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Associate Artists - October to December 2007

Information about some of our associated artists from previous years is available here.

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Patricia Wright

Auckland-born soprano, Patricia Wright, trained as a singer in New Zealand with Sister Mary Leo and in Australia with Dame Joan Hammond. Success at an early age in her home country resulted in recitals and concerts, television performances and many recitals for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. At the age of 21, Patricia Wright was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant to travel to Australia to further her studies. After graduating from the Victoria College of the Arts in Melbourne, she received a scholarship to enable her to study in Europe. Soon after her arrival in London, Patricia was awarded second prize in the prestigious Benson & Hedges Gold Award for Singers and she also represented New Zealand in the renowned Cardiff Singer of the World competition.

Roles in the United Kingdom and Ireland included Norina, Micaela, Mimi, Pamina, Nanetta, Gilda and Dido and critically acclaimed performances in lieder and oratorio led her to every major concert hall in Britain. During this period she returned to New Zealand several times and sang Mimi in Canterbury Opera's La bohème, Despina for Wellington City Opera's Cosi fan tutte, Micaela in Auckland Opera's Carmen and the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors at the State Opera House. Since returning to live in New Zealand, Patricia has accepted engagements from the major orchestras, opera companies, festivals and choral societies. Her operatic roles have been Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera and Micaela in Carmen for Wellington City Opera; First Lady in The Australian Opera's Magic Flute; Magda in a concert performance of La Rondine for Academy Opera; The Countess in The Marriage of Figaro for Canterbury Opera; Liù in Turandot, Nella in Gianni Schicchi, Clorinda in Cenerentola, Nedda in I Pagliacci and Madama Butterfly for Opera New Zealand; Alice Ford in Falstaff, the role of Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni for NBR New Zealand Opera.

Concert engagements include Carmina Burana, Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Verdi Requiem and Child of Our Time for Orpheus Choir, St John's Passion and Wedding Cantata for New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Messiah, Solemn Vespers, Nelson Mass and Handel's Solomon with Auckland Choral Society, Beethoven Ninth Symphony, Mahler Fourth Symphony and a Richard Strauss programme with Auckland Philharmonia, the Verdi Requiem with Hamilton Civic Choir, Liverpool Oratorio with Napier Civic Choir, the Pergolesi Stabat Mater and Mozart Exsultate Jubilate with the touring Capella Istropolitana Orchestra and a concert entitled Early Voices for Canberra Symphony Orchestra; on the festival circuit she has sung at the Rotorua Chamber Music Festival, the Christchurch Arts Festival and the International Festival of Arts. Patricia has recorded the Verdi Requiem with Opera New Zealand and Auckland Philharmonia; Serenata, songs by Italian composers, with David Vine, pianist, (Atoll); Frank Bridge Songs (Pearl); Jane Austen Songs (Pearl); Rebecca Clarke (Gamut); Arnold Bax (Continuum); Kenneth Young NZSO (Trust Atoll) and Hummel's Missa Solemnis for Naxos.

Recent concerts include Vaughan William's A Sea Symphony, the Verdi Requiem and Beethoven's Missa Solemnis for Auckland Choral Society, Strauss' Four Last Songs and Golijov'sThree Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, a Puccini and a Verdi Concert, Songs of the Auvergne and Mozart Requiem for Auckland Philharmonia, Bach arias with the NZ String Quartet at Nelson Chamber Music Festival and a concert including Golijov Songs as well as Four Last Songs with Christchurch Symphony.

In 2007 Patricia Wright sings the Mahler Second Symphony for NZSO, Beethoven Ninth Symphony for Vector Wellington Orchestra, a lieder recital with Diedre Irons for Auckland Philharmonia, a country wide Chamber Music New Zealand lieder recital with Michael Houstoun and the Beethoven Mass in C major for Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society.

Suzanne Johnston

Suzanne Johnston is one of Australia's most versatile artists, acclaimed for her performances on the opera, musical theatre and concert stages. She made her debut in 1981 as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus with the Victoria State Opera, going on to perform a formidable variety of operatic roles with that company including Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Olga in Eugene Onegin, Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Siebel in Faust, Manja in Countess Maritza, Bersi in Andrea Chenier, the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, the Secretary in The Consul, Dulcineé in Don Quichotte and the title role in Carmen. In 1993 she starred as Eliza Doolittle, opposite Anthony Warlow's Henry Higgins, in the VSO's sellout production of My Fair Lady, which led to further performances in Sydney and in concert at Werribee Park for IMG.

