Internationally acclaimed Italian tenor Angelo Marenzi was born in Rome. His studies took him to Milan and Palermo, and then to New York City. In 1972 he debuted as leading tenor with the Israeli National Opera, where within one year he sang for the first time five of the most demanding spinto and dramatic tenor roles, including Canio, Radames and Otello.

Famous baritone Tito Gobbi heard the young tenor in 1975 and from that point on until Gobbi's death in1985 was an important mentor.

The intensity and realism of Marenzi's performances both as singer and actor-owe a great deal to Gobbi's influence. Critics have been generous in their praise of his interpretations of some of the most important tenor roles, particularly Otello, Cavaradossi and Pagliacci. International recognition came when Richard Bonynge, after an intensive, worldwide search, recommended Marenzi to Maestro Carlo Felice Cillario for the role of Otello to partner Dame Joan Sutherland's first performance of the opera. When Cillario first saw the tall, imposing tenor, he was prepared to hire him on the spot, and a subsequent musical run-through prompted him to boast to his colleagues that he had found a perfect Otello for his impressive twenty-eight performance run in Sydney.

Following that most successful season, Marenzi went to other important milestones: Otello in a gala production in Munich with Daniela Dessì and Bernd Weikl, conducted by Alian Lombard; Turandot with Ghena Dimitrova at Paris's Palais Bercy, a 16,000 seat enclosed arena, under the baton of Michel Plasson; Andrea Chenier in Portland, Oregon with Canadian baritone Alan Monk; performances throughout the United Kingdom, including Il Trovadore produced by Graham Vick; a debut performance of I Gioglielli della Madonna by Wolf-Ferrari at Wexford Festival and, at the Leeds Festival, a highly acclaimed Pagliacci. He returned many times to Australia for productions of Aida, I Masnadieri, Pagliacci and for a controversial Otello production with Leona Mitchell. In Holland, Marenzi sang more than fifty performances of Carmen and Don Carlo; In Santiago, Chile, he sang an outstanding Otello with Gilda Cruz-Romo under Michelangelo Veltri. In his native Rome he has appeared at the Baths of Caracalla in Aida and in important productions at the Rome Opera, particularly Simon Boccanegra with famous basso Boris Christoff and Matteo Manuguerra under conductor Daniel Oren, and in the complex, modern opera Salvatore Giuliano under Maestro Gustav Klun. Well-known also in Germany, Marenzi's most notable performances there included the critically acclaimed five-act Don Carlo under the direction of Giancarlo Del Monaco in Kassel; in Bonn he worked with famous register Art Leben in more than twenty-two performances of Aida ; Koln National Radio broadcast his performance of Kurt Weill's Street Scene. Other international triumphs include Don Carlo in Bilbao, Spain with Manuguerra and Obratsova, Macbeth with Renato Bruson and Radames to Carol Neblett's Aida in Mexico City. Marenzi is also a popular concert performer and has appeared with orchestras around the world, including Auckland, Hong Kong, Koln, Kaohsiung, Singapore, Taipei, Tenerife and Toronto. Angelo Marenzi is also in great demand as a teacher: he was resident voice professor for 12 years at the National Institute of the Arts in Taipei and he still travels various parts of Asia and Europe giving master classes on vocal technique and interpretation. 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Lorraine Nawa Jones was born in New Zealand, her studies commenced in London at Morely College and the Trinity College of Music. A Major County Award enabled her to study in Italy, her home for over thirty years, and later in New York. In 1972 she debuted as a leading soprano with the Israel National Opera, singing for the first time such exacting roles as Desdemona, Nedda and Mimi. The critical reviews remarked on her natural ability to interpret vastly differing protagonists, combined with a innate musicality and warm lyrical voice. On returning to Rome, Lorraine Nawa Jones was discovered by Napoleone Annovazzi, one of Italy's leading conductors and was quickly signed to sing Margarita in Faust, Liu in Turandot, Euridice in Cluck's Orfeo and Elvira in Rossini's L'Italiana in Algieri with the Dublin Grand Opera. Further studies with Italy's great mezzo-soprano Gianna Pederzini led her to win the Rome Opera House auditions and she was consequently offered the leading role in Thais with Renato Bruson, the Te Deum by Bruckner and concerts at Rome's prestigious Accademia di Santa Cecilia followed. Richard Bonynge directed Lorraine Nawa Jones at the Rome Opera House in Lucrezia Borgia. A very enthusiastic Richard Bonynge offered Jones the possibility to sing with the Australian National Opera.

She debuted with the company in La Boheme singing Mimi under the baton of Carlo Felice Cillario. She was chosen to sing Aida with Canberra Opera participating in the "Historic Telecast" the first live simulcast of opera in Australia with Marenzi, Show and Elkins. Her subsequent interpretation of Butterfly conducted by Torben Petersen won both audience and critical acclaim. Lorraine Nawa Jones was greatly influenced by her contact with Tito Gobbi, who took a keen personal interest in developing her singing and interpretation of Trovatore , I Masnadieri, La Boheme, Anna Bolena. Her natural affinity with Donizetti's dramatic heroines enabled Jones to sing and interpret such difficult roles as Elizabetta in Roberto Devereaux, Lucia di Lammermoor and Lucrezia Borgia, La Traviata, Tosca and Mozart's Requiem in Rome enlarged her varied repertoire. She was asked to sing the soprano role in Verdi's Requiem with Marenzi in Paris. Umberto Borso was her Otello in Ankara Turkey with Bruno Aprea conducting. Desdemona to Marenzi's Otello, followed in Italy. New Zealand's T.V3 filmed Jones' prestigious Quantas Award winning "Diva" documentary directed by Julienne Stretton in Rome. The interest stimulated nation-wide resulted in a series of orchestral concerts "Home from Rome" at Auckland's Aotea Centre, where she and her husband Angelo Marenzi and conductor Sergio Oliva delighted enthusiastic audiences. Concert tours in Taiwan, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, U.S.A, Canada, Germany, England and frequent appearances on TV and radio complete her busy schedule. The great passion that she feels for singing and acting is transmitted to her students through her teaching at various music Conservatories in Italy and master classes in Europe and Asia. Together with Angelo Marenzi, Lorraine Nawa Jones was voice teacher at the "National Institute of the Arts" in Taipei (Taiwan), where she has performed in concert, TV and with the National Orchestra and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra.

Angelo Marenzi and Lorraine Nawa Jones have been Artistic Director of Cosmos Opera, a group dedicated to the development and promotion of Taiwanese vocal talent. They collaborate with M.Th.I. on lyric opera training and artistic projects.