Warwick Fyfe


Warwick Olney Fyfe is an Australian operatic heldenbaritone. He is known for his performance in the Wagnerian repertoire. In 2015, Fyfe was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study Wagnerian vocal technique with coaches in Germany, US and UK.
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Education and early career

Born in Canberra, Fyfe attended Narrabundah College and the Canberra School of Music between 1986 and 1987. Fyfe is an alumnus of the Victorian College of the Arts Opera Studio and a fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts. Subsequently, he was a member of the Victoria State Opera, and Opera Australia Young Artist Programs.
On graduating, Fyfe's first professional work was with the Victoria State Opera Schools Company in 1992. 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.

Career

Internationally, he has worked with New Zealand Opera, English Touring Opera, Welsh National Opera and Finnish National Opera. Fyfe has also performed in Singapore, Vietnam, Japan and China.
Warwick has performed Hans Sachs, Scarpia ; Alberich in Wagner's Ring cycle for Opera Australia; Wotan in the Ring cycle for Melbourne Opera Company, The Speaker in Gurre-Lieder, Vodnik, in Rusalka, for West Australian Opera 2024 and Scarpia in Tosca for Opera Australia in Sydney.
Concert work includes performances with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, 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.

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Roles performed by Warwick Fyfe

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