Following her debut with The Australian Opera (now Opera Australia) in 1986 as Feodor in Boris Godunov, she has performed numerous roles to critical acclaim with that company: Carmen, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Zerlina, Dorabella, and notably, Urbain in the performances of Les Huguenots marking the retirement of Dame Joan Sutherland. Her performances in new productions have included Thisbe in Michael Hampe's La Cenerentola, the title roles in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, La Perichole and Carmen, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Annio in La Clemenza di Tito, Tessa in The Gondoliers, Varvara in Katya Kabanova under Sir Charles Mackerras, Orsini in Lucrezia Borgia, Stephano in Roméo et Juliette, Prince Orlofsky in Der Fledermaus, the title role in The Gypsy Princess and Nicklausse in Les contes d'Hoffmann, as well as the roles of Dorobella and Sesto in Guilio Cesare to critical acclaim. She has also performed Sesto for Opera Queensland.

Internationally, Suzanne Johnston has appeared as Thisbe in La Cenerentola at the Salzburg Festival in 1989, and at Glyndebourne Festival Opera as Dorabella in 1991 in a new production of Cosi fan tutte by Trevor Nunn, under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. Following her success in this role, she was invited to return to the Festival in 1992 for further performances conducted by Bruno Weil.

Suzanne Johnston's concert appearances include a Gala Concert at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for the Australian Music Foundation in London, televised nationally by the ABC, as well as recitals in London, Paris, Milan, New York and Los Angeles. She has also performed with all of the state symphony orchestras, undertaken several tours for Musica Viva, appeared in the highly acclaimed concert performance of Follies in Sydney, sung with Nederlands Danse Theater, the Australian Pops Orchestra, at Carols in the Domain and Carols by Candlelight, and on Midday and Good Morning Australia. She has also performed in cabaret performances with Judi Connelli in New York at the Cabaret Convention and the famous Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, and also in Sydney. Her performances with The 3 Divas include Opera in the Vineyards at the Hunter Valley, appearances with the Sydney, Tasmanian and Adelaide Symphony orchestras, and a national tour.

She has been awarded the Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award for Operatic Performance of the Year, a MO Award for Operatic Performer of the Year, and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship. She has also received Green Room Awards for her performances as Rosina, Thisbe and Cherubino.

Suzanne Johnston's discography includes recordings with the Australian Pops Orchestra, video recordings of Les Huguenots, La Cenerentola, The Gondoliers and Die Fledermaus for Opera Australia, and ARIA award winning CD, Perfect Strangers, recorded for ABC Classics with Judi Connelli and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

Suzanne Johnston's recent appearances include a recital at National Gallery of Australia, the title role in Carmen, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream and her role debut as the Fox in Neil Armfield's production of The Cunning Little Vixen, all for Opera Australia, concerts with the Sydney Symphony and with The 3 Divas in regional Victoria as well as Morning Melodies at Melbourne's Hamer Hall. Her engagements in 2006/07 include the role of Ruth in Opera Australia's production of The Pirates of Penzance at the Sydney Opera House and in Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne, Bernstein's Candide at the Perth International Festival of the Arts, an appearance with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, recitals at the Port Fairy Festival and in Melbourne entitled, Better the Diva you Know…, an Australia-wide tour with Judi Connelli entitled Take Two and various corporate events.

Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1999. The following year he debuted as Rodolfo in Eastern Metropolitan Opera's production of La Bohème

In 2003, Stephen performed as Martin in Copland's The Tender Land for Operalive, Rinaldo in Galuppi's Il filosofo di campagna for Stopera, Don José in Carmen for The Essendon Choral Society, as well as Alfredo in La Traviata, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte for Melbourne Opera. For his achievements, Stephen was awarded the Dame Joan Hammond Opera Award at the 2004 Green Room Awards. Since then, Stephen has also performed as Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, The Duke in Rigoletto and Alfred in Die Fledermaus all for Melbourne Opera.

As well as being a finalist in the 2005 Herald Sun Aria, Stephen was awarded the 2005 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Award and completed further vocal studies with the Teatro Communale in Florence, Italy. In 2006, Stephen made OzOpera debut as Don José in Carmen and performed the role of Prince Hilarion in the Gilbert & Sullivan Trust's production of Princess Ida in Dunedin NZ.

In 2007, Stephen Smith will sing Don José in OzOpera's Carmen, Nanki Poo in Dunedin, the title role in the world premiere of Larnach for Opera Otago, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly for Melbourne Opera and will appear in The Love of the Nightingale for Victorian Opera and Opera Queensland.

