Samuel Krum

Samuel Krum was born in Melbourne, Australia. Early studies in Piano and Percussion led to placement in the Victorian College of the Arts Opera Studio and performances at the National Gallery of Victoria, BMW Edge Theatre; Federation Square, the Sydney Opera House, Hamer Hall; and Olympic Park; Melbourne.

While in Australia, Samuel worked on the Australian premiere of Ullman’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis before directing and writing Finding Farinelli for the Daylesford Swiss Italian Festival. After relocating to Europe, Samuel worked at Vienna’s Drachengasse Theater as associate-director and co-writer on My Year Without Sex, directed by Beverly Blankenship, since revived on London’s West End, and toured to the Melbourne Comedy and Adelaide Cabaret Festivals. Samuel worked at Target Live as Promotional Director for the Verbier Festival, as well as numerous West End shows including Cabaret, Blood Brothers, Elaine Stritch; At Liberty, Chita Rivera Live at the Shaw, and Golda’s Balcony.

Samuel has been a jurist for the Competizione dell’Opera and the Concorso Lirico Internazionale “Simone Alaimo-Il BelCanto” and given Performance Masterclasses in London, New York, Melbourne and Dublin.