Our Team

Natalie – Canadian born, Natalie currently splits her time between her hometown of Vancouver and Berlin, Germany. In addition to being a singer, she is the Founder and Artistic Director for Vancouver Summer Opera Studio and Vancouver Concert Opera Society. Natalie has a broad range of expertise. Having worked in the business sector as an IT Consultant and Project Manager, she has a keen awareness for the business side of the industry. Natalie specializes in resumes, desktop publishing and design, web design, and Audition Tours.

Aileen – Born in Germany, Aileen studied Media and Cultural Studies at the Bauhaus-University Weimar and at the Universiteit Utrecht, NL. She has worked as a project and research assistant at her home university. Aileen has gained a lot of experience at various professional productions as an intern or freelancer in the fields of theatre, TV, film, press and online. Most recently, she worked as a production manager at a film production company specialized in producing international and national corporate videos for influential trade associations. Her skills in translating, press releases and video editing were of incalculable value. Currently, she is teaching at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, Germany. She specializes in Video Editing and German Translations.

Gianmaria – Italian born and educated in both Italy (Guido Cantelli Conservatory) and the USA (Bard College), Gianmaria is both a Conductor and a Composer and fluent in both English and Italian. Gianmaria specializes in Italian Translations.

Vanessa – Vanessa is a native French speaker who currently resides in Berlin, Germany. She is also a singer and instrumentalist (viola da gamba) and she is our French Translation specialist.