Darwin Symphony Orchestra's latest concert will feature an opera singer who is accustomed to tropical conditions.

Based in the tropical gateway of Rockhampton, baritone Dimitri Kopanakis will feature during the DSO's February 15 Mozart-themed event.

Though on the lecturing staff at Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (part of Central Queensland University), Dimitri will also find time to perform over the next few months in Cairns, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney as part of his hectic schedule.

The opera singer, concert vocalist and music theatre performer is proving that it is possible to nurture a professional career while based in a regional centre.

His forthcoming gigs include a special Viennese Night in Cairns (March 22) at the Reef Casino Hotel and the Queensland Pops Orchestra’s Hits of Love & War shows (May 10) at Brisbane’s QPAC Concert Hall, Dimitri's previous work includes such professional and semi-professional productions as The Phantom of the Opera, Mariah Carey's World Tour, ENZSO with Neil and Tim Finn, West Side Story, Les Mishrables, 42nd Street, and Oliver!. His opera performances include The Bartered Bride, Orfeo, Porgy and Bess, StudiOpera, Angelique, L'enfant et les Sortilhges and Myths, Tales and Legends, and has also performed in masterclass for Joseph Ward OBE, Gerald English, Gregory Yurisich and Martin Cook. He has performed for many corporate companies, in various gala and charity benefit concerts, and smaller productions of The Sound of Music, The Little Shop of Horrors, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pippin, The Little Mermaid, The Three Musketeers, and Li'l Abner.

The Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music is part of the Faculty of Education and Creative Arts at Central Queensland University. ENDS For details call Dimitri Kopanakis on 0410 527 811 or d.kopanakis@cqu.edu.au or visit www.dimitri.com.au