The Embassy of Australia to the Holy See presented a musical evening with OperAffinity and Australian-born soprano Breana Stillman on the occasion of Australia's national holiday and to inaugurate a year of events commemorating the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the Holy See with the presence of H.E. Monsignor Paul Gallagher Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations. Monday, January 30, 2023, 5 p.m.Gonfalone Oratory via del Gonfalone 32A, 00186 Rome. 

The concert featured the organisation OperAffinity and the work that it does globally bringing classical music and opera to disadvantaged youth using art as a therapy. Young Kenyan opera singer, David Mwenje, who grew up in the Korogocho slums in Nairobi and was one of nine children raised by a single mother had the opportunity to perform in the concert and travel outside of Kenya for the first time. OperAffinity wanted to give David the opportunity to study with international teachers and contacts that could assist in furthering his studies abroad