Debora is currently starring as Madame Giry in Opera Australia’s 40th Anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera on Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Performances run Tuesday to Sunday until 3 May. Book now at www.opera.org.au.
A powerhouse of Australian musical theatre, Debora’s standout credits include The Producers, Anything Goes, Cinderella, Sweet Charity, Annie, Cabaret, We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia!, Billy Elliot, and A Chorus Line, along with Titanic – A New Musical, Snow White, Razorhurst, Lola Montez, Sondheim on Sondheim, Jerry’s Girls, and Calendar Girls.

Debora has an incredibly clear voice and is a terrific interpreter of lyrics. Her Send In The Clowns was the most poignant version of this song I have ever heard. But coming as it did at the end of her show, after all the terribly funny business, and personal banter about her life in the stage lights, and the nostalgia around these great women – after an hour of thorough and thoughtful amusement – I was putty in her hands. And the standing ovation she so deserved at her world premiere opening showed that I wasn’t the only one who felt like this. – The Barefoot Review (Laugh Be a Lady – Adelaide Cabaret Festival)
Debora Krizak’s Madame Giry is a commanding presence throughout, mysterious, authoritative, and deeply watchful. Her performance carries an undercurrent of tension, suggesting layers of history and knowledge that add depth to every scene she inhabits – ARTS REVIEW (Phantom of the Opera)