Ōtautahi-born Matthew holds post graduate degrees from the New Zealand School of Music - Te Kōkī in performance piano, chamber music, and musicology. Having recently returned home to Aotearoa NZ from Los Angeles, he is currently based in Christchurch, where he works as a pianist, répétiteur, and accompanist, and also as a classroom teacher.

As Principal Répétiteur for Toi Toi Opera, Matthew is responsible for the effective deployment of the company’s répétiteur team across each season’s productions.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Christchurch, Cheuky is currently based in Essex, UK, where she is active as a freelance accompanist, teacher, and répétiteur.

A performance piano graduate of the University of Canterbury, Cheuky is a former Freemasons Dame Malvina Major New Zealand Opera Emerging Artist répétiteur, a former New Zealand Opera School répétiteur, and her postgraduate study and work in music has taken her to Germany, Wales, and the United States.

South African born Anria is a freelance pianist, répétiteur, accompanist, and a private piano and music theory teacher based in Christchurch.

Anria joined Toi Toi Opera in 2025 on a contract basis as cover répétiteur, and having worked on several of the company’s 2025 and 2026 season productions, she was invited to join the permanent répétiteur staff in August 2026.