Stage Roles
While still studying at the Queensland Conservatorium, he performed the title role in the Australian premiere of Billy Budd. Other roles include:
- Enjolras in Les Misérables for the Wellington Operatic Society
- Major General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance, the Boatswain in H.M.S. Pinafore, Danilo in The Merry Widow all for Essgee Melodies
- King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors for the National Trust of Queensland
- Nardo in La finta giardiniera for the Brisbane Biennial
- Escamillo in Carmen for Lyric Opera 21, Belfast
- Marullo in Rigoletto for OzOpera
- Mathieu in Andrea Chénier and Belcore in L'elisir d'amore for The State Opera of South Australia
- Geoffrey in Lawrence Hargrave Flying Alone for the Sydney Symphony
- Mamoud in John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- Morales and Dancairo in Carmen, the title role of Don Giovanni (for which he won a National Opera Award), Eisenstein and Dr Falke in Die Fledermaus, Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, the title role of The Barber of Seville, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Dandini in La Cenerentola, Christiano in Un ballo in maschera, Dr Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Schaunard in La bohème, Danilo in "The Merry Widow", Bello in "La Fanciulla del West", 'Banjo' Patersson in "Waltzing our Matilda" (which he co-wrote and directed) and Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette: all for Opera Queensland.
- Created the roles of Julian in Quartet by Anthony Richie and Samuel in Electric Lenin by Barry Conyngham.
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