Taylah Bordonaro Speech and Drama
Born and raised in Gippsland, Taylah Bordonaro began acting at an early age and first appeared on stage at five-years-old.
After 10 years of travelling around the state competing at eisteddfods in her school years, Taylah was determined to continue acting. She was awarded drama captain of her graduating year at St Margaret’s School, which led her to train at the Federation University Arts Academy in Ballarat.
As well as being a dedicated performer, Taylah holds performance qualifications from Trinity College London. She completed all speech and drama grades with distinctions, as well as receiving a bronze medal in 2004 and silver medal in 2010 for her results.
Taylah is also a graduate of NIDA’s Young Actors Program.
She appeared last year in Heidelberg Theatre Company’s “The House of Bernarda Alba”, and most recently in the role of “Yolanda” in Essendon Theatre Company’s “A Good Man”.
Since moving back to Gippsland, Taylah has also been working in the radio industry, making her radio presenter debut at TRFM last year.
Tiffany Speight is the “down to earth diva”, a Helpmann and Greenroom recipient and a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts.
Early in her career, Tiffany was awarded the ABC Young Performers Queen’s Trust Award, Kitty Fisher Gift (Australian Singing Competition) and the 2002 Opera Foundation Australia Vienna State Opera Award, under which she made her European debut at the Vienna Staatsoper.
Tiffany made her Australian debut as Cupid in “Semele” with the Victorian State Opera and later joined Opera Australia’s Young Artist Program.
Tiffany’s roles include Phyllis in “Iolanthe” and Johanna in “Sweeney Todd” with Opera Australia.
Concert appearances include performances with all the major Australian symphonies and orchestras plus local and international festivals.
In recent years, she has coached singers Opera Scholars Australia and her own private studio. Her latest appointment is as Vocal Director of Opera Scholars Australia.