“…Smith has that rare instrument, a genuine lyric tenor voice that is absolutely sure of its accuracy in the top…”

- The Age

Richard Alexander

English-born Richard Alexander studied at the Queensland Conservatorium and at Trinity College, London. He was a Young Artist with Opera Queensland (1991), for whom his roles included Leporello (Don Giovanni), and with Opera Australia (1993/94), and was the winner of several prestigious awards and scholarships including the 1998 Vienna State Opera Award following which he made his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper as Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro.

He performs regularly with Opera Australia in roles including Osmin in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Argante (Rinaldo), Sarastro/Speaker (The MagicFlute), Colline (La bohème), Publio (in La clemenza di Tito), Melisso (Alcina), Mustafa (L'italiana in Algeri), Don Basilio (The Barber of Seville), Angelotti (Tosca), Bottom/Snug (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Masetto (Don Giovanni), Baron Douphol/Marchese (La Traviata), Don Pedro (Béatrice et Bénedict), Pietro (Simon Boccanegra), Hobson (Peter Grimes), Luther/Schlemil (The Tales of Hoffmann), Private Willis (Iolanthe), Truffaldino (Ariadne auf Naxos), Don Magnifico (Cenerentola), Gaudenzio (Il Signor Bruschino), Germano (La scala di seta) and Pooh Bah (The Mikado). Roles with the company in 2005 included Farfarello in The Love for Three Oranges, Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore, The Usher in Trial by Jury, Leporello, Argante and Gaudenzio.

Concert appearances have included a tour of Handel's Messiah with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Stockholm Bach Choir, Mozart's Requiem for the Sydney Opera House Trust, Bach's St. Matthew Passion and Messiah for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Messiah with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Bach's St. John Passion with the Stockholm Bach Choir and the Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble in Stockholm, Haydn's Nelson Mass with Sydney Philharmonia and a tour with the ACO performing Bach's Magnificat and Mozart's Requiem.

In 2006, Richard Alexander sang the title role in The Marriage of Figaro, Dulcamara in L'Elisir d'Amore and Trulove in The Rake's Progress for Opera Australia. He also performed Christus in Arvo Pärt's St John's Passion for the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts. In 2007, his roles for OA include Bartolo, Melisso and Betto di Signa in Gianni Schicchi.

Jonathan Bradley

Jonathan Bradley is widely regarded as one of Australia's leading accompanists, and is also active in Melbourne as a piano recitalist and organist. At just thirteen he achieved A+ for Eighth Grade piano, winning the Frances Osborne Award. He then completed a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the VCA, studying with Alexander Semetsky. Whilst a student at the VCA he performed Medtner's First Concerto with the VCA. Symphony Orchestra and later studied for a time at the Moscow Conservatorium under Alexei Nasedkin, giving an all-Scriabin recital in the composer's Moscow home. Jonathan has given a Rachmaninov recital for the Melbourne International Festival, a number of solo concerts for Independent Classics (including an all-Chopin recital) and numerous others throughout the country. He has toured South East Asia as a member of various chamber ensembles.

As an Honours Student at Monash University, Jonathan won the Mazda Prize for his performance of Liszt's transcription of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. He completed his Masters Degree in Music Performance at Monash, also winning the Joan Earle Prize for excellence in Piano Studies. A regular concerto soloist, Jonathan has appeared many times with Australian orchestras. He toured Vietnam and Malaysia in 1999 with the New Monash Orchestra, performing Saint-Saëns' Second Piano Concerto in such venues as the Hanoi Opera House, and performed in a concert which was telecast around the country on Vietnamese TV.

He has performed concertos by Bach and Mozart with the Australian Classical Players, and has toured a number of times as orchestral pianist with the Australian Pops Orchestra in various Australian Capitals. He has also appeared as concerto soloist with Melbourne Youth Orchestra, in Brahms' D Minor Piano Concerto and also Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. Jonathan is the principal accompanist for a number of Melbourne's finest choral ensembles, including the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra and The Australian Children's Choir, which he has accompanied on numerous tours to New Zealand and throughout Europe and China. Jonathan is also the accompanist for the St Patrick's Campus choir of Australian Catholic University.

As an organist, Jonathan has accompanied services, and given various performances on the organs of buildings such as St. Paul's Cathedral London, Salzburg Cathedral, Manchester and Liverpool Cathedrals, Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh and Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. He has also toured England, America, Canada and Malaysia as Senior Organ Scholar with the Trinity College Choir of the University of Melbourne, a position he has held since 2001.

