and toured extensively in Australia and internationally. Renowned for his exceptionally rich bass voice, commanding stage presence and instinctive audience connection, David brings decades of professional experience, warmth and distinctive theatrical authority to every performance.
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