Sara Macliver New Zealand and Hong Kong. She has performed with Pinchgut Opera in "The Fairy-Queen", toured with Musica Viva, Australia Bach Ensemble and worked with Richard Egarr on Joseph Haydn's "The Creation" in Perth. Other projects include a program based on the life of Jane Austen, with pianist Bernadette Balkus and Musica Viva. She also appeared in Pinchgut Opera's production of Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" to great critical acclaim. Sara Macliver has made a number of recordings for ABC Classics including Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" and "The Birth of Venus", Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana", the title track for a trilogy of Christmas albums and
Vincent Monteil and Poulenc's "La voix humaine" (1998). He also conducted different ballets such as Orff's "Carmina Burana" (1999), Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" (2001) and many symphonic concerts with famous soloists like Marielle Nordmann, Patrice Fontanarosa, Paul Meyer, Bernard Soustrot, Jacques Taddei, Maxence Larrieu, Pascal Rogé and Gabriel Tacchino. In addition to his duties with the Opera and the Orchestra, Vincent Monteil took an active part into the creation of many contemporary works during the MANCA festival in Nice. From 1999 to 2003, Vincent Monteil began his collaboration with the Prague State Opera (Czech Republic). In 2002, he conducted a French trilogy: