SMH.COM.AU: FIVE years ago, Natalie Aroyan was studying business, having never listened to an opera. Today, she arrives in Tuscany, Italy, to participate in a prestigious opera program offered to only four sopranos in the world.  

CALIFORNIA: Software co-found by Armenian-Australian Sidney Minassian has taken home the top honour at prominent technology expo DEMOfall'09, winning the US$500,000 Best Enterprise award for their clever project management tool.