Heldenbaritone
Last Victorian Opera performance
Doctor Bartolo in The Barber of Seville, December 2019
Last 3 major performances
- Amonasro in Verdi's Aida, Finnish National Opera, 2019
- Athanael in Massenet's Thaïs, Finnish National Opera, 2019
- Beckmesser in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Opera Australia, 2018
Education/Training
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Canberra School of Music
- Teachers: Joshua Hecht, Donna Balson, Deborah Polaski
Age when you started singing
17
Favourite opera
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Favourite opera role to perform
Alberich (although I’m soon to do Wotan in Singapore!)
A fun fact not many people know about you
Aunty Jack is a huge influence. Grahame Bond’s The Aunty Jack Show was my favourite thing when I was a pre-schooler.
Where’s the strangest place you’ve performed?
The ladies’ toilet in Melbourne Town Hall.
Awards
- Helpmann Award (Alberich)
- Green Room Award (Schaunard)
- Churchill Fellowship
- Bayreuth Scholarship
Quotes
"Fyfe mesmerised the audience with his big, blustering voice and stage presence."
Limelight Magazine, 5 October 2019
“Warwick Fyfe nails Beckmesser’s sleaze and spite, vocally soaring with almost impossible ease over the 100-odd piece orchestra”
Sydney Morning Herald, 14 November 2018
