Helpmann Award for Best Male Performer in an Opera


The Helpmann Award for Best Male Performer in an Opera is an award presented by Live Performance Australia, an employers' organisation which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in Australia. The accolade is handed out at the annual Helpmann Awards, which celebrates achievements in musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre.

Winners and nominees

In the following list winners are listed first and marked in gold, in boldface, and the nominees are listed below with no highlight.
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YearActorProductionCharacter
2001
(1st)		---
2001
(1st)		Grant SmithThe Eighth WonderThe Architect
2001
(1st)		Jonathan SummersSimon BoccanegraSimone Boccanegra
2001
(1st)		Jonathan SummersWozzeckWozzeck
2001
(1st)		Timothy DuForeCosì fan tutteGuglielmo
2002
(2nd)		---
2002
(2nd)		Jonathan SummersParsifalAmfortas
2002
(2nd)		Glenn WinsladeLohengrinLohengrin
2002
(2nd)		Angus WoodThe Gypsy PrincessCount Boni Káncsiánu
2002
(2nd)		Bruce MartinBataviaFrancisco Pelsaert
2003
(3rd)		---
2003
(3rd)		Peter RoseDer RosenkavalierBaron Ochs auf Lerchenau
2003
(3rd)		Glen WinsdaleLohengrinLohengrin
2003
(3rd)		Julian GavinAndrea ChénierAndrea Chénier
2003
(3rd)		Michael LewisIl trovatoreCount di Luna
2004
(4th)		---
2004
(4th)		Teddy Tahu RhodesDead Man WalkingJoseph De Rocher
2004
(4th)		Dennis O'NeillCavalleria rusticanaTuriddu
2004
(4th)		Dennis O'NeillPagliacciCanio
2004
(4th)		Jonathan SummersOtelloIago
2005
(5th)		---
2005
(5th)		John WegnerThe Ring CycleWotan
2005
(5th)		Peter RoseDer RosenkavalierBaron Ochs
2005
(5th)		Michael LewisMadeline LeeThe Major
2005
(5th)		Peter Coleman-WrightToscaBaron Scarpia
2006
(6th)		---
2006
(6th)		Philip LangridgeDeath in VeniceGustav von Aschenbach
2006
(6th)		Teddy Tahu RhodesDon GiovanniDon Giovanni
2006
(6th)		David WalkerFlightRefugee
2007
(7th)		---
2007
(7th)		Jonathan SummersRigolettoRigoletto
2007
(7th)		Adam GoodburnSatyagrahaMahatma Gandhi
2007
(7th)		Julian GavinRusalkaThe prince
2007
(7th)		Tobias ColeGiulio CesareGiulio Cesare
2008
(8th)		---
2008
(8th)		Teddy Tahu RhodesDead Man WalkingJoseph De Rocher
2008
(8th)		John WegnerLes Contes d'HoffmannMiracle, Dapertutto
2008
(8th)		Peter Coleman-WrightArabellaMandryka
2008
(8th)		Jonathan SummersIl tritticoLuigi
2009
(9th)		---
2009
(9th)		John WegnerBilly BuddJohn Claggart
2009
(9th)		Philip LangridgeBilly BuddCaptain Vere
2009
(9th)		Jonathan SummersOtelloIago
2009
(9th)		David HansenThe Coronation of PoppeaNerone
2010
(10th)		---
2010
(10th)		Stuart SkeltonPeter GrimesPeter Grimes
2010
(10th)		John WegnerToscaBaron Scarpia
2010
(10th)		John WegnerThe Flying DutchmanThe Dutchman
2010
(10th)		Peter Coleman-WrightBlissHarry Joy
2011
(11th)		---
2011
(11th)		John WegnerLa fanciulla del WestJack Rance
2011
(11th)		Peter Coleman-WrightThe Marriage of FigaroCount Almaviva
2011
(11th)		Teddy Tahu RhodesToscaBaron Scarpia
2011
(11th)		John Bolton-WoodThe BearGrigory Stephanovich Smirnov
2012
(12th)		---
2012
(12th)		Anthony Dean GriffeyOf Mice and MenLenny Small
2012
(12th)		Jay Hunter MorrisMoby-DickCaptain Ahab
2012
(12th)		Rosario La SpinaTurandotCalàf
2012
(12th)		Gianluca TerranovaLa traviataAlfredo Germont
2013
(13th)		---
2013
(13th)		John WegnerSalomeJohn the Baptist
2013
(13th)		Dmytro PopovCarmenDon José
2013
(13th)		Giorgio CaoduroLucia di LammermoorLord Enrico Ashton
2013
(13th)		Byron WatsonMidnight SonRay
2014
(14th)		---
2014
(14th)		Terje StensvoldMelbourne Ring CycleWotan/ The Wanderer
2014
(14th)		Yonghoon LeeToscaMario Cavaradossi
2014
(14th)		Riccardo MassiLa Forza del DestinoDon Alvaro
2014
(14th)		Barry RyanNixon in ChinaRichard Nixon
2014
(14th)		Stefan VinkeMelbourne Ring CycleSiegfried and The Rhinemaidens
2015
(15th)		---
2015
(15th)		Michael FabianoFaustFaust
2015
(15th)		Adam DiegelMadama ButterflyPinkerton
2015
(15th)		Christopher PurvesThe Perfect AmericanWalt Disney
2015
(15th)		Teddy Tahu RhodesDon GiovanniDon Giovanni
2015
(15th)		Claudio SguraToscaScarpia
2016
(16th)		---
2016
(16th)		Carlo VistoliAgrippina
2016
(16th)		Andrei BondarenkoThe Marriage of FigaroIl Conte
2016
(16th)		Ferruccio FurlanettoDon CarlosPhilip II
2016
(16th)		Yonghoon LeeTurandotCalaf
2017
(17th)		---
2017
(17th)		Christopher PurvesSaulSaul
2017
(17th)		Michael HoneymanKing RogerKing Roger
2017
(17th)		Yonghoon LeeCarmenDon Jose
2017
(17th)		George PeteanSimon BoccanegraBoccanegra
2018
(18th)		---
2018
(18th)		Allan ClaytonHamletHamlet
2018
(18th)		Kanen BreenBlack Rider: The Casting of the Magic BulletsWilhelm
2018
(18th)		Ferruccio FurlanettoDon QuichotteDon Quichotte
2018
(18th)		Barry RyanThe Cunning Little VixenForester
2019
(19th)		---
2019
(19th)		Michael HoneymanWozzeckWozzeck
2019
(19th)		Aaron BlakeThe Magic FluteTamino
2019
(19th)		Michael FabianoWertherWerther
2019
(19th)		David HansenArtaserseArbace
2019
(19th)		Simon LobelsonMetamorphosisGregor