Tenor
Last Victorian Opera performance
Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, December 2019
Last 3 major performances
- Count Almaviva in Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Victorian Opera, 2019
- Oscar in Oscar and Lucinda, Sydney Chamber Opera, 2019
- Telemaco in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, Pinchgut Opera, 2019
Education/Training
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music (Hons.), University of Melbourne
- Artists Masters – Opera, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Age when you started singing
I actually can’t remember not singing in my life. I was about six years old when I started off as a very self-conscious boy soprano.
Favourite opera
It is constantly changing. I will always have a soft spot for La Bohème though. It was the first opera I performed in as part of the Opera Australia children’s chorus and the music gets me right in the heart every time. I would love to sing Rodolfo one day.
Favourite opera role to perform
Of the roles I’ve performed, I think Tamino from The Magic Flute is my all-time favourite. He is such a great character, very heroic but vulnerable, confused and full of yearning.
A fun fact not many people know about you
I completed half of a bread and pastry making qualification a few years ago. I had to withdraw because it was difficult to balance with my singing commitments, but I guess you could still call me a Half-Pastry-Chef.
Awards
- Herald Sun Aria, First Prize, 2012
- John and Elizabeth Wright-Smith Scholarship, Melba Opera Trust, 2012-2014
- Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship (Opera), Australia Council for the Arts 2019
- Gwen Catley Scholarship, Amar Frances and Foster Jenkins Trust (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) 2019-2021
Quotes
“… a tenor voice to die for – pure, immediate, unforced, utterly reliable.”
Nicholas Routley, Australian Stage, 23 June 2018
