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Warwick Fyfe | |
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Born | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 27 September 1969
Occupation | Operatic baritone |
Spouse | Ruth Frances Fyfe |
Awards | Helpmann Award 2014 for Best Supporting Actor |
Website | warwickfyfe |
Warwick Olney Fyfe (born 27 September 1969) is an Australian operatic heldenbaritone. [1] He is known for his performance in the Wagnerian repertoire. [2] In 2015, Fyfe was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study Wagnerian vocal technique with coaches in Germany, US and UK. [3] [4]
Born in Canberra, Fyfe attended Narrabundah College and the Canberra School of Music (ANU) between 1986 and 1987. [5] Fyfe is an alumnus of the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne University) Opera Studio and a fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts. [6] Subsequently, he was a member of the Victoria State Opera (VSO, 1995), and Opera Australia (OA, 1998) Young Artist Programs. [7]
On graduating, Fyfe's first professional work was with the Victoria State Opera Schools Company in 1992. [8] Following that, he was a principal and senior principal member of the Opera Australia ensemble for many years, performing regularly at the Sydney Opera House, and the Melbourne Arts Centre. [9]
Internationally, he has worked with New Zealand Opera, English Touring Opera, [10] Welsh National Opera [9] and Finnish National Opera. [11] [12] Fyfe has also performed in Singapore, Vietnam, Japan and China. [13]
Warwick has performed Hans Sachs (for Melbourne 2025), Scarpia (for Opera Australia 2024); [14] Alberich in Wagner's Ring cycle (in Brisbane 2023) for Opera Australia; Wotan in the Ring cycle (in Bendigo 2023) for Melbourne Opera Company, The Speaker in Gurre-Lieder (Sydney Symphony Orchestra, 2024), Vodnik (The Water King), [15] in Rusalka , for West Australian Opera 2024 and Scarpia in Tosca for Opera Australia in Sydney. [14]
Concert work includes performances with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, [16] the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, [17] Sydney Symphony Orchestra, [18] Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, [19] West Australian Symphony Orchestra; the Auckland Philharmonia, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Music Makers(Singapore). [20]
Roles performed by Warwick Fyfe [13] [19] [21]