Shanul Sharma

Long before Shanul Sharma fell in love with opera, he was headbanging to Def Leppard, Iron Maiden and Metallica. In this interview with Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini, he explains how his path led him to Opera Australia, where he's a member of the Young Artist Program, tackling some of the most fiendishly difficult tenor roles.

Born in India, Shanul moved to Australia to study IT before joining a heavy metal band. Eventually he encountered opera and decided to audition for Opera Australia on a whim. Since then, he's covered and taken on some fabulous roles that are perfect for his talents.

This video ends with two unique socially distanced performances of Nadir's Aria from The Pearlfishers.