In October Jonathan will appear in Melbourne as soloist with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Beethoven's Choral Fantasia and Piano Concerto No. 4 in G. In December he will tour China with the RMPO, again performing the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, in a dozen concerts throughout that country.

Rachelle Durkin

Australian soprano Rachelle Durkin is one of opera's most striking young artists performing at major houses worldwide to critical acclaim.

"The spirited, bright-toned Rachelle Durkin brought tremendous vivacity to her role as the evil sorceress Armida" says The Australian, "demonstrating accuracy, agility, and a strong upper register in her many florid coloratura showpieces."

After winning the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Ms. Durkin joined the Metropolitan Opera's Lindeman Young Artists Development Program. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the First Handmaiden in Sly and has subsequently appeared as Clorinda in Cenerentola, Young Girl and Naked Virgin in Moses und Aaron, Barena in Jenufa, Teresa in Benvenuto Cellini, Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Masha in Pique Dame, Elvira in L'Italiana in Algeri, and First Flower Maiden in Parsifal, which she performed at the Salzburg Festival as part of the Met tour with Maestro Levine. In the past two seasons, Ms. Durkin performed a variety of repertoire including Armida in Rinaldo in Sydney, Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera Australia, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni in Perth and with the Lyric Opera of San Antonio, Cunegonde in Candide with the Bellingham Festival of Music, Clorinda in Cenerentola with the Metropolitan Opera, and her Carnegie Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah.

Other recent acclaimed portrayals include Corinna in Chicago Opera Theater's production of Il Viaggio a Reims, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni for both Opera Queensland and West Australian Opera, and a Gala Concert with Jose Carreras in Perth entitled Opera Under the Stars. Ms. Durkin is also a distinguished oratorio artist with repertoire ranging from the early works of Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven to the more recent works of Bernstein, Gershwin, and Sondheim. She has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New Choral Society of Central Westchester and the Sydney, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra,

2006/07 sees performances as Gilda in Bilbao, Spain, Mozart's Exultate Jubilate and Madame Herz in Der Schauspieldirektor with the Auckland Philharmonia, New Year's Eve concerts with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and her first performances of the title role in Alcina with Opera Australia. In 2008, Ms. Durkin will sing the leading soprano role of Miss Schlesen in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Phillip Glass's Satyagraha.

Sally-Anne Russell

Equally at home on the concert platform and the operatic stage, Adelaide-born Sally-Anne Russell has performed with many companies, including the Oper der Stadt Köln, the Spoleto Festival in Italy, Victoria State Opera, State Opera of South Australia, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide International Festivals and Canterbury Opera in New Zealand. Her roles include Rosina — Il Barbiere de Seviglia, Suzuki — Madama Butterfly, Mistress Quickly — Falstaff, Dido — Dido & Aeneas, Lucienne — Die Tote Stadt, Ino/Juno — Semele & Siebel in Faust.

Competition credits include being Finalist at the 1999 Belvedere International Singing Competition in Vienna and prizes at the Royal Overseas League 46th Annual Music Competition in England, the Herald-Sun Aria and the Australian Singing Competition. Sally-Anne is also a member of the International jury for the International Kathaumixw Festival in Canada.

She has presented concerts and recitals in the Netherlands, Austria, England, Canada, Japan and New Zealand. Europeans recitals took place at St. Martin in the Fields and St. James Piccadilly in London, and the Bösendorfer Saal and the Musikverein in Vienna. Sally-Anne regularly performs with all the Symphony Australia Orchestras, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Bach Ensemble, Christchurch Symphony and Seoul National Symphony Orchestra. She also frequently records recitals and presents live broadCast & crews for the ABC Network.

Her repertoire includes Bach's St Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Magnificat, Cantatas and The B Minor Mass; Handel's Messiah, Jephtha, Israel in Egypt; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater; Scarlatti's Stabat Maters; Vivaldi's Gloria and Magnificat; Haydn's Paukenmesse, Nelsonmesse, Theresienmesse, Harmoniemesse, Nicolaimesse; Mozart's Krönungsmesse and Requiem; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; Mendelssohn's Elijah and Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms' Alto Rhapsody; Bruckner's Te Deum; Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde; Rachmaninoff's Vespers; Durufle's Requiem; Vaughan Williams' Mass in G; Berio's Folk Songs.

Approaching engagements include Britten's Spring Symphony with Christchurch Symphony in New Zealand, de Falla's El Amor Brujo with Tasmania Symphony, St. Matthew Passion with Sydney Philharmonia, Rossini & Mozart Arias with Melbourne Symphony, Bach's Magnificat touring nationally with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and returning abroad in October for concerts in Canada, St. Louis and the Netherlands.

