John Longmuir (tenor)

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John Longmuir
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John Longmuir at the opening night of The Merry Widow at His Majesty's theatre, 2017
Born
Edinburgh, Scotland[ citation needed ]
NationalityScottish/Australian
OccupationSinger
Years active2009–present
AgentPatrick Togher Artists' Management
StyleOpera, musical theatre, concert, television
Website johnlongmuir.com

John Longmuir is a Scottish-born Australian tenor. Known primarily for operatic roles, he is also in demand on the concert platform and has appeared as a judge on channel seven's music competition show 'All Together Now'. Noted for his "generous voice, bright ringing vocal quality and legato phrasing" [1] His operatic studies took place at the Australian Opera Studio. [2] In 2019 John received his first Helpmann Award nomination, for his role as the Captain, in Berg's Wozzeck, for Opera Australia.

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Career

Longmuir's professional concert debut was in Gabriel Fauré's La naissance de Venus at the Konzerthaus Berlin, with the Berliner Cappella. The same year he made his professional operatic debut, [3] in Tokyo, Japan, as Ismaele in Verdi's Nabucco .

The following year, he debuted for Opera Australia, at the Sydney Opera House as Almaviva in The Barber of Seville . This began his association with Opera Australia, first as a young artist, then as a principal. [4] Since joining the company, Longmuir has sung over 500 performances, across 30 roles.

Singing a wide range of repertoire, he appears frequently with Australia's major orchestras and arts companies, including: Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Sydney Philharmonia.

Roles

Roles performed for Opera Australia:

Other operatic roles include:

Works performed in concert:

Recognition and awards

Television, radio broadcast and recordings

Television credits

Radio broadcasts

All recorded and broadcast with The Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

Commercial recordings

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