Watch Warwick sing \u2018Wotan\u2019s Farewell\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n“Above all, Warwick Fyfe as Wotan wielded a gorgeously burnished heldenbariton with seemingly endless reserves of power.” Deborah Jones<\/p>\n
\u201cWarwick Fyfe was again in spectacularly commanding voice…” Limelight Magazine<\/p>\n
“His voice powerful and emotion driven, Warwick Fyfe was truly outstanding in the way he conveyed Wotan\u2019s inner struggles…” Classic Melbourne<\/p>\n
\u201cWarwick Fyfe\u2019s powerful voice and focused stage presence brought considerable strength to the flawed character of Wotan…” Classic Melbourne<\/p>\n
\u201cWarwick Fyfe was simply magnificent. There seems to be no limit to his vocal power.” Australian Book Review<\/p>\n
“In superb voice, Warwick Fyfe\u2019s Wotan commands the stage with his masterful vocal performance” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
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Simon Meadows – Alberich<\/h3>\n
\u201cSimon Meadows had a triumph as Alberich\u2026\u201d Deborah Jones<\/p>\n
\u201cSimon Meadows, his malevolent Alberich reliably sung with a heady mix of ringing power and vibrant expression.” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
\u201cSimon Meadows made a striking return as Alberich and gave a masterclass in diction and attention to text.” Limelight Magazine<\/p>\n
\u201cSimon Meadows treats the audience to his powerhouse Alberich…singing with splendid power.” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
“The intensity that Simon Meadows brought to the role was spine-chilling (his) portrayal was masterful.” Classic Melbourne<\/p>\n
\u201cSimon Meadows managed to better the celebrated performance he gave in 2021.” Australian Book Review<\/p>\n
\u201cSimon Meadows is a marvel as maleficent dwarf Alberich, his tireless baritone ringing out in pure, unwavering tone.” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
“Focused and assured in voice, Simon Meadows epitomised and celebrated his role as…a dark-world Alberich.” Arts Review<\/p>\n
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Deborah Humble – Erda \/ Waltraute<\/h3>\n
“Waltraute, sung by the redoubtable Deborah Humble, is a true highlight of the opera…Humble is absolutely compelling…vividly dramatic and emotionally moving.” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
\u201cDeborah Humble thrilled the audience as earth-mother Erda and the Valkyrie Waltraute.” Deborah Jones<\/p>\n
\u201cHumble unforgettably evoked the cavernous depths of the underworld and the doom to come.” Limelight Magazine<\/p>\n
\u201cDeborah Humble\u2026a finely calibrated, beautifully sung cameo performance as earth mother Erda.” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
“Brief but impactful, the arrival of earth goddess Erda was delivered with excellent shadowy foreboding by Deborah Humble Arts Review<\/p>\n
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James Egglestone – Loge \/ Siegmund<\/h3>\n
\u201cJames Egglestone made this a scene to remember, leaving many audience members in tears, completely bowled over by the rapturous singing and fully committed acting…” Classic Melbourne<\/p>\n
“The fiery Loge is sometimes performed by an artist more noted for acting than singing abilities. James Egglestone is gifted in both.” Classic Melbourne<\/p>\n
\u201cJames Egglestone\u2019s voice has never sounded better.” Australian Book Review<\/p>\n
\u201cJames Egglestone\u2019s dynamic presence and excellent vocals make this (Loge) far more entertaining than it might be otherwise.” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
\u201cJames Egglestone was a powerful Siegmund…” Deborah Jones<\/p>\n
“As a youthful, searching Siegmund, James Egglestone\u2019s warm-toned and vocal sincerity leapt into the soul…(he)…has lashings of talent to support his performance.” Arts Review<\/p>\n
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Christopher Hillier – Gunther<\/h3>\n
“Baritone Christopher Hillier is in strong form as Gunther, a noble fellow led astray by Hagen and ruined as a consequence.” Man In Chair<\/p>\n
\u201cHillier put in a mighty performance\u2026marvellously presenting a fragile leader whose demise looked spelled out.\u201d Arts Review<\/p>\n
\u201cGunther became less of an easily corrupted weakling in the hands of Christopher Hillier. Combined with an intense acting style, the well projected, gathered tone of his voice elevated the stature of the Lord of the Gibichungs.\u201d Classic Melbourne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Greetings from Valhalla (aka Bendigo) where 6 leading singers from Patrick Togher Artists’ Management are enjoying brilliant success in Melbourne Opera\u2019s Ring Cycle. Antoinette Halloran – Br\u00fcnnhilde “An actor of exceptional emotional intelligence\u2026 Antoinette Halloran commands the stage with grace and dignity… she unleashes further searing power, bringing the opera to a gripping climax.” Man […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_wds_title":"","_wds_metadesc":"","_wds_focus-keywords":"","_wds_meta-robots-adv":"","_wds_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_wds_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_wds_meta-robots-index":false,"_wds_meta-robots-follow":false,"_wds_autolinks-exclude":false,"_wds_canonical":"","_wds_redirect":"","_wds_opengraph":{"title":"","description":"","images":[""]},"_wds_twitter":{"title":"","description":"","images":[""]},"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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