David Hobson

Australian tenor and composer David Hobson is one of Australia's best known operatic performers. He began his operatic career with Victoria State Opera in 1987 as Rodolfo in La boheme. The following year marked his debut with Opera Australia as Perchik in Fiddler 0n the Roof since when he has sung many roles with the company including his award winning performances of Rodolfo in the acclaimed Baz Luhrmann production of La bohème and the title role in Orphée (Orphée et Eurydice). More recently his roles for OA have included Nadir (Les pêcheurs de perles ), Dorvil (La Scala di seta) and Florville (Il Signor Bruschino) as well as Ralph Rackstraw (Pinafore), the Defendant (Trial by Jury), both televised nationally by the ABC, and Frederic (Pirates of Penzance). Internationally he has appeared with San Francisco Opera in the world premiere of Dangerous Liaisons.

His compositions include a music theatre version of Macbeth, the chamber opera Remembering Rosie, and the soundtrack to the film, One Perfect Day, which was awarded "Best Score" by the Australian Film Critics Association. His performances have been distinguished by numerous awards including Operatic Performer of the Year in the MO Awards, Sydney Critic's Circle Award for Rodolfo and Orphée, The Age Performing Arts Award for Best Performer in Opera and an Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Award

David Hobson's discography includes Opera Australia's productions of The Gondoliers, Don Giovanni, Cosi Fan Tutte, Orphée et Euridice,La bohème - the latter is also available on CD, French and Italian Arias, Handel Arias, Cinema Paradiso, David Hobson Live, and most recently Presenting David Hobson and Exquisite Hour for ABC Classics, Something for Everybody on EMI, the soundtracks ofOne Perfect Day, Elizabeth and Better Than Sex as well Inside this Room, a collection of original compositions with David Hirschfelder,Shadow Behind the Iron Sun(Evelyn Glennie),and Tenor and Baritone with Anthony Warlow.

2006 engagements included Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance for Opera Australia in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra, the title role in Candide at the Perth International Festival, recitals in Melbourne and Victorian regional centres as well as at Sydney's Hunters Hill Music Club, Opera in the Alps and Opera at the Loch with Orchestra Victoria for Australian Music Events, a concert with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, a performance for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in Canberra's Great Hall and Carols in the Domain televised nationally. He was the acclaimed co-winner of Channel 7's recent hit seriesIt Takes Two.

2007 engagements include further seasons of Pirates for Opera Australia in Adelaide and Melbourne, a recital at the Utzon Room at the Sydney Opera House, Handel's Messiah in Bendigo and Melbourne and a series of corporate events.

Joshua Bloom

Joshua Bloom studied at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (History) in 1996. In 2000, he was a finalist in The Australian Singing Competition (Mathy Awards), Metropolitan Opera Awards (Australian Regional Finals), McDonald's Operatic Aria, the Melbourne Herald-Sun Aria and the Italian Opera Award.

He made his Opera Australia debut as Figaro in an OzOpera production of The Barber of Seville. Further roles for OA have included Schaunard in La Bohéme and Dandini in La Cenerentola for which he won the 2003 Green Room Award – Outstanding Male Singer in a Leading Role.

As the recipient of the Wiener Staatsoper Award, Joshua commenced at the Wiener Staatsoper for five months in January 2002. Here he performed Fiorello in Il Barbiere and the Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly.

As a member of San Francisco Opera's Merola Program and then as an Adler Fellow, Joshua Bloom has performed the following roles: title role in Gianni Schicchi, Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Angelotti in Tosca, Marchese D'Obigny in La Traviata, The Black Politician in Le Grand Macabre and 1st Mate in Billy Budd.

In 2005, he performed Uberto in La Serva Padrona for the San Francisco Opera Centre Showcase Series, appeared as bass soloist in Berstein's Dybbuk Variations for the San Francisco Ballet and sang Guglielmo in Così fan tutte for Opera Australia. 2006 saw performances as Nick Shadow in Opera Australia's The Rake's Progress, Count Ribbing in Un Ballo in Maschera for San Francisco Opera and appearances in Salome and Die Zauberflöte for Santa Fe Opera; Joshua also sang the bass solos in Verdi's Requiem for the Melbourne Chorale and in Handel's Messiah for Sydney Philharmonia.

In 2007, he takes the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro for Opera Australia's Sydney season, performs Don Pedro in Beatrice et Benedict for Chicago Opera Theater, sings Christus in Bach's St. Matthew Passion for Sydney Philharmonia and is soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.