Valeriy studied choir conducting at the Kharkov Music College in Ukraine, before graduating as a lyric tenor from the Gnessin Academy in Moscow. He performed at opera houses and festivals such as Opéra National de Paris, La Monnaie Brussels, San Francisco Opera, Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, Teatro Sao Carlo Lisbon, Teatro Reggio di Torino, Zürich Opera, Volksoper Wien, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Theater Bonn, Nantes, Luxembourg, Liège, Valladolid, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Bregenz Festival, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Vienna, Hamburg, Tokyo, Washington, Los Angeles, and Stanislavsky Theatre Moscow, among others.He joined TACT in 2009..
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Born in Stuttgart, Oliver studied singing at the Salzburger Mozarteum. He started his theater career as assistant to director Jean Pierre Ponnelle at the Salzburger Festspiele, and worked in addition in Cologne, Bremen, and in Montpellier, among others. He was Referent of the Intendant of Theater Freiburg, Planning Manager of 'Musik der Jahrhunderte' in Stuttgart. He also worked as Dramaturg for Press and Public Relations at Staatsoper Stuttgart for three seasons and as Planning Manager of the Festival Theaterformen for Expo 2000 in Hannover. Oliver was Artistic Director of both Staatsoper Hannover and Stuttgart.He joined TACT in 2010..
Pawel began his musical studies at a young age with the violin and piano. He graduated from the Nowowiejski Music Academy in Poland as french horn player and completed his education at Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia and Instituto Internacional de Música da Camara both in Madrid, Spain. He joined Orchestra de la Academia del Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and had frequently worked as well with Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and Orquestra Simfónica del Palau de Les Arts in Valencia. He also served as a horn and chamber music instructor at the Paderewski Music Academy in Poland.In 2014 Pawel was appointed the director of the music department at IDEA Gestión Cultural in Spain, a non-profit arts organisation which led him to organise a number of musical events in Spain such as festivals, concert cycles and masterclasses, combining it with his activities as an independent artist manager.He joined TACT in 2018..
Alex studied first violin and viola and sang professionally in various choirs. He graduated from the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam as a tenor and continued his vocal training at the Opera Studio Amsterdam. After being fixed engaged at Theater Darmstadt, Germany, he performed internationally with producers such as De Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam, Liceu Barcelona, La Monnaie Brussels, Opéra National de Lyon, Paris Châtelet, Vlaamse Opera Antwerp, Torino (RAI), Wiener Festwochen, Festival Edinburgh, Leipzig, among others.He joined TACT in 2003..
Born in Paris, Olivier studied singing at the CNSMP and in the Paris Opera Ecole d’Art Lyrique. He sang on stage 50 different baritone roles for more than 20 years with producers such as La Monnaie in Bruxelles, Le Grand Théatre in Genève, Staatsoper in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid, Glyndebourne Festival, Theater an der Wien, Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, Florida Opera in Miami, Bunkamura Hall in Tokyo, and La Scala di Milano among others. His 20 recordings are covering 400 years of music - from Jacopo Peri's Euridice, one of the first operas ever written, to pieces of modern music. Since 2009 he started to develop interest in organizing concert events («les voix du cœur» in Théâtre des Champs Élysées in Paris) and working with opera managers (Raymond Duffaut and Gérard Facq in Avignon’s Opera). He has also started teaching in Amsterdam alongside his wife, soprano Rosemary Joshua. He joined TACT in 2015..
Adrian graduated from ESMAE in Portugal as a French Horn player. He obtained a postgraduate degree in orchestral specialisation at the Escuela de Altos Estudios of the Royal Filarmonía of Galicia. He started his master's studies at the ESMUC in Barcelona, continuing and finishing it at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg with the highest qualifications. Adrian has participated in music festivals such as Music Master Cours of Japan, and Al Bustan Festival in Lebanon. He has collaborated with the Orquesta da Casa da Musica in Porto, Orquesta da Fundaçao Gulbenkian in Lisbon, Mannheimer Philharmoniker, Orquesta de Extremadura, Orquesta Sinfonica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña..
Samuel studied voice and languages at the Juilliard School, Yale University, and the Oberlin College Conservatory. He worked as a tenor for 18 years, first as a Young Artist with presenters such as the Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Tanglewood Music Festival, then as a freelance artist with the Hamburg State Opera, Oper Frankfurt, Oper Köln, Opernhaus Zürich, Houston Grand Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and Irish National Opera, as well as the Moscow Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonie, Orchestra Sinfonico di Milano, Houston Symphony, and at Carnegie Hall. Away from work, he’s a passionate reader, cook, hiker, and amateur athlete, as well as a proud father. He joined TACT in 